Rise and Decline of the Third Reich - 3rd ed.
"Game of World War II Grand Strategy"
Title: Rise and Decline of the Third Reich - 3rd ed.
Publisher: Avalon Hill #813 (1981)
Designer: John Prados (redesign - Don Greenwood)
Subject: WWII European Theater grand strategy simulation.
Scope: strategic
Box: bookcase box - 11" x 8.5" x 2"
Counters: 2 sheets of 224 counters each + 1 sheet of 112 counters.
sheet #1:
20 brown/black (soviet 3-3 infantry)
10 brown/black (soviet 2-3 infantry)
15 brown/black (soviet 1-3 infantry)
6 brown/black (soviet 3-5 armor)
4 brown/black (soviet 4-5 armor)
3 brown/black (soviet 5-4 air unit)
2 brown/black (soviet 3-4 air unit)
2 brown/black (soviet 2-4 air unit)
2 brown/black (soviet 1-4 air unit)
2 brown/black (soviet 2-3 airborne)
3 brown/black (soviet 9 fleet)
2 brown/black (soviet 8 fleet)
2 brown/black (soviet 6 fleet)
1 brown/black (soviet 4 fleet)
2 brown/black (soviet 2 fleet)
2 brown/black (soviet 1 fleet)
3 brown/black (soviet air base)
3 brown/black (soviet BRP)
4 gray/black (bulgarian 1-3 infantry)
1 gray/black (bulgarian 1-4 air unit)
6 gray/black (rumanian 1-3 infantry)
2 gray/black (rumanian 2-3 infantry)
1 gray/black (rumanian 1-4 air unit)
6 gray/black (hungarian 1-3 infantry)
1 gray/black (hungarian 2-3 infantry)
1 gray/black (hungarian 1-4 air unit)
5 gray/black (finnish 2-3 infantry)
1 gray/black (finnish 1-4 air unit)
15 olive/black (U.S. 3-4 infantry)
5 olive/black (U.S. 5-6 armor)
1 olive/black (U.S. 3-3 airborne)
7 olive/black (U.S. replacement)
9 olive/black (U.S. 9 fleet)
2 olive/black (U.S. 8 fleet)
2 olive/black (U.S. 6 fleet)
2 olive/black (U.S. 4 fleet)
2 olive/black (U.S. 2 fleet)
2 olive/black (U.S. 1 fleet)
5 olive/black (U.S 5-4 air unit)
2 olive/black (U.S 3-4 air unit)
2 olive/black (U.S 2-4 air unit)
3 olive/black (U.S 1-4 air unit)
3 olive/black (U.S. air base)
3 white/black (U.S./French BRP)
16 blue/black (french 2-3 infantry)
3 blue/black (french 3-5 armor)
2 blue/black (french 5-4 air unit)
2 blue/black (french 3-4 air unit)
1 blue/black (french 2-4 air unit)
2 blue/black (french 1-4 air unit)
3 blue/black (french 9 fleet)
2 blue/black (french 8 fleet)
2 blue/black (french 6 fleet)
2 blue/black (french 4 fleet)
2 blue/black (french 2 fleet)
2 blue/black (french 1 fleet)
4 blue/black (french replacement)
3 blue/black (french air base)
1 white blank
sheet #2:
31 black/white (german 3-3 infantry)
6 black/white (german 1-3 infantry)
8 black/white (german replacement)
1 black/white (german 3-3 airborne)
2 black/white (german 5-6 armor)
13 black/white (german 4-6 armor)
4 black/white (german 9 naval)
1 black/white (german 8 naval)
2 black/white (german 6 naval)
2 black/white (german 4 naval)
2 black/white (german 2 naval)
2 black/white (german 1 naval)
6 black/white (german 5-4 air)
4 black/white (german 3-4 air)
3 black/white (german 2-4 air)
4 black/white (german 1-4 air)
11 black/white (german fighter)
11 black/white (german u-boat)
3 black/white (german air base)
3 black/white (german BRP)
3 black/white (german beachhead)
2 lightgreen/black (italian 3-3 infantry)
6 lightgreen/black (italian 2-3 infantry)
6 lightgreen/black (italian 1-3 infantry)
6 lightgreen/black (italian replacement)
1 lightgreen/black (italian 2-3 airborne)
4 lightgreen/black (italian 2-5 armor)
6 lightgreen/black (italian 9 naval)
2 lightgreen/black (italian 8 naval)
2 lightgreen/black (italian 6 naval)
2 lightgreen/black (italian 4 naval)
2 lightgreen/black (italian 2 naval)
2 lightgreen/black (italian 1 naval)
2 lightgreen/black (italian 5-4 air)
2 lightgreen/black (italian 3-4 air)
2 lightgreen/black (italian 2-4 air)
1 lightgreen/black (italian 1-4 air)
3 lightgreen/black (italian airbase)
3 lightgreen/black (italian BRP)
7 lightolive/white (turkish 2-3 infantry)
2 lightolive/white (turkish 2-5 armor)
2 lightolive/white (turkish 2-4 air)
3 lightolive/white (turkish 2 naval)
7 lightbrown/white (spanish 2-3 infantry)
3 lightbrown/white (spanish 2-4 air)
4 lightbrown/white (spanish 2 naval)
1 lightbrown/white (spanish 2-5 armor)
5 brown/white (neutral 2-3 infantry)
8 brown/white (neutral 1-3 infantry)
1 brown/white (neutral 2-4 air)
3 brown/white (neutral 1-4 air)
2 brown/white (neutral 2 naval)
sheet #3:
7 yellow/black (british 3-4 infantry)
3 yellow/black (british 1-3 infantry)
4 yellow/black (british 4-5 armor)
6 yellow/black (british replacement)
1 yellow/black (british 3-3 airborne)
1 yellow/black (british 2-5 armor)
4 yellow/black (british 5-4 air)
3 yellow/black (british 3-4 air)
3 yellow/black (british 2-4 air)
4 yellow/black (british 1-4 air)
10 yellow/black (british 9 naval)
4 yellow/black (british 8 naval)
3 yellow/black (british 6 naval)
3 yellow/black (british 4 naval)
3 yellow/black (british 2 naval)
4 yellow/black (british 1 naval)
3 yellow/black (british airbase)
3 yellow/black (british BRP)
11 yellow/black (british strategic air)
11 yellow/white (british ASW)
4 brown/white (neutral 1-3 infantry)
5 white/black (beachhead)
10 white/black (variant chits)
1 white/black (Year marker)
1 white/black (Season marker)
Map: 4 22" x 8" mounted map segments
Rules: 1 36-page booklet
Player Aids: 6 force pool scenario cards
Dice: 1 6-sided
Information on this title compiled by
David Krause
on July 1, 2000.
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