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Battles for the Ardennes is a "quadrigame" — a board wargame that contains four different battles using one set of rules — originally published by Simulations Publications, Inc. (SPI) in 1978 that simulates Second World War battles in the Ardennes Forest region in 1940 and again in 1944.
Original cover of edition titled "Bulge" Bulge, subtitled "The Battle for the Ardennes, 16 Dec '44–2 Jan '45", and also published as The Big Red One: The Game of the First Infantry Division at the Battle of the Bulge, is a board wargame published by Simulations Publications Inc. (SPI) in 1980 that simulates the World War II German offensive in December 1944 known as the Battle of the Bulge.
In a 1976 poll conducted by SPI to determine the most popular board wargames in North America, The Ardennes Offensive placed 54th out of 202 games. [3] In The Guide to Simulations/Games for Education and Training, Richard Rydzel called this "a simplified version of Bastogne." Ryzdel noted that, for educational purposes, "The game still shows ...
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The Ardennes (French: Ardenne ⓘ; Dutch: Ardennen [ɑrˈdɛnə(n)] ⓘ; German: Ardennen; Walloon: Årdene; Luxembourgish: Ardennen [ɑʁˈdænən]), also known as the Ardennes Forest or Forest of Ardennes, is a region of extensive forests, rough terrain, rolling hills and ridges primarily in Belgium and Luxembourg, extending into Germany and France.
The Battle for Cassino (S&T #71, 1978) The Battle for France (S&T #27, 1971) Battle for Germany (S&T #50, 1975) The Battle for Jerusalem (1977) Battle for Stalingrad (1980) Battle for the Ardennes (1978) The Battle of Austerlitz (1980) The Battle of Borodino: Napoleon in Russia 1812 (1972) Battle of Britain Revision Kit, (Test Series, 1970)
In December 1944, in an operation codenamed "Wacht am Rhein" ("Watch on the Rhine"), the German army tried to repeat its triumph of 1940 by breaking through the lightly guarded Ardennes Forest sector in an attempt to drive a wedge through the Allied armies, take the port of Antwerp and force a separate negotiated peace with the British, French and American allies. [1]
The game's portrayal of the Battle of the Bulge was praised by critics. [8] [9] [1] In Computer Games Strategy Plus, Phil Thé found it to be "probably one of the best Bulge simulations yet to appear on either paper or silicon." [9] Jim Cobb of Computer Gaming World dubbed it "the best computer game ever on the Battle of the Bulge."