After Action Report

US Turn 4 – The last chance. Moving to the US Turn, fewer cards are drawn by both sides now. Moving to close a gap in the lines with a pre-planned move, the Germans use a Force March card to shift 2nd SS Panzer into the good defensive terrain at Elsenborn. Needing to maintain a

German Turn 4 – Don’t rest on your laurels. The Germans draw a decent strong hand, but lack cards for their most important fights, which will be conducted by the 5th Panzer Army. The US draw a disappointing hand, geared entirely for defence at time when they need to be counterattacking. Next, powerful German reinforcements

US Turn 3 – The best form of defence. The US draw a single card – an Engineer. The German draw is pictured below. During the US Admin phase each player can cycle Event cards they don’t want. The Germans therefore choose to replace an event they can no longer use (KG Peiper) and draw

German Turn 3 – Searching for the breakthrough. Card draws are the same on Turn 3 as on Turn 2. The Germans get a lot of fuel to power their advance, particularly for 5th Panzer Army (yellow), whilst 6th Panzer Army get a valuable Force March. Importantly, the US gets another Garrison, 2 Replacements, and

The Germans kick things off this Turn with a draw of 5 cards, as the US get nothing! The US then play a Reinforcements card to build up the 1st Infantry which are coming in as reinforcements from Zone A. Another step will see them become a powerful Elite 3-strength unit, so it’s worth investing

German Turn 2 – Schwerpunkt. The turn begins with cards being drawn. The Germans maintain a strong advantage here through much of the game, starting with a draw of 9 cards. The US draws 7 to begin with, but the hap will be larger during their own Admin phase. Neither side knows what the other

U.S. Turn 1 — Hold the line! The US player has very little to do on the first turn, but there is one big decision they need to make. Will they continue to stand and fight in Marnach, or pull back? The advantage of staying is that it means the Germans will be unable to supply