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Title:  Battle of the Bulge variant counter set and rules, for Avalon Hill, 63 counters + Rules (6 pages) +chart  (1 page) option#1 (Grey + Blue counters)

Condition
Excellent condition unused.  

Description
New unused.  Variant for Avalon Hill Battle of the Bulge (original 1965 version), allowing you to fight a game variant.
This includes 
  • 63 1/2" counters plus 2 spares
  • Order of battle card (1 page on 180 gms card)
  • Rules and background article 6 pages

This set are as per the General magazine counter mix with:

  • Germans having a light grey background 
  •  Americans having a light blue back ground; see pictures
  • Making them easy to distinguish from the originals

All based on the articles from general magazine v11 #3 "Bulge: The Historical Perspective". 

The counters have been re-manufactured and redraw from scans of the originals printed on waterproof glossy paper and mounted on 1.5mm card.  Requires the original game to play.


Details
This article is a variant-style analysis of the actual Ardennes battle utilizing the basic format arid structure of AH's Battle of the Bulge game. 
In the variant several departures from the standard game rules will become obvious; representation of American units as battalions instead of regiments, and modifications in the Orders of Battle to conform to the state of affairs on the morning of 16 December 1944 are among the changes. 
For the most part, however, the board and mechanics of Bulge have been retained intact. The mixture of history and game simulation produces an intriguing blend of fact and fiction, and serves to better illustrate the nature of AH's game and its relation to the actual battle.

... Beginning in early September, Hitler's mind began formulating the general concept of a massive counteroffensive in the West which would be even more audacious than the ill fated Mortain master stroke a month earlier. On the 25th he held a meeting with Jodl, the OKW Operations Chief, and top OKW officers. He outlined his intention to launch an attack with at least 30 divisions (10 of them to be panzer) through the Monschau-Echternach sector of the Ardennes in order to capture Antwerp and annihilate 20-30 divisions within the 21st Army Group (Montgomery) to the north. His attack, requiring total surprise and 'favorable' (nonflying) weather, was scheduled to seize the Meuse crossings by N-Tag +2 and push on quickly to Antwerp. Announcing a tentative start date of 20-30 November, Hitler ordered Jodl to draw up an operations plan for the offensive ….