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The Ardennes Offensive: The Battle of the Bulge, December 1944 (1973)

Players
2
Best: 2
Playing time
180–240 min
Age
12+
6.35
Average rating
94
Ratings
2.41/5
Weight
#19018
BGG rank
Outside top 5,000
Designer:Jim Dunnigan
Artist:Redmond Aksel Simonsen, Manfred F. Milkuhn
Publisher:SPI (Simulations Publications, Inc.)
Average rating, ratings count, weight and rank are sourced from BoardGameGeek (BGG).
Game DNA
  • This game: Strategy 7, Luck 7, Interaction 5, Complexity 4.8, Theme 5
Strategy7.0
Luck7.0
Interaction5.0
Complexity4.8
Theme5.0

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

WargameWorld War IIHexagon GridSimulationDice RollingGrid Movement

Overview

"The Ardennes Offensive: The Battle of the Bulge, December 1944" is a historical wargame simulation of the German attempt to break through the Allied front in the Ardennes region during winter 1944/45. The historical scenario covers the period December 16th through January 2nd, and portrays the actual forces which converged on the battlefield. Several optional scenarios permit the "What if?" possibilities of battle to be simulated.

Game Scale: Game Turn: 1 day Hex: 2 miles / 3.15 kilometers Units: Battalion to Brigade

Game Inventory: One 22 x 27.5" 4-color mapsheet One dual-side printed countersheet (255 1/2" counters)(reverse side of counters are printed in Allied/Axis colors only, i.e., no numbers, just colors) One 8-page The Ardennes Offensive foldout rulebook One single-side printed Turn Record/Reinforcement chart One 6-sided dice

Solitaire Playability: Medium Complexity Level: Medium Players: 2 Playing Time: 3-4 hours

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