Bastogne or Bust (1994)

I designed BOB to be the last word on low to medium complexity Bulge games. I enjoy playing Bulge games but I never found one that satisfied me. So I decided to make my own. BASTOGNE OR BUST is a single-map, regimental treatment of the Battle of the Bulge. This is a PLAYER'S game! Designed on purpose to be more of a warGAME than a simulation. It addresses a number of pet peeves of mine in regard to Bulge games I'd played over the years. Some of these issues include: OFF BOARD MOVEMENT CHART what happens to all those pieces that 'exit the map?' STACKING POINTS one of the greatest mechanics of all time - why don't designers use it more often? COMMAND & CONTROL divisional bonuses for unit cohesiveness SUPPLY DIFFERENCES different effects on ALLIES vs GERMANS INITIATIVE essentially, the 5-1 column on the CRT is gone NO OVERRUN squads held crossroads against regiments NO WEATHER RULES weather is reflected in air support VON DER HYDTE ALWAYS gets on the board STREAMLINED PLAY I don't need water allocation points Referred to affectionately by wargamers as BOB, I like to refer to it as The World's Finest Bulge Game. All of the artwork was done by myself - including the counters which were hand drawn! 22" x 34" map printed on four 11" x 17" cardstock sheets 600 counters printed on 2 sheets of 8.5" x 11" label paper 2 OOB/OOA set-up sheets 1 OFF-BOARD MOVEMENT CHART 2 Player Aid Cards 1 example sheet This is the original TERRAN GAMES dtp publication of BOB showcased at ORIGINS '94 in San Jose, not the TERRAN GAMES, INC. version published a year later with all new gorgeous graphics by Mark Simonitch.