The Battle of the Bulge
1981
A historically correct two-player World War II campaign featuring 12-hour turns, regiments and brigades, and 377 counters.
120
minutes
2 - 2
player(s)
12+
Medium
About this board game
The Battle of the Bulge is a historically correct two-player recreation of the famous World War II campaign, with an approximate play time of 120 minutes.
Set during the Battle of the Bulge, the game presents the crisis surrounding Bastogne, where the 101st Airborne Division is hopelessly encircled. The German commander demands surrender, but General Anthony McAuliffe answers with one memorable word: “Nuts!”
The game uses a campaign scale of 3.2 kilometers, or 2 miles, per hex. Each turn represents 12 hours, allowing the action to portray the changing situation across the campaign while keeping the focus on the major formations involved.
- Players: 2
- Playing time: approximately 120 minutes
- Scale: 3.2 km (2 miles) per hex
- Turn length: 12 hours
- Unit scale: regiments and brigades
- Components: 377 counters, including blanks
Rather than treating the setting as a generic World War II battle, The Battle of the Bulge centers on a specific historical campaign and its defining moment at Bastogne. The combination of geographic scale, time scale, and formation size gives the game a clear historical framework.
Released in 1981, this board game offers a focused way for two players to revisit one of the best-known campaigns of the war. Its detailed counter mix and historically grounded presentation make the Battle of the Bulge setting the central feature of the experience.
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