The Battle of the Bulge (1965)

Avalon Hill (AH)'s "Battle of the Bulge" board war-game -- first edition published in 1965. Developed with the technical aid of General Anthony C. McAuliffe, U.S.A. (Ret.)

Contents include: a 4 page set of Basic Game instructions, a Battle Manual, 2 separate sheets outlining the German and U.S. "Order of Appearance", a two-sided Battle Results Table (Basic Game and Tournament Game), a Time Record Sheet, a full-color gameboard, a standard die, and 195 die-cut counters (including blanks).

from The Avalon Hill Company History, 1980

Battle of the Bulge (1965) Discontinued 1981
Designed by Lawrence Pinsky
Development by Tom Shaw

BULGE was the last of the “classics”—a term more applicable to nostalgia and the time period from which it evolved, than any standardized game system, for BULGE was a step beyond the simple “DB2” mode of STALINGRAD and WATERLOO. Always popular as a game, in later years it was roundly criticized for its lack of historical accuracy. It will be discontinued in 1981 after having sold over 120,000 copies. It will be replaced by an entirely different game designed by Bruno Sinigaglio and developed by Mick Uhl.

Magazine References:

The GENERAL Index Article List:

• The GENERAL Vol.1,No.6
  • The Battle of the Bulge – “THE "BULGE" - UNVEILED AT TOY FAIR” (Commentary)
  • The Battle of the Bulge – "Bulge" Available April 1
  • The Battle of the Bulge – General McAuliffe Added to Advisory Staff
• The GENERAL Vol.2,No.1
  • The Question Box - Afrika Korps, Midway, The Battle of the Bulge, D-Day, Gettysburg
• The GENERAL Vol.2,No.2
  • The Battle of the Bulge – “Help the Poor Americans” (Discussion) Marc Nicholson
  • The Battle of the Bulge – “How to Lose at Bulge” (Strategy) Myron R. Brundage
  • The Battle of the Bulge – “Theory of Defense” (Strategy) Tom Bosseler
  • The Question Box - Afrika Korps, The Battle of the Bulge
• The GENERAL Vol.2,No.3
  • The Battle of the Bulge – “Bulge - in its 2nd Printing” (Commentary)
  • The Battle of the Bulge – “Who Says "Bulge" is Unbalanced ??” (Discussion) Dave Arneson
  • The Battle of the Bulge – “A Plan for Amateur von Runstedts” (Strategy) Mathew Buynoski
  • The Battle of the Bulge – “Don't Help the "Poor Americans"” (Strategy) Bill Whitaker
  • The Battle of the Bulge – “CONTEST N0.9” (Strategy)
• The GENERAL Vol.2,No.4
  • The Battle of the Bulge – “Before the Bulge” (Historical) Jim Dunnigan
  • The Question Box - The Battle of the Bulge, U-Boat
• The GENERAL Vol.2,No.5
  • The Battle of the Bulge – “Warner Brothers Promoting Bulge Game” (Commentary)
  • The Battle of the Bulge – “A Prisoner Provision” (Variant Discussion) Robert A. Ritholz
  • The Question Box - The Battle of the Bulge, Afrika Korps
• The GENERAL Vol.2,No.6
  • The Battle of the Bulge – “The Importance of Fortresses in Bulge” (Discussion) Jeff Martin
  • The Battle of the Bulge – “Attack In the Ardennes, 16 December, 1944” (Historical) Jim Dunnigan
• The GENERAL Vol.3,No.1
  • The Battle of the Bulge – “Bulge Opener” (Strategy) Doug Cragoe
• The GENERAL Vol.3,No.2
