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The Battle of the Bulge (1965)

Players

Best: 2

Playing time

120–120 min

Age

10+

6.24

Average rating

492

Ratings

2.22/5

Weight

#9223

BGG rank

Outside top 5,000

Designer:Thomas N. Shaw, Larry Pinsky

Publisher:The Avalon Hill Game Co

Average rating, ratings count, weight and rank are sourced from BoardGameGeek (BGG).

Game DNA

Strategy7.0

Luck9.0

Interaction5.0

Complexity4.4

Theme5.0

This game's strategy, luck, interaction, complexity and theme.

WargameWorld War IIHexagon GridPaper-and-PencilSimulationDice RollingGrid MovementRatio / Combat Results TableVariable Set-upMovement PointsZone of Control

Overview

Avalon Hill (AH)'s "Battle of the Bulge" board war-game -- first edition published in 1965. Developed with the technical aid of General Anthony C. McAuliffe, U.S.A. (Ret.)

Contents include: a 4 page set of Basic Game instructions, a Battle Manual, 2 separate sheets outlining the German and U.S. "Order of Appearance", a two-sided Battle Results Table (Basic Game and Tournament Game), a Time Record Sheet, a full-color gameboard, a standard die, and 195 die-cut counters (including blanks).