What's the best Battle of the Bulge Tabletop Wargame? | Bulge Off '23 | Round 1 | Boardgame
360In this episode, we introduce and begin Round 1 of our Bulge Off '23 Tournament to determine the King of all Battle of the Bulge tabletop wargames. We introduce our field of 20 games, talk about the selection criteria, and then set up the match ups for the first Play-In round that will bring out field down from 20 games to 16.
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Round 2 is Christmas Day, December 25, 2023.
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Chapters
00:00 Introduction
01:14 Building the Collection
01:47 Noble Knight Games Promotion
02:43 Intro to The Games
03:31 Selection Criteria
04:24 The Games
09:11 Game Not Here
09:45 Play-In Match Ups
15:14 Wrap Up
Bulge Off '23 Games
Wacht am Rhein - Decision Games
BGG: https://tinyurl.com/yp8vllxh
Noble Knight: https://www.nobleknight.com/P/2147469690/Wacht-am-Rhein-2nd-Edition-2nd-Printing?awid=1430
The Deadly Woods - Revolution Games
BGG: https://tinyurl.com/yr2ozqdd
Noble Knight: https://www.nobleknight.com/P/2147883590/The-Dearly-Woods---The-Battle-of-the-Bulge?awid=1430
Ardennes '44 - GMT Games
BGG: https://tinyurl.com/yjjpy5lz
GMT Games P500: https://www.gmtgames.com/p-987-ardennes-44-4th-printing.aspx
The Battle of the Bulge - Avalon Hill (1981)
BGG: https://tinyurl.com/ytfpy7lp
Noble Knight: https://www.nobleknight.com/P/2147482851/Battle-of-the-Bulge-The-1981---2nd-Edition?awid=1430
Ardennes Offensive - Simulations Publications, Inc. - SPI
BGG: https://tinyurl.com/ynjtcu64
Tigers in the Mist - GMT Games
BGG: https://tinyurl.com/yuwb3q6f
Noble Knight: https://www.nobleknight.com/P/12306/Tigers-in-the-Mist?awid=1430
WW2 Commander Battle of the Bulge - Compass Games
BGG: https://tinyurl.com/ymeoalhf
Compass Games: https://www.compassgames.com/product/wwii-commander-battle-of-the-bulge/
Bitter Woods, Designer Edition - Compass Games
BGG: https://tinyurl.com/ypv5vxyu
Noble Knight: https://www.nobleknight.com/P/2147561602/Bitter-Woods---The-Battle-of-the-Bulge-Designer-Edition?awid=1430
Compass Games: https://www.compassgames.com/product/wwii-commander-battle-of-the-bulge/
Iron Tide - Pacific Rim
BGG: https://tinyurl.com/yrebzgpc
Noble Knight: https://www.nobleknight.com/P/1192793972/Iron-Tide---Panzers-in-the-Ardennes?awid=1430
Celles - Revolution Games
BGG: https://tinyurl.com/2xe5cd68
Noble Knight: https://www.nobleknight.com/Search?text=celles?awid=1430
Revolution Games: https://stores.revolutiongames.us/battles-of-the-bulge-celles/
Time for Trumpets - GMT Games
BGG: https://tinyurl.com/ylo6lrxo
Noble Knight: https://www.nobleknight.com/P/2147846111/Time-for-Trumpets-A---The-Battle-of-the-Bulge-December-1944?awid=1430
Winter Thunder - Tiny Battle Publishing
BGG: https://tinyurl.com/yppqbomm
Tiny Battles Publishing: https://tinybattlepublishing.com/products/winter-thunder
Ardennes II - Multi-Man Publishing
BGG: https://tinyurl.com/ynwpbm82
Noble Knight: https://www.nobleknight.com/P/2148062679/Ardennes-II?awid=1430
MMP: https://mmpgamers.com/ardennes-ii-p-377
Last Blitzkrieg - Multi-Man Publishing
BGG: https://tinyurl.com/yto3f7mn
Noble Knight: https://www.nobleknight.com/P/2147626472/Last-Blitzkrieg?awid=1430
Battles for the Ardennes - Simulations Publications, Inc. - SPI
BGG: https://tinyurl.com/ylvof9bc
Noble Knight: https://www.nobleknight.com/P/12685/Battles-for-the-Ardennes?awid=1430
FAB: The Bulge - GMT Games
BGG: https://tinyurl.com/ymq42fac
Noble Knight: https://www.nobleknight.com/P/2147381361/Bulge-The?awid=1430
Last Gamble - DDH Games
BGG: https://tinyurl.com/yvuc2s5f
Enemy Action: Ardennes - Compass Games
BGG: https://tinyurl.com/yux4ssje
Compass Games: https://www.compassgames.com/product/enemy-action-ardennes/
The Battle of the Bulge - Avalon Hill (1965)
BGG: https://tinyurl.com/ymk9tacl
1944 Battle of the Bulge - Worthington
BGG: https://tinyurl.com/yvfxfm62
Worthington: https://www.worthingtonpublishing.com/collection/battle-of-the-bulge-1944
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