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Bitter Woods: The Battle of the Bulge

Bitter Woods: The Battle of the Bulge

The Avalon Hill Game Co · 1998
2240 min12+ yrs3.0/5 complexity6.9 BGG#8.417 BGG744CouplesStrategy
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Bitter Woods is a mid-complexity 2 player wargame on the last great German offensive in Dec 1944, commonly known as the "Battle of the Bulge". The map depicts the area of operations, the Ardennes area at the borders of Germany, France, Belgium, and Luxemberg.

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Bitter Woods is a mid-complexity 2 player wargame on the last great German offensive in Dec 1944, commonly known as the "Battle of the Bulge". The map depicts the area of operations, the Ardennes area at the borders of Germany, France, Belgium, and Luxemberg. Prominent features like roads, rivers and cities are depicted. A hexagonal grid is superimposed over the map to regulate game play. Each hexagon is 2 miles across, unit size is brigade and regiments. Each turn represents 12 hours of real time.

Game features include morale, prominent leaders, blitzkrieg tactics, German army boundaries, initial surprise, Allied air power and much more.

Game components include one 22 x 32" unmounted map, 320 counters including markers, 16-page rulebook.

game anatomy
Complexity3.0 / 5
BGG rating6.9 / 10
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CouplesStrategy
Language dependence
Moderate text — a crib sheet helps
Play time
240 min
Players
2
Recommended age
12+ yrs
BGG rank
#8.417
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Bitter Woods: The Battle of the Bulge is played by 2 players.
Q5How long does a game of Bitter Woods: The Battle of the Bulge take?
A game of Bitter Woods: The Battle of the Bulge takes about 240 minutes. (The first game doesn't count. It never counts.)
Q6What age is Bitter Woods: The Battle of the Bulge for?
Bitter Woods: The Battle of the Bulge is recommended from age 12.
Q7How complex is Bitter Woods: The Battle of the Bulge?
Bitter Woods: The Battle of the Bulge has a BoardGameGeek complexity of 3.0 out of 5.
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