Battle of the Bulge

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).

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.12,No.2
  • Battle of the Bulge / France, 1940 – “Bulge 1940” (Variant Discussion) Joe Angiolillo

Panzerfaust Article Index:

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