World at War 108 West Front 1944. : Decision on the Rhine

Publisher: Decision Games
Game Title: West Front 1944: Decision on the Rhine
Designer: Joseph Miranda
System: Variant of the Boots / Manstein's War system
Players: 2
Time Scale: 1 turn = 2 weeks
Map Scale: 27 km per hex
Unit Scale: Mainly corps-level formations

Historical Background

By late 1944, Allied armies had reached Germany's western frontier. While preparing to cross the Rhine River and invade the Reich, they faced Germany's final major western offensive in the Ardennes. The game examines the critical decisions that shaped the campaign from the Battle of the Bulge through the approach to the Rhine crossings in early 1945.

Game Description

West Front 1944: Decision on the Rhine is a two-player operational-level wargame depicting the campaigns along the Rhine during the winter of 1944–45. Allied players seek to establish bridgeheads and break into Germany, while German forces attempt to disrupt Allied plans through counteroffensives and defensive operations.

The design emphasizes:

• command and control;
• logistics and supply management;
• operational maneuver;
• coordinated use of ground and air assets.

Components

• One 22" x 34" full-color map
• 176 die-cut counters
• World at War Issue #108 magazine containing rules, historical articles and design notes.