Designer(s) James F. Dunnigan Genre(s) Board wargame | Publication date 1975 Skill(s) required Strategy | |
Publisher(s) Simulations Publications | ||
Battle for Germany] is a board wargame which simulates operations in Germany during 1945 in World War II.
It was designed by James F. Dunnigan and originally published by SPI in 1975 as an insert in Strategy & Tactics magazine, issue #50. Popular for its innovative design, the game was revamped and released by Decision Games, which acquired the rights to many SPI games after that company went bankrupt in 1982.
Battle for Germany includes design features common in games of its era, such as a hex map and counters representing military units. However, unlike many two player simulations of World War II which simply pit Axis forces against the Allies, Battle for Germany simulates Allied rivalry between the United States and the Soviet Union. Each player commands his own forces as well as the German units which are faced by his opponent. The objective is to control as much German territory as possible by the time Berlin falls to the Allies.
Battle for Germany is also unusual in that it is playable by two, three, or four players with no change in setup and little change in play dynamics. Additional players control the German forces.