Battles for the Ardennes simulates the campaigns that marked the first breath and last gasp of the Nazi war machine in the West on four comprehensively illustrated maps, used separately for individual battles, or linked together to re-enact the entire campaigns of 1940 to 1944 ...Battles for the Ardennes simulates the campaigns that marked the first breath and last gasp of the Nazi war machine in the West on four comprehensively illustrated maps, used separately for individual battles, or linked together to re-enact the entire campaigns of 1940 to 1944. Colorful cardboard playing pieces accurately reflect the size and strength of military units actually involved in these battles. These counters also represent march modes, blown bridges, improved positions, air power and supply.
Their movement, positioning, and engagement for battle are regulated by a superimposed hexagonal grid. Simple portable charts reveal each combat's outcome.