Battle of the Bulge 1944 (Worthington) - Unboxing and Introduction

Unboxing and brief introduction to Battle of the Bulge 1944 from Worthington Publishing

[Kili]

Have WWII Commander, Volume One: Battle of the Bulge by Compass. Similar game in that it is fairly easy quick to play game. Will be interesting which game is the more popular.

[nightjarflying]

The river is pronounced "m-Yous" [with stress on the second syllable] not single syllable "Merrrs", but a good unboxing compared to most - you pack in the info. One suggestion: break the mould & throw in 30 seconds of historical context! Absolutely no wargame unboxings/intros that I've watched on any wargame do this, which is a peculiar thing, instead I see a sanitised collectors fetish fest most of the time. It takes 30 seconds to point out that the "Bulge" was a five week brutal struggle - the largest & bloodiest battle fought by the United States in WWII involving 700, 000 troops on all sides on its peak day. A notable feature is the no holds barred approach to warfare that we normally associate with the Eastern Front or the Pacific theatre.

As a game it's highly enjoyable, but it is essentially a cartoon sketch of the real mini-campaign. As with all Bulge games there's too much information available to both players & everyone knows the script involves Patton jumping out from the wings in the 3rd act & shouting "boo!" A proper Bulge game hasn't yet been built & it would require a referee [or a proper bot] as God with the players feeling around in the dark most of the time & getting smacked in the face with a wet fish now & then.