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Hex, Counter and Card simlation of the battles around Bastogne during the Battle of the Bulge in 1944. You play against yourself or play as Germans against Allied AI. Units are regiments, battalions and kampfgruppen. New Supply procedures make the Germans keep an eye out on the road network.
The German Fifth Panzer Army crossed into Belgium in December 1944. Their first objective was the Meuse river, 100 kilometres to the west. The timetable required clearing and maintaining the road network around Bastogne and Wiltz. On the sixth day the Second Panzer Division and Panzer Division Lehr were to be released to continue the advance to the Meuse.
The allies's General Eisenhower immediatly ordered the one Hunderd and First Airborne Division, the Screaming Eagles, to collect all their men on leave in Paris. They were to load unto trucks and driven to the vital crossroads of Bastogne. He also ordered General Patton to turn his third Army due north to cut into the German thrust.
Bastogne became the focus for the success of the German's attempt.
Bastogne Breakout is a Hex, Counter and Card game of the crucial 9 days, Dec 16th till 25th, when the battle raged. Units are regiments and battalions. Each hex is a mile or 1.6 Km across. All the units are included.
Players can play both sides, called Hot Seat or play the Germans against the Allied AI. Players can also choose difficulty levels. Cards are chosen at the start to Blow bridges, have Otto Skorzeny cut demolition wires, cause Fritz Bayelien to fall in love and pray for good weather among other things.
There are 3 Scenarios:
1. Bastogne Breakout - An introductory scenario to introduce concepts of the game. In this release
2. 2nd Panzer Goes West - The Second Panzer Divsion must be exitted of the Western edge of the board under a strict timetable.
3. Bastogne Breakout - Both the Second Panzer and Panzer Lehr must exit.
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