A Desperate Struggle for Victory in the Most Brutal Conflict of WWII

German tanks thunder into the snow-covered Ardennes forest, opposed only by a few unsuspecting divisions of exhausted American troops. As Axis forces plunge into the countryside, Allied troops must struggle to hold the front line in order to repel the all-out offensive. Axis and Allies: Battle of the Bulge challenges you to control territory and contend with supply shortages, while directing infantry, artillery, tanks, and aircraft in one of the most decisive conflicts of World War II.

Axis and Allies Battle of the Bulge features detailed game components including a new truck piece, a hex-based game board with original artwork. Other elements of this new Axis and Allies variant include circumstances that played key factors in the historical battle, such as supply shortages and late-battle air support, mechanics for overland vs. road movement, and randomized war casualties.

Axis and Allies depicts Wacht am Rhein (Watch on the Rhein), the German code name for this counteroffensive that took place toward the end of World War II. The objective: To capture the port city of Antwerp. It was expected the capture of Antwerp would cause great disruption in the Allied supply lines, and threaten to fracture the great Anglo-American alliance.

One player controls Germany, whose massive military build-up has gone undetected by the Allies, and are poised to unleash hell upon enemy forces. The second player controls the United Kingdom and the United States -- they must stem the tide of German armor and hold their positions until reinforcements arrive.

Axis and Allies Battle of the Bulge, designed for two players, can be played in three to four hours. The game is the fourth Axis and Allies variant, following the successful Axis and Allies D-Day, Axis and Allies Europe and Axis and Allies Pacific versions.

Axis and Allies Battle of the Bulge contains:

1 Game Board
1 Rulebook
12 Twelve-Sided Dice
1 Turn Marker
1 Victory-Point Marker
1 Axis Reinforcement Chart
3 Allies Reinforcement Charts
2 Turn-Order Charts
72 Total Axis Playing Pieces
85 Total Allies Playing Pieces
36 Front-Line Markers
6 Combat Strips
110 Supply Tokens