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Ardennes Petite: A Battle of the Bulge, Ardennes 1944, Minigame

Ardennes Petite: A Battle of the Bulge, Ardennes 1944, Minigame

(Web published) · 2014
1–430 min8+ yrs2.0/5 complexity7.4 BGG29CouplesFamilyStrategy
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Ardennes Petite (Ardennes Small) is a very small-scale - only 6 hexes to Namur! - eight 2-day turn (16Dec44-2Jan45) division-to-corps-level Battle of the Bulge minigame, designed as a half-hour-lunch game.

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Ardennes Petite: A Battle of the Bulge, Ardennes 1944, Minigame box art
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Ardennes Petite (Ardennes Small) is a very small-scale - only 6 hexes to Namur! - eight 2-day turn (16Dec44-2Jan45) division-to-corps-level Battle of the Bulge minigame, designed as a half-hour-lunch game.

The U.S. starts with 6 units - the Germans with 9.

Combat is a fairly simple 1:2 to 4:1 Disruption/Retreat combat odds system, with no Defender Eliminated outright, except against 14th Cavalry Group, if it is defending alone. Fortification for corps-level infantry units.

German Pressed Attack and Waffen-SS Ruthlessness (and consequential GI Rage) rules.

As you can see in Images, Patrick Tremoureux has his beautiful professional renditions of the map and counters.

game anatomy
Complexity2.0 / 5
BGG rating7.4 / 10
Vibe
CouplesFamilyStrategy
Language dependence
Some text — easily memorized
🌐 plays without English
Play time
30 min
Players
1–4
Recommended age
8+ yrs
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Q4How many players does Ardennes Petite: A Battle of the Bulge, Ardennes 1944, Minigame support?
Ardennes Petite: A Battle of the Bulge, Ardennes 1944, Minigame is played by 1–4 players.
Q5How long does a game of Ardennes Petite: A Battle of the Bulge, Ardennes 1944, Minigame take?
A game of Ardennes Petite: A Battle of the Bulge, Ardennes 1944, Minigame takes about 30 minutes. (The first game doesn't count. It never counts.)
Q6What age is Ardennes Petite: A Battle of the Bulge, Ardennes 1944, Minigame for?
Ardennes Petite: A Battle of the Bulge, Ardennes 1944, Minigame is recommended from age 8.
Q7How complex is Ardennes Petite: A Battle of the Bulge, Ardennes 1944, Minigame?
Ardennes Petite: A Battle of the Bulge, Ardennes 1944, Minigame has a BoardGameGeek complexity of 2.0 out of 5.
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