BFG-BATTLE FOR GERMANY

Updated 090530
  1. TITLE: Battle For Germany
  2. PUBLISHER: 1st edition-SPI; 2nd edition-Decision Games
  3. SCOPE: Closing on Berlin pitting the Germans vs the Russians from the East and Allies from West and South fronts.
  4. RULEBOOK DESCRIPTION: Battle for Germany is a game based on the final campaign fought in Germany between December 1944 and May 1945. One player assumes the role of the Western Allies; the other, the Soviet Union (rules are provided for multi-player versions). Each player moves his units (including certain German units) and attacks enemy units.
  5. GAME BOX DESCRIPTION:
  6. YEAR PUBLISHED (EDITIONS): First Edition 1974, Second Edition (DG) 1994.
  7. CREDITS
    • First Edition, (#### SPI)
      • Game System Design: James F. Dunnigan
      • Physical Systems Design: Redmond A. Simonsen
      • Development : J.A. Nelson, James F. Dunnigan
      • Playtesting: Omar DeWitt, Steven Patrick, Rick Archer, David Waxtel, Kerry Paulson, Alex Katzoff, Ben Grw,'srnwi
      • Production: Manfred F. Milkuhn, Larry Catallmo, Linda Mosca, Kevin Zucker
    • Second Edition, (1994, DG)
      • Development: Mike Bennighof
      • Map Graphics: Mark Simonitch
      • Counter Graphics: David McElhannon
      • Rules Layout & Box Design: Christine Lockwood
      • Consultant : Brian L. Knipple
      • Playtesting: Carole Stallworth, Bryan Bennighof
  8. NUMBER OF PLAYERS: 2-4
  9. WGA COMPLEXITY SCALE (1-10): 2
  10. TYPICAL PLAYING TIME (HOURS): .Four estimated
  11. MAP SCALE: 1 hex represents 67.1 kilometers.
  12. UNIT SCALE: Soviet Fronts, Yugoslav Armies, Corps for Allies and Germans.
  13. TIME SCALE PER TURN: Two weeks
  14. NUMBER OF GAME TURNS: 16 maximum; December, 1944-August 1945. Historically Berlin fell in May 1945.
  15. ARTICLE LISTING: Click here
  16. GAME INVENTORY: (1994) one 22x17" unmounted mapsheet; 120 die-cut cardboard counters; 8 page rules folder.
  17. WBC & AVALONCON HISTORY: None
  18. PBEM TOOLS:
    • A Java application VASSAL module is listed. This is on WGA's listing for debug/enhancement as needed prior to a PBEM tournament.
  19. PBEM OPPORTUNITES: Contact Wargame Academy if interested. A Boardgamer Player Association PBEM tournament can be organized by WGA pending suitable interest using the VASSAL BFG module.
  20. WARGAME ACADEMY COMMENTS:
  21. WARGAME ACADEMY GAME TOOLS: One unpunched game copy (1994 edition).

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