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Designed By
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Published By
Year Published
1974
# of Players:
2 − 6
User Suggested # of Players
Best with 2 players
Recommended with 2, 3, 4, 5 players
(7 voters) [poll]
Playing Time
240 minutes
Mfg Suggested Ages
14 and up
User Suggested Ages
14 and up
(3 voters) [poll]
Language Dependence
Unplayable in another language
(2 voters) [poll]
Category
Mechanic
Primary Name
Rise and Decline of the Third Reich
Alternate Names
Third Reich
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Description Edit | History

Rise and Decline of the Third Reich is a classic "grand strategy" wargame covering the European theater of WWII. Huge in scope, players take on the roles of all the major national powers and can simulate the entire war effort from 1939 until the end (often isn't until 1946). A favorite game of many because of an excellent balance between politics and military might and it gives players a chance to try things that did not happen historically to see if they might have worked better (e.g., Germany invading Spain). Definitely not for the novice gamer, the rules are intricate and there are many factors for players to deal with: resources, unit production, negotiation, and of course strategic warfare.

Avalon Hill Complexity rating - 10

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More Information Edit | History

From "The Avalon Hill General Index and Company History, 1952-1980"

Third Reich (1974) Revised 1975, Revised 1980
Freelance design redesigned by Avalon Hill
Designed by John Prados
Development by Don Greenwood
1980 Design by Don Greenwood
1980 Development by Larry Bucher

While suffering from a hurriedly prepared rulebook with more than its share of ambiguities, this game was terrifically successful as evidenced by an assortment of consumer awards. The 1980 revision consists of new rulebook, mapboard, and scenario cards and greatly improves play of the game. One of the company’s all-time best sellers.


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1 Bookkeeping Aid
This aid assists players in tracking: Objective control, BRP bases/ spending limits/ foreign aid limits, Foreign aid, Intelligence, Free Siberian Transfers and other pertinent data. Aid is applicable for all editions of Third Reich.
2009-05-17
1 (EXCEL) Variants with Panache
Alteration, modification, addition and changes to the variant pool.
2009-01-10
0 Rules for PBEM
I've always found it hard to find local players for this game, especially for the multi-player game. I have usually played by e-mail, therefore, and found these rules very helpful as a guide (minus the AOL-specific stuff, to be sure).
2007-10-02
2 3R Soviet Spain Neutral.jpg
Imperious Leaders Third Reich Project: Replacement counters sheet 6 of 6
2007-03-09
1 3R Soviet Axis Minor France.jpg
Imperious Leaders Third Reich Project: Replacement counters sheet 5 of 6
2007-03-09
1 3R Germany Italy Neutral.jpg
Imperious Leaders Third Reich Project: Replacement counters sheet 4 of 6
2007-03-09
2 3R Germany .jpg
Imperious Leaders Third Reich Project: Replacement counters sheet 3 of 6
2007-03-09
2 3R France United States.jpg
Imperious Leaders Third Reich Project: Replacement counters 1 inch square sheet 2 of 6
2007-03-09
1 3R British Turkey.jpg
Imperious Leaders Third Reich Project: Replacement counters 1 inch square
2007-03-09
3 Avalon Hills Third Reich Project print version.ai
Imperious Leaders Third Reich Project: Replacement for original map in full vector art
2007-03-09
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