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'wacht Am Rhein': The Battle Of The Bulge, 16 Dec 44 – 2 Jan 45 box art
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'wacht Am Rhein': The Battle Of The Bulge, 16 Dec 44 – 2 Jan 45

Maneuver forces across tactical or historical battle maps.

Wargames Wargame World War II Hexagon Grid Simulation

Players

2-4

Play time

Not listed

Age

14+

Complexity

3.58/5

Rating

7.36

Harder to teach Highly interactive Deep strategy

Overview

At a glance

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ABG editorial scores on a 1–5 scale.

Teachability 2.3/5

Harder to teach

Replay value 4.0/5

High replayability

Interaction 3.7/5

Highly interactive

Player scaling 4.0/5

Scales well

Strategic depth 4.5/5

Deep strategy

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How it plays

How does it play?

SPI's monster game of the Battle of the Bulge. 4 maps.

Core mechanisms

Key systems that shape the decisions players make.

Dice Rolling

Roll dice to introduce uncertainty into actions, production, movement, or resolution.
Simulation

Model a real or imagined system through detailed cause-and-effect rules.
Hexagon Grid

Use a hexagonal map where each space connects evenly in six directions.
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SPI's monster game of the Battle of the Bulge. 4 maps. This is a grand tactical simulation of the Battle of the Bulge. Recreate the decisive engagement that represented Hitler's last major effort to win the Second World War. Not a simple game to learn, but once mastered a very enjoyable game.

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Type

1
Wargames

Category

2
Wargame World War II

Mechanism

3
Dice Rolling Hexagon Grid Simulation

Family

3
Admin: Better Description Needed! Country: Belgium History: World War II (Battle of the Bulge)

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Game and edition data

All specifications (5)

Play and group

Players
2–4
Best with
1
Play time
360 min
Age
14+
Complexity
3.6/5
Credits and catalog connections

Credits

Designers

3
Joseph M. Balkoski Jim Dunnigan Redmond A. Simonsen

Artists

1
Redmond A. Simonsen

Publishers

1
SPI (Simulations Publications, Inc.)