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Battle of the Bulge

#5607BGG ↗

1991 · 2-2 players · 120min · weight 2.21 · 260 ratings

v2 v3 v4 wide v4 deep

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ID
5607
Name
Battle of the Bulge
Year
1991
Rank
11152
Min players
2
Max players
2
Playing time
120
Min playtime
120
Max playtime
120
Avg weight
2.2105
Num weights
38
Bayes avg
5.57145
Average
6.27962
Users rated
260
Num owned
731
Wanting
7
Wishing
30
Num comments
141
Fetched at
Wed Apr 29 2026 05:34:57 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time)
Mechanisms (1)
Hexagon Grid
Categories (2)
WargameWorld War II
Description (712 chars)

The Avalon Hill Game Co Battle of the Bulge board war-game. This is the third version of this famous game published by The Avalon Hill Game Co in 1991 (others were produced in 1965 and 1981). It is authorised by the Smithsonian Institution. Contents: Battle Manual Two-sided sheet covering the "Basic Game Rules" 2 separate sheets outlining the German and Allied "Order of Appearance" details for each side's forces Full-colour gameboard 2 decimal dice 194 die-cut counters (202 if you count the 8 blank counters). This game is rated "Low" complexity by AH, and is an excellent introduction to hex-based wargaming for beginners. It also rates a "High" solitaire suitability rating.

LLM v2 (wide)

Not yet enriched at v2 (wide pass).

LLM v3 (deep)

Not yet enriched at v3 (deep pass).

LLM v4 wide (controlled-vocab primitives)

Not yet enriched at v4 (wide pass).

LLM v4 deep (archetype fit)

Not in the v4 deep-pass top-20% slice.