Beyond the Rhine: The Campaign for Northwest Europe

rhine campaign northwest europe september april begin german army reel string nearfatal defeat retreat safety west wall hope stand ally flush victory believe push bring home christmasthe expect walkover player find army challenge command allied material superiority balance german tenacity rugged terrain lousy weather defensiveminde player happy play german player temperament discover plenty torque leave axis late stage war ally cross rhine tough fightbeyond rhine big game mile hex day turn counter unit battalion division scale western battlesmdashmarketgarden huumlrtgen bulge nordwind remagen etcmdashhave operational ebb flow view relation comprehensive game like cover entire western long overduespecial rule th game operational combat series carefully design recreate fascinating campaign includerandom event similar find awardwinning dak cover thing like fuel shortage arty ammo stockpile lose courier railway strike dambuster raid possible event add lot historical flavor require little rule overheadthe importance difficulty rhine crossing distil rule allow bridge blow repair pontoon emplacedbackground effect allied air interdiction simple elegant build terrain effect chart weather player option switch plane normal barrage sweepsthe strategic significance ruhr saar clear left bank rhine major port antwerp reflect simple economic effect gamersquos ldquobroadfrontrdquo restriction supply placement usagethe wacht rhein counteroffensive recreate simple mechanic offmap buildup operational surprisemany option include player want realism instance rule german kampfgruppen extra restriction plethora allied independent unitsbeyond rhine feature monstersize campaign use xinch map layout combat unit include small scenario include turn bulge game play special map portion map neededgrand campaign map turnsfall lsquo montgomery map turnsfall lsquo bradley map turnsoperation queen map turnsbulge campaign map turnsa time trumpet map turnsnordwind map turnsendkampf campaign map turnsspring lsquo montgomery map turnsspring lsquo bradley map turnsgame scaleturn weekhex mile km unit company corpsgame inventoryfive quot x quot mapsheetseight countersheet quot dualside print countersone page oc rule bookletone page rhine game rule booklettwo page oc chart amp table folderstwo page rhine chart amp table folder allied amp axisthree player aid card sidedtwo side dice