- Axis & Allies: Battle of the Bulge challenges you to control territory and contend with supply shortages, while directing infantry, artillery, tanks, and aircraft in one of the most decisive conflicts of World War II.
- German tanks thunder into the snow-covered Ardennes forest, opposed only by a few unsuspecting divisions of exhausted American troops. As Axis forces plunge into the countryside,
- Allied troops must struggle to hold the front line in order to repel the all-out offensive.
- Axis & Allies Battle of the Bulge is designed for two players and can be played in three to four hours.
Product Description
German tanks thunder into the snow-covered Ardennes forest, opposed only by a few unsuspecting divisions of exhausted American troops. As Axis forces plunge into the countryside, Allied troops must struggle to hold the front line in order to repel the all-out offensive. Axis & Allies: Battle of the Bulge challenges you to control territory and contend with supply shortages, while directing infantry, artillery, tanks and aircraft in one of the most decisive conflicts of World War II.
Detailed game components include a new truck piece, a hex-based game board with new original artwork, and original artwork commissioned exclusively for the Battle of the Bulge game box. Other elements of this new Axis & Allies variant include crucial elements that were key factors in the historical battle, such as supply shortages and late-battle air support, mechanics for overland vs. road movement and randomized casualties of war.
Axis & Allies depicts Wacht am Rhein (Watch on the Rhein), the German code name for this counter offensive that took place toward the end of World War II. The objective: to capture the port city of Antwerp. One player controls Germany, whose massive build-up of forces has gone undetected by the Allies and is poised to unleash all its fury on the Allies. The other player controls the forces of the United Kingdom and the United States and they must stem the tide of German armor and hold their positions until reinforcements arrive. Axis & Allies Battle of the Bulge is designed for two players and can be played in three to four hours. Measures 10.5″ x 15.75″ x 3″.
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Great game for kids 11 and up. my son and his friends love it. They are learning geography and history while they play!
Amazon User Rating: 5 / 5
Michael Ziegler’s review proves to be most helpful and accurate for this game. Unlike other Axis and Allies games, this one is too tedious and too anal to be fun. Adjusting for the “front line markers” each turn is a pain, supply situation is handled very awkwardly and the game play is rather predictable after the first turn. Like Mr Ziegler, I thought that the supply rules were pretty bad and there are simpler ways of handled this thing then what the designers came up with. It does destroy the fluidity of the game and hamper the playability. As a wargame simulation, I have definitely played better without the cute tank and soldier figures from the earlier days of wargaming like Avalon Hill’s Battle of the Bulge (2nd Version) or even SPI’s Battle for the Ardennes or their simple Bulge game (if any of you guys are old gamers, you will know these titles). Of all the battles fought in the Europe during World War II, Battle of the Bulge is not exactly most ideal gaming situation for A&A format although the name is most recognizable so I am sure that had something to do with it. Kasserine Pass 1943 would have been a better gaming battle.
Amazon User Rating: 2 / 5
My husband and my brother are both big Axis & Allies fans and they both really enjoyed this.
Amazon User Rating: 5 / 5
The mechanics of this game are nothing like the other Axis and Allies games. The game replays the battle of the bulge and depending upon how the first turn or two goes can give a surprising amount of variation to the game. Combat mechanics are very interesting. There is a lot of die rolling but it isn’t too bad. Very fun war game but it is geared more towards the war gamer than the casual any gamer type.
Amazon User Rating: 4 / 5
Hasbro/Avalon Hill has finally produced a game on this significant battle and much in line with the movie from 1966, this version features the rationing of supplies as a key part of the game. There are no Germans dressed as MP’s, and the road signs do lead to Malmedy! The method of German victory is to acquire more territory than the actual historical results. The Allied player need only prevent the German conditions of victory. Game mechanics are slow, plodding and very hex concentrated with lots of tedious steps for each hex. In fact it may bore the average player. The dice roll situation is pure insanity! Especially when you have a lot of units in a hex and you have to roll twice, once for hits and another to see where they landed. This version therefore is recommended only for veteran grognards. Allied air power, which appears half- way through the battle were surprisingly ineffective. The initiative is important, as it can make a difference in the way a battle will pan out. However, with regard to Air activity, it is better for the Germans to place their aircraft after the allies, to keep them from destroying entire tank groups. You can offset this possible devestation by having artillery around but it seems that planes won’t turn the tide before the Germans get their “24″. If you are good at defense then the Allied army is for you. You can prevent Tank blitzkrieg’s if you use your troops properly. One really interesting thing about this game is the surprising situations that can arise in individual hexes. You may get chances as a German to actually capture supplies (Colonel Hessler would be proud!) and sudden openings can appear that will let your tanks roll to the areas where the point values are for winning the game. The game is 8 turns long only, but don’t let that fool you.It will take hours to play. Like Henry Fonda, play your hunches because like his character in the movie, you will know everything about the battlefield from your Bird’s eye view. In the early part of the game, some Major Wolenski situations may result (the role played by Charles Bronson). As a General you will have to request your troops to hold positions, to cover your withdrawl against advancing German Panzers. Overall, it is OK but not fluid and only for the wargaming veteran.
Amazon User Rating: 3 / 5