Battle for Germany is a board wargame designed by Michael Bennighof and Jim Dunnigan, published by Simulations Publications Inc in 1975. It simulates World War II operations inside Germany during 1945, covering the final four months of the war in Europe as Allied forces attacked from the west while Soviet forces pressed in from the east. The game's distinctive mechanic splits the German defense between the two players: one player controls the American forces along with the German units facing the Eastern Front, while the other commands the Soviet forces along with the German units facing the Western Front. Victory is determined by which side captures German territory and cities, with Berlin worth the most victory points. The game first appeared in the May 1975 issue of Strategy and Tactics magazine before SPI issued additional folio and boxed editions.
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Battle for Germany is a board wargame designed by Michael Bennighof and Jim Dunnigan, published by Simulations Publications Inc. (SPI) in 1975.
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Battle for Germany is a board wargame designed by Michael Bennighof and Jim Dunnigan, published by Simulations Publications Inc. (SPI) in 1975.
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Unusually, the Allied and German forces are divided between the two players. The American player also plays the Germans that are defending the Eastern Front against the Soviet Union. The Soviet player also plays the Germans defending the Western Front.
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