Bulge 16.01s alt

[Plain Ian]

Just as a comparison to the Panzer Campaign Bulge game and map, here are a few snaps of maps of two boardgames that I'm reading up on in Consimworld.

Last Blitzkrieg by MMP games.


This game is still in design and these are play test maps and counters. Scale is 1km per hex (same as PzC) Units are Battalions with breakdown/company sized units. Turns are daily.

Interestingly in this test game to illustrate some of the rules, it starts on the 22nd December turn and shows the appearance of the 80th Division. In my PzC Bulge alt scenario _16.01s I am playing the 80th's arrival is 20th December 80%. Quite a difference?

The other intersting thing I notice in the map is that the Alzette River seems to be a minor river south of Ettelbruck and the rail line runs on the east side of the river rather than on the west? The rail line also takes a strange route north of Ettelbruck compared to how it is shown in PzC Bulge?
Rail lines are not much use for road movement in PzC Bulge by the way.
There is also some minor differences at Ettelbruck.
Map differences can easily be explained by differences in rules. This is a boardgame being developed and I don't have access to the rules.

PzC Bulge map


Heres another boardgame map of the same area. Its not quite the same scale as its 1 mile per hex (PzC is 1km) and again units are mainly Battalions with 3 'game' turns per day. (am/pm/night)

A Time for Trumpets by GMT games


Again its a playtest map and counters showing what I take to be the intial set up in the south. Map looks very similar in style and look to PzC Bulge but interestingly has two types of Woods. I assumed that the brown or Rough looking terrain shown north of Ettelbruck and elsewhere could be high ground, but this doesn't correspond with what I see in PzC.
No rail lines shown on the map? But then as I said rail lines are of dubious use for road movement and only limited use for crossing rivers except major ones I guess.
Plenty of minor trails shown as with the Last Blitzkrieg that don't appear in PzC. One thing I also note is that there are very useful looking bridge 2 hexes north of Ettelbruck which I cannot see in the PzC map or the Last Blitzkrieg map.