  • The Battle of the Bulge – “Bulge - View from Paris” (Strategy) John A. Rancourt
  • The Battle of the Bulge – “Nuts to Bulge Conditions of Victory” (Variant Discussion) Michael Mitchell
• The GENERAL Vol.3,No.3
  • The Battle of the Bulge – “Back to the Bulge” (Strategy) Scott G. Berschig
  • The Battle of the Bulge – “Bulge: View from Berlin” (Strategy) Brian Libby
• The GENERAL Vol.3,No.4
  • The Battle of the Bulge – “The Fortified Goose-Egg” (Strategy) Barry K. Branch
  • The Battle of the Bulge – “Battle at Bastogne” (Strategy) Ted Harpham
  • The Battle of the Bulge – “CONTEST NO. 16” (Strategy)
• The GENERAL Vol.4,No.1
  • The Battle of the Bulge – “How to Capture Antwerp Without Really Trying” (Strategy) Richard Shagrin
• The GENERAL Vol.4,No.2
  • The Battle of the Bulge – “Key to German Victory in Bulge” (Strategy) Joseph Pollock
• The GENERAL Vol.4,No.3
  • The Battle of the Bulge – “Bulge: Isolation & Supply” (Strategy) Mike Carr
• The GENERAL Vol.4,No.4
  • The Battle of the Bulge – “Burn Those Bridges” (Variant Discussion) Richard C. Giberson
  • The Battle of the Bulge – “How to Capture Antwerp Without Really Trying” (Strategy) John Edward Lindros
• The GENERAL Vol.4,No.5
  • The Question Box - Afrika Korps, Bismarck, Gettysburg, Waterloo, Blitzkrieg, The Battle of the Bulge, Guadalcanal
• The GENERAL Vol.4,No.6
  • The Question Box - Afrika Korps, The Battle of the Bulge, Blitzkrieg, Football Strategy, Le Mans
• The GENERAL Vol.5,No.1
  • The Battle of the Bulge – “'Hold the Reins Loose, Peiper...'” (Strategy) Scotty Bowden
  • The Question Box - The Battle of the Bulge, Midway, D-Day, Afrika Korps, Blitzkrieg, Stalingrad
• The GENERAL Vol.5,No.3
  • The Battle of the Bulge – “Learn to Say, "Nuts"” (Strategy) David Bush
  • The Battle of the Bulge – “Radical Opener - Bulge” (Strategy) Joseph W. Saunders
• The GENERAL Vol.5,No.4
  • The Battle of the Bulge – “After this Key German Move, You Allies ...Pray” (Strategy) Glenn A. Harris
  • The Question Box - The Battle of the Bulge, Blitzkrieg, D-Day, 1914
• The GENERAL Vol.5,No.5
  • The Battle of the Bulge – “Bulge: the German Offense” (Strategy) David Kimberly
  • The Battle of the Bulge – “'Blitzkrieg,' What Bulge Really Is” (Strategy) R.S. Baier
• The GENERAL Vol.5,No.6
  • The Battle of the Bulge – “Crack the German Supply Line” (Strategy) John Rowland
  • The Battle of the Bulge – “The German Offense Part 2” (Strategy) David Kimberly
  • The Battle of the Bulge – “Leige in a Week - Antwerp, Maybe Never” (Strategy) Bob Frost and Bob Koos
  • The Battle of the Bulge – “Utilizing Economy of Force” (Strategy) Ken Mills
• The GENERAL Vol.6,No.3
  • The Question Box - Anzio, The Battle of the Bulge, D-Day
• The GENERAL Vol.7,No.1
  • The Battle of the Bulge – “Keep Your Eyes on the Prize and Hold” (Strategy) Alan Augenbraun
  • The Question Box - 1914, Gettysburg, Anzio, Midway, The Battle of the Bulge
• The GENERAL Vol.7,No.2
  • The Battle of the Bulge – “Plan of the Month: Hit Hard and Keep Driving ...” (Strategy) Kevin Thomason
  • The Question Box - Kriegspiel, The Battle of the Bulge, ALL GAMES WITH ZONES OF CONTROL, Blitzkrieg, Waterloo
