''The Battle of the Bulge: Tigers in the Snow'' is a

turn-based strategy A turn-based strategy (TBS) game is a strategy game (usually some type of wargame, especially a strategic-level wargame) where players take turns when playing. This is distinguished from real-time strategy (RTS), in which all players play si ...

computer wargame, made in 1981 by Chuck Kroegel, David Landrey, and David Walker for the Apple II, Atari 8-bit, and

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. It was later ported to the IBM PC and Commodore 64.Miller, Laurence (June 1984).
Battling with History
, ''Micro Adventurer'', p14. Retrieved June 25, 2020. It was the first video game to feature the

Battle of the Bulge The Battle of the Bulge, also known as the Ardennes Offensive, was the last major German offensive campaign on the Western Front during World War II. The battle lasted from 16 December 1944 to 28 January 1945, towards the end of the war in ...

of 1944 and 1945, a decisive Allied victory over German forces in World War II, as its subject. Heavily inspired by board games, the game was played on a hexagonal grid and included such features as a supply, terrain and weather system.

Reception

Richard Charles Karr reviewed the game for '' Computer Gaming World'', writing: A 1993 '' Computer Gaming World'' survey of wargames gave ''Tigers in the Snow'' one star out of five, stating that its primitive graphics, play mechanics, and user interface "have been superseded by more recent efforts".

References

* 1981 video games Apple II games Atari 8-bit family games Commodore 64 games DOS games Strategic Simulations games TRS-80 games Turn-based strategy video games Video games about the Battle of the Bulge Video games developed in the United States World War II video games {{Computer-game-stub