Blitzkrieg
2 players • Avalon Hill • 1965
- Publisher
- Avalon Hill
- First published
- 1965
- Players
- 2 players
How it plays
Blitzkrieg plays 2 players.
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Where it came from
Blitzkrieg was released by Avalon Hill in 1965 as part of their growing library of sophisticated strategy war games. It was designed to simulate the tactical fluidity and operational mechanics of World War II, moving away from the more static, front-line infantry engagements of earlier titles toward a focus on armor-led maneuver warfare and blitzkrieg doctrine.
The game was designed by Randall C. Reed, who sought to balance the complexity of military simulation with accessible mechanics. It is often regarded as a foundational title for the wargame genre, lauded for its innovative use of movement points and the integration of varying unit types, which helped establish the mechanical templates used by countless strategy board games that followed.
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Blitzkrieg is published by Avalon Hill. The catalog gives its publication year as 1965.
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