Lock ‘n Load: Noville – Bastogne’s Outpost

About this expansion

Lock ‘n Load: Noville – Bastogne’s Outpost is a 2009 expansion for two players, with an approximately 60-minute playing time, depicting the battle for Noville from December 19–20, 1944.

Set during the defense of Bastogne’s outpost, this American Riflemen expansion focuses on tense confrontations between American tank-infantry teams and German forces. The opposing Wehrmacht formations include Panzer Grenadiers, Volksgrenadiers, and Panzers.

The game presents six scenarios covering the fighting at Noville. Each scenario uses a verdant 22-by-34-inch map created from actual maps of the period, placing the action in a historically grounded setting.

• Six scenarios depicting the battle for Noville
• 85 new counters drawn by David Julien
• American tank-infantry teams facing Panzer Grenadiers, Volksgrenadiers, and Panzers
• A 22-by-34-inch map based on actual period maps

The 85 new counters expand the forces and scenarios available in the American Riflemen system, while the large period-based map provides the battlefield for each encounter. The result is a focused expansion centered on one critical World War II action.

For players interested in the Battle of the Bulge and the fighting around Bastogne, Lock ‘n Load: Noville – Bastogne’s Outpost offers a compact collection of scenarios devoted to Noville. Its combination of historical mapping, new counters, and opposing armored and infantry formations captures the battle’s defining confrontation.