Battles for the Ardennes (1978)

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Designer	Danny S. Parker
Artist	David McElhannon Mark Simonitch Redmond A. Simonsen
Publisher	Decision Games (I) SPI (Simulations Publications, Inc.) Sunset Games TSR
Year Published	1978
# of Players	2 − 4
User Suggested # of Players	Best with 2, 4 players Recommended with 1, 2, 3, 4 players (3 voters) [poll]
Playing Time	90 minutes
Mfg Suggested Ages	12 and up
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Category	Wargame World War II
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The four one-map games can be played individually or as two campaign games. Each map comprehensively details the terrain of the Ardennes in four colors. The playing pieces have been designed with attention to historical accuracy. The combat system is dice driven.

The rulebook also contains about ten pages of historical text about the various battles.

The individual folios are:

St Vith
Clervaux
Celles
Sedan

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Originally published by SPI 1978, reissued 1983 by TSR/SPI.

St.Vith was published in Japanese in Tactics #63.
Clairvaux was published in Japanese in Tactics #71.
Celles was published in Japanese in Tactics #77.

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Number 85, Jan/Feb 1996
- Battles for the Ardennes "The Day We Lost the War", (Variant) James E Meldrum

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Special Edition #3, May/June 1984
- Battles for the Ardennes "Variants for Ardennes Battles", (Optional Rules) Jerry Epperson

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Publisher: Decision Games (I)

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Year: 1994

Product Code: 03001

Size: 11.50 x 9.00 x 2.00 inches

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