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The Big Red One: The Game of the First Infantry Division at the Battle of the Bulge

The Big Red One: The Game of the First Infantry Division at the Battle of the Bulge 1979

Design Jim Dunnigan Art Dariusz Buraczewski , Redmond Aksel Simonsen , Joe Youst Publisher Decision Games (I)
6.4 /10
BGG rating
#15753
BGG rank
2.2
Weight
2
Players
2
Best at
60
Minutes
12
Age
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About the Game

Bulge: The Battle for the Ardennes is a Divisional sized board-wargame on the Ardennes offensive in 1944 on a small map and with short rules. The German objective is to blast the American lines and exit as many units as possible on the West and North West edges of the map.

Central to the system are the supply rules. Supply lines are interdicted by possession and proximity (3 hex range) to bridge hex-sides. Victory is checked at the end of every turn where the Germans will compare VPs collected against the Victory conditions. If Victory conditions are not met, play continues.

Filed Under

Categories
Wargame World War II
Mechanics
Dice Rolling Grid Movement Hexagon Grid Simulation Zone of Control
Also known as
Battle of the Bulge · The Bulge · Bulge: The Battle for the Ardennes · Bulge: The Battle for the Ardennes, 16 Dec. 1944-2 Jan. 1945
BGG ratings
125 · geek rating 5.54
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