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Designed By	S. Craig Taylor
Art By
Published By	Avalon Hill
Year Published	1991
# of Players:	2 − 2
User Suggested # of Players	Best with 2 players Recommended with 1, 2 players (1 voter) [poll]
Playing Time	120 minutes
Mfg Suggested Ages	12 and up
User Suggested Ages	10 and up (1 voter) [poll]
Language Dependence	Moderate in-game text - needs crib sheet or paste ups (1 voter) [poll]
Category	Wargame World War II
Mechanic	Hex-and-Counter
Primary Name	Battle of the Bulge
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Families	Smithsonian Institute Series

	Description Edit \| History

Avalon Hill Battle of the Bulge board war-game. This is the third version of this famous game published by Avalon Hill in 1991 (others were produced in 1965 and 1981). It is authorised by the Smithsonian Institution.

Contents:

Battle Manual
Two-sided sheet covering the "Basic Game Rules"
2 separate sheets outlining the German and Allied "Order of Appearance" details for each side's forces
Full-colour gameboard
2 decimal dice
194 die-cut counters.

This game is rated "Low" complexity by AH, and is an excellent introduction to hex-based wargaming for beginners. It also rates a "High" solitaire suitability rating.

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Magazine References:

The GENERAL Index Article List:

The GENERAL Vol.29,No.5
- Battle of the Bulge – “Ardennes Breakthrough II- Suggested opening moves for the German player” (Strategy) Randy Heller and John B.Grant Jr.

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1	News Earn 13 GG Here!!!	2009-06-20	Jonesey	3
1	Rules Help!!! Need Battle Manual	2009-06-19	Jonesey	3
11	Reviews Battle of the Bulge	2005-07-19	elijah234	0
4	Reviews User Review	2004-06-08	Texscripter	0

	Recommendations

Standard Recommendations
Victory in the Pacific	Hitler's War	The Russian Campaign	Cobra

Weak Recommendations
Napoleon: The Waterloo Campaign, 1815	Wooden Ships & Iron Men	Tigers in the Mist	Wave Of Terror
A House Divided	Turning Point: Stalingrad	Ardennes	Zero!
Defiant Russia: Operation Barbarossa, 1941	Narvik	Up Front	Empire of the Sun
Shifting Sands	Across 5 Aprils	We the People	Breakout: Normandy
The Great War in Europe	Advanced Squad Leader - Starter Kit #1	Proud Monster: The Barbarossa Campaign	Stonewall Jackson's Way
Iron Dream	Victory in Normandy

Very Weak Recommendations
Merchant of Venus	EastFront

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202	Avalon Hill, RANKED BY BGG	2007-01-07
98	1000 things I've learned from board games - win 100 GG!	2009-10-02
89	Going against the spirit of the game to achieve victory	2005-07-06
84	Not Just Memories: My Avalon Hill Collection	2008-10-06
69	The AH Cup: First Round Proper--Voting Ended	2009-04-16
67	Board Game Warning Labels	2008-01-18
63	Your Thrift Store/Bargain Finds: 29 September - 5 October 2008	2008-09-29
56	Avalon Hill's Smithsonian Institute Series	2008-06-24
43	64th Anniversary of the Battle of the Bulge: A quick survey	2008-12-16
40	The AH Cup: Second Qualifying Round--Voting Ended	2009-04-06

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Board Game Rank:	3834
Wargame Rank:	1121
Num Ratings:	126
Average Rating:	5.73
Standard Deviation:	1.26
Num Views:	15403
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Avg. Game Weight:	2.2
Fans:	1

Personal Comments:	62
Users Owning:	265
Users Wanting:	3
Users Trading:	25
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