Description

Tank Commander: The Ardennes is a tactical-level, narrative-style 1-2 player print and play wargame using a tables-based game engine where the player commands an American Army Sherman M4 tank fighting enemy German forces in the Belgian Ardennes during late 1944 to early 1945. As the commander of a Sherman M4 tank, your ultimate goal is to survive the 'Battle of the Bulge' until late January 1945, while at the same time killing as many German enemy units as possible.

With most of the rules integrated into the tables, there is practically no learning curve or rules memorization. And with detailed damage modeling, numerous crewmen skills, 12 types of enemy German Army units, battle weather effects, terrain types, random events, and a multitude of table modifiers, Tank Commander: The Ardennes offers memorable experiences and high replay value. Are you up to the challenge of surviving the Battle of the Bulge?

The player will move his tank around on the combat mat, fighting enemy units.

Game components include a crewmen placement mat, combat mat, tables book, crewmen status sheet, campaign log sheet, and counter sheet representing individual tanks, enemy units, etc.