Operation Greif (game)
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Operation Greif was a supplement to the Avalon Hill
board game Battle of the Bulge. It added new rules and provided a colorful set of unit counters, uncut and printed on thin cardstock, which were to be used with the original map. Don Lowry
designed the supplement and sold it through his mail order business Lowry's Hobbies. In 1970 copies were sold at a large discount to the International Federation of Wargamers
, which included them as a free bonus in its magazine The International Wargamer. Several years later Lowry published a new version with better looking but still uncut counters.
Avalon Hill
Avalon Hill was a game company that specialized in wargames and strategic board games. Its logo contained its initials "AH", and it was often referred to by this abbreviation. It also published the occasional miniature wargaming rules, role-playing game, and had a popular line of sports simulations...
board game Battle of the Bulge. It added new rules and provided a colorful set of unit counters, uncut and printed on thin cardstock, which were to be used with the original map. Don Lowry
Don Lowry
Don Lowry is a wargamer, businessman, illustrator, and game designer who is best known as the publisher of Chainmail and the editor of Panzerfaust Magazine....
designed the supplement and sold it through his mail order business Lowry's Hobbies. In 1970 copies were sold at a large discount to the International Federation of Wargamers
International Federation of Wargamers
The International Federation of Wargaming was founded by Gary Gygax, Bill Speer, and Scott Duncan in 1966. Originally named the United States Continental Army Command, the organization served as an umbrella for local wargaming clubs such as the Lake Geneva Tactical Studies Association and the...
, which included them as a free bonus in its magazine The International Wargamer. Several years later Lowry published a new version with better looking but still uncut counters.