• The GENERAL Vol.7,No.3
  • The Battle of the Bulge – “Plan of the Month: Ardennes Breakthrough” (Strategy) Randy Heller
  • The Question Box - The Battle of the Bulge, Blitzkrieg, Football Strategy, Le Mans, 1914, Jutland, Anzio, Afrika Korps, D-Day
• The GENERAL Vol.7,No.4
  • The Battle of the Bulge – “Heller's Folly” (Strategy) 1st Lt. Richard A. Shagrin
  • The Battle of the Bulge – “Plan of the Month: Battle of the Bulge” (Strategy) Glenn G. Davis
  • The Battle of the Bulge – “That Bulge Weather” (Discussion)
  • The Battle of the Bulge – “CONTEST NO. 40” (Strategy)
• The GENERAL Vol.7,No.5
  • The Battle of the Bulge, Jutland – “The Honor System” (Variant Discussion) Mathew Buynoski
  • The Question Box - Blitzkrieg, Anzio, The Battle of the Bulge, Stalingrad, Waterloo, MISCELLANEOUS
• The GENERAL Vol.7,No.6
  • The Battle of the Bulge – “Bulge - as it Really Was...” (Historical) Richard Thomas
  • The Battle of the Bulge – “Exploiting the Initiative in Bulge” (Strategy) Don Lowry
  • The Question Box - The Battle of the Bulge, PanzerBlitz
• The GENERAL Vol.8,No.1
  • The Battle of the Bulge – “Exploiting the Initiative in Bulge” (Strategy) Don Lowry
• The GENERAL Vol.8,No.6
  • The Battle of the Bulge – “Operation Morgenstern” (Strategy) R.E. Fauber
• The GENERAL Vol.9,No.2
  • The Battle of the Bulge – “Defense Beyond the Ourthe” (Strategy) Henry C. Robinette
• The GENERAL Vol.9,No.4
  • “COVER STORY: The Classics - Afrika Korps, The Battle of the Bulge, Waterloo, Stalingrad, D-Day” (Commentary)
  • The Question Box - D-Day, Guadalcanal, The Battle of the Bulge, Blitzkrieg, Gettysburg
• The GENERAL Vol.9,No.6
  • The Battle of the Bulge – “Unit Hunger” (Strategy) Jerold Thomas
  • The Battle of the Bulge – “CONTEST NO. 53” (Strategy)
• The GENERAL Vol.10,No.1
  • The Question Box - The Battle of the Bulge, Jutland, Blitzkrieg
• The GENERAL Vol.10,No.3
  • The Battle of the Bulge – “Reader Buyer's Guide Submission Form” (Insert)
• The GENERAL Vol.10,No.4
  • Reader Buyer's Guide - The Battle of the Bulge
  • The Question Box - Luftwaffe, The Battle of the Bulge, Blitzkrieg, Richthofen's War, France, 1940, D-Day, Afrika Korps
• The GENERAL Vol.10,No.6
  • Series Replay - The Battle of the Bulge Randall C. Reed, Don Lowry, Dave Roberts
• The GENERAL Vol.11,No.3
  • The Battle of the Bulge – “BULGE: The Historical Perspective” (Historical) Michael W. McGuire
  • The Battle of the Bulge – “BULGE: The Historical Perspective unit counters” (Insert)
• The GENERAL Vol.11,No.5
  • The Battle of the Bulge – “Force or Finesse” (Strategy) Dr. J. Michael Robinson
• The GENERAL Vol.12,No.2
  • The Battle of the Bulge – “Bulge 1940” (Variant Discussion) Joe Angiolillo
  • The Battle of the Bulge – “Bulge 1940 unit counters” (Insert) Joe Angiolillo
• The GENERAL Vol.12,No.3
  • The Battle of the Bulge – “CONTEST NO. 68” (Insert)
• The GENERAL Vol.13,No.3
  • The Question Box - The Battle of the Bulge, The Russian Campaign

Panzerfaust Article Index:

• Number 65
  • The Battle of the Bulge - "Ardennes Breakout" (Strategy), Randy Heller