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Playing Battles for the Ardennes in the Dining Room
BFTA Celles Hi-Res Map
Maps
Campaign Setup (DG version)
Sedan 1940…  “Ils ne passeront pas!”

Battles for the Ardennes (1978)

Players
2–4
Best: 2, 4
Playing time
240–1440 min
Age
12+
7.46
Average rating
328
Ratings
2.81/5
Weight
#6098
BGG rank
Outside top 5,000
Alternate names:Battles for the Ardennes: Game of the Blitzkrieg's Rise & Fall
Designer:Danny S. Parker
Artist:Mark Simonitch, Redmond Aksel Simonsen, David McElhannon
Publisher:Tactical Studies Rules (TSR) +4 more
Average rating, ratings count, weight and rank are sourced from BoardGameGeek (BGG).
Game DNA
  • This game: Strategy 7, Luck 7, Interaction 5, Complexity 5.6, Theme 5
Strategy7.0
Luck7.0
Interaction5.0
Complexity5.6
Theme5.0

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

WargameWorld War IIHexagon GridSimulationDice RollingMovement PointsZone of Control

Overview

The four one-map games can be played individually or as two campaign games. Each map comprehensively details the terrain of the Ardennes in four colors. The playing pieces have been designed with attention to historical accuracy. The combat system is dice driven.

The rulebook also contains about ten pages of historical text about the various battles.

The individual folios are:

St Vith Clervaux Celles Sedan

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