In the words of the designer, Brian Train:'A historical game on the Battle of the Bulge. I was getting a reputation that I only design games on obscure topics and battles. But there is an unwritten rule that every game designer has to do a Bulge game, so this one is mine.I am indebted to Jim Stahler for the essence of the Mission Matrix idea from his variant article for Blitzkrieg in the General volume 18, number 6 (March-April 1982). Though I've modified it, I've been waiting 20 years to stick this idea in a game design of mine.11x17' hex map of the Ardennes at 5 km per hex, division scale, 2 days/turn, 280 counters.' - BoardGameGeek