
- BGG rank
- BGG #11,143
- BGG rating
- 8.1
Retro: Tactical WWII Wargame Variant Rules
- 2 players
- 30 min
- Complexity 2.5/5
- 2001

Expansion for Battle of the Bulge: Platoon Level Combat in World War II – A Panzer Grenadier Game
2009
Rules assistance for Panzer Grenadier: Roer River Battles – Germany Under Siege
Plain-language explanations of turns, card effects and disputed situations, with official source references and saved question history.

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Panzer Grenadier: Roer River Battles – Germany Under Siege is an expansion for Battle of the Bulge: Platoon Level Combat in World War II – A Panzer Grenadier Game released in 2009 for 2 players. It was designed by Mike Perryman and its main mechanics are Hexagon Grid.
Description by Avalanche Press "Among the headwaters of the Roer River in western Germany, near the Belgian border, seven dams blocked the river's flow. Used for flood control and hydroelectric power, they presented a massive danger to Allied plans. American staff officers believed the Germans could blow them up or simply open their gates to create massive flooding all the way downstream, from the Roer to the Maas River in Holland, and stop the Allied advance in its tracks. To prevent this, the dams would have to be secured — and the newly re-energized German Army would not give up an inch of national territory without a fight." Roer River Battles is a supplement for the Panzer Grenadier series of games, with 10 scenarios based on these events. Roer River Battles includes just this booklet; you'll also need to use boards and pieces from Battle of the Bulge and Elsenborn Ridge games and some pieces from Cassino '44 and Road to Berlin games and Iron Curtain supplement. Roer River Battles is sold BOTH via .pdf download and as a printed booklet.
Panzer Grenadier: Roer River Battles – Germany Under Siege supports 2 players according to the catalogue. This is the publisher’s listed player count, so the game is designed for exactly that number of participants. Variants for other group sizes, if any, are described in the rulebook of your edition, so check it before setting up a different configuration.
Panzer Grenadier: Roer River Battles – Germany Under Siege belongs to these categories: Wargame, World War II, and Expansion for Base-game. Its main mechanics are Hexagon Grid. Categories describe the theme and setting of a game, while mechanics describe what players actually do on their turns. Each mechanic links to a catalogue hub with similar games, which helps when you want something comparable.
The credited designers of Panzer Grenadier: Roer River Battles – Germany Under Siege are: Mike Perryman. These credits come from the published game data and name the people responsible for the game’s design, not its illustrators or publishers. Designer pages on MeepleRules collect other titles by the same designers, which helps when you enjoy a game and want to find similar ones.
The catalogue lists Panzer Grenadier: Roer River Battles – Germany Under Siege as an expansion for Battle of the Bulge: Platoon Level Combat in World War II – A Panzer Grenadier Game. Expansions add new content, rules or scenarios to the base game and usually cannot be played on their own, so you need Battle of the Bulge: Platoon Level Combat in World War II – A Panzer Grenadier Game to use it. Check that your edition of Battle of the Bulge: Platoon Level Combat in World War II – A Panzer Grenadier Game is compatible, as some expansions were revised between editions.