PUBLISHER: 1st edition-SPI; 2nd edition-Decision Games
SCOPE: Closing on Berlin pitting the Germans vs the Russians
from the East and Allies from West and South fronts.
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.
GAME BOX DESCRIPTION:
YEAR PUBLISHED (EDITIONS): First Edition 1974, Second Edition
(DG) 1994.
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
NUMBER OF PLAYERS: 2-4
WGA COMPLEXITY SCALE (1-10): 2
TYPICAL PLAYING TIME (HOURS): .Four estimated
MAP SCALE: 1 hex represents 67.1 kilometers.
UNIT SCALE: Soviet Fronts, Yugoslav Armies, Corps for Allies
and Germans.
TIME SCALE PER TURN: Two weeks
NUMBER OF GAME TURNS: 16 maximum; December, 1944-August
1945. Historically Berlin fell in May 1945.
GAME INVENTORY: (1994) one 22x17" unmounted mapsheet;
120 die-cut cardboard counters; 8 page rules folder.
WBC & AVALONCON HISTORY: None
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.
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.
WARGAME ACADEMY COMMENTS:
WARGAME ACADEMY GAME TOOLS: One unpunched game copy (1994
edition).
