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The Last Gamble: The Ardennes Offensive, December 1944  Designer Signature Edition
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The Last Gamble: The Ardennes Offensive, December 1944 Designer Signature Edition

The Last Gamble: The Ardennes Offensive, December 1944 Designer Signature Edition, marks the return of a true wargaming classic by Danny S. Parker. First published in 1989, it has been faithfully remastered and updated with this all-new, super-sized edition. The CSR award-winning designer is well regarded as an author and expert on the Battle of the Bulge, having designed no less than six games on the subject. The original release showed great promise with an excellent order of battle but contained considerable errata that limited game enjoyment. These shortcomings are now fully addressed in this new and improved edition that promises to realize the full potential of this two-to-five player, operational level simulation covering the Battle of the Bulge in a highly detailed yet imminently playable format.

This edition of The Last Gamble features super-sized map and counters and is another classic reborn by Compass.

The Last Gamble covers the last major German offensive on the Western Front during World War II, which took place in the Ardennes during the winter of 1944. The objective of Hitlers last desperate gamble to win the war, code-named Wacht am Rhein, was Antwerp. This Belgian coastal city was the largest port in Europe and Eisenhower planned on using it to supply his final offensive into Germany. Hitler was certainly correct in judging that its capture would be a devastating blow to the Allies. Ultimately, the Germans failed to reach Antwerp or even get a single tank across the Meuse River.



This Designer Signature Edition goes far beyond a mere culmination of errata corrections and player comments collected through the years. It now features many new, innovative game features and several new scenarios, including perhaps the most comprehensive order of battle published to date. Five full-map scenarios are provided covering The Last Blitzkrieg and various phases of the battle, including a plausible What-If? scenario exploring the battle starting six days earlier as originally proposed (10 December); along with a new introductory scenario covering the Battle Before the Meuse, 23-26 December. Some of the enhancements made in this edition include:



Many new innovative features designed for both maximum historical accuracy and an enjoyable playing experience.
All-new rules organization backed by many illustrations, clarifications and examples of play to reduce potential questions. Some rules are new, many were simplified, others enhanced.
Multiple Player Aid Cards provide key data at a glance to for ease of play.
Game map includes severe terrain a key Ardennes terrain feature. All terrain has been completely re-examined using both Google Earth and period maps to re-classify highways, roads and trails. Delineation of all 1,460 settlements is based on 1940 census data.
Super-sized components featuring 5/8 counters and a larger map hex grid for ease of play.
Unit setup and arrival locations have been carefully researched and accurately listed on full-sized Order of Appearance charts.
Order of Battle based on recent archival information with the first accurate rendering of British forces and a breakdown of U.S. 2nd and 3rd Armored Divisions into their fighting organizations. Very detailed OOB for units as well as a detailed historical information is included in the game.
All units are rated on their relative morale which has strong impacts on combat resolution and unit staying power a major improvement.
Bridge status and carrying capacity is accurately represented with realistic uncertainty for many bridges over the Meuse and other rivers.
Air units are realistically represented along with their capabilities.
All unit strengths (including artillery) have been meticulously researched, fully documented and computed based on a modified Dupuy firepower score method.
Optional Rules include realistic road space, commandos, fuel dump capture and destruction, optional reinforcements, increased unit capabilities and many others.
New rules emphasize differences between day and night turns with different CRTs, potential for nighttime breakout, and infiltration movement in forested terrain at night.
Kampfgruppe Peiper breakout rules accurately depict that units initiative and special capabilities to pierce and exploit enemy lines at night, while simultaneously factoring in the friction of moving across the flow of U.S. reinforcements.
Map extends further to the north to show the pivotal battle for Kesternich that compromised the right-wing attack of the 6th Panzer Army.
A partial map, Battle Before the Meuse scenario depicts the turning point tank battle of the conflict and can be played to an exciting conclusion in 4 hours or less.
Four major, full-map scenarios: The Last Blitzkrieg that showcases the first three-and-a-half days of the initial German offense, We Cannot Force the Meuse that begins at the height of the battle on 22 December, Wacht am Rhein that shows the full historical campaign, and an intriguing Das Eisen Schmieden (Strike while the iron is hot) scenario that demonstrates the potential impact of starting the German offensive one week earlier (10 December) per their original plan.

Product Information:
Complexity: 7/9 out of 10 (standard game/with optional rules)
Solitaire Suitability: 7 out of 10 (no hidden units)
Time Scale: 8 hour day turns, 16 hour night turns
Map Scale: 3.2 km (2 miles) per hex
Unit Scale: Regiments and battalions
Players: Two to five, best with two
Playing Time: 3-8 hours for scenarios, 20+ hours for campaign

Components:
Three map sheets
Six countersheets (5/8″ size)
524 ground units
49 air units
480 game markers
Game Rules booklet
Game Booklet with designer notes and play examples
Historical Study with detailed OOBs
Twenty-one player aid cards
Forty-five Allied and German order of appearance/setup cards
Two six-sided dice
One game box and lid

Game Credits:
Designer: Danny S. Parker
Developer: Richard A. Hoffman
Map/Historical Research: Andrew Dlugolecki
Playtest: Steven G. Goodknecht, Jon W. Quinn
Consulting: Eric M. Walters
Editing: Paul W. Pressler
Artist: Ilya Kudriashov
Layout: Art Lupinacci
Project Director: John Kranz