Bloody 110

About this board game

Bloody 110 is a high-complexity, two-player tactical wargame with an approximate playing time of 360 minutes, covering the Battle for Clervaux on December 16–17, 1944.

As the first game in The Gamers’ Tactical Combat Series, it depicts the vital two-day delay of the German 2nd Panzer Division by elements of the US 28th Infantry Division. The battle takes place along the road to Bastogne during the opening days of the Ardennes offensive.

The American forces represented in Bloody 110 were small in number, but their defense had major consequences. By holding the German advance, they provided time for other units—including the 101st Airborne—to reach Bastogne and help defend it. Without this successful defense, Bastogne would have been left exposed and the road to the Meuse would have been clear.

• Game turn: 20 minutes
• Map scale: 125 yards, or 114 meters, per hex
• Unit scale: infantry platoons and individual vehicles
• Complexity: High
• Solitaire playability: Medium

The game includes two full-color 22 x 34-inch maps, three double-sided countersheets containing 840 half-inch counters, a 32-page Tactical Combat Series rulebook, and a 14-page Bloody 110-specific rulebook. Two six-sided dice are also included.

Released in 1989, Bloody 110 focuses on a pivotal defensive action whose outcome helped shape the more famous siege of Bastogne. It is designed for two players and offers a detailed tactical study of this critical December 1944 engagement.