1985 · The Avalon Hill Game Co
The Gamer's Guide to Third Reich followed the guides to Panzerblitz and Midway. In many ways this guide became a showcase for Marcus Watney. The guide does the best when it deviate to other writers, mostly when the dogma of rehistorizing is abandoned. There were fewer variants and tools in this publication than its predecessors, but there were a couple redeeming points. There is also a small reference map on the back.
This is entered into the database not as a strategy guide, but as an expansion/variant of Third Reich based on the alternate play content contained in the guide.
Included in the guide are:
Record Keeping in Third Reich. This is a BPR record keeping sheet for covering 1 year of play. While superseded by spreadsheets and laptops, it is a useful tool for those players who prefer a more “retro“ style.
Grand Strategy in Third Reich: An Introduction to The Avalon Hill Game Company's Most Popular Strategic Game. An unabashedly biased introduction to the mechanisms and interactions of the game. Probably based on the second edition.
The Fuehrer's War: German Play in the Third Edition. Game play considerations and notes for the main actor on the stage (after all, no Nazis-no game right?). Largely assumes German strategy follows the historical narrative.
