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Battle of the Bulge

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Developer Shenandoah Studio

Battle of the Bulge is an iOS historical wargame developed by American studio Shenandoah Studio and released on December 13, 2012. A PC version was published by Slitherine Software in 2015. From Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0)

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  • Eddie Smith @eddsmitty.bsky.socialBluesky · Jun 14, 2026

    Facing massive casualties at the Battle of the Bulge, the Army asked Black supply troops to volunteer for the front. The catch? Black NCOs had to voluntarily demote themselves to Private just to fight. Carter didn’t hesitate. He gave up his stripes to get in the game. (cont)

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  • WarShedDad @warsheddad.bsky.socialBluesky · Dec 1, 2025

    Vintage Battle of the Bulge from Avalon Hill at the club tonight with an enlarged version for the vintage players. Only managed a couple of turns but it was a learning game. Some nice mechanisms and a good high level command game. It's all about frustrating the enemy movement and bogging them down.

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  • The Players’ Aid @playersaidblog.bsky.socialBluesky · Jan 5, 2025

    Our video review for Ardennes ’44: The Battle of the Bulge from @gmtgames.bsky.social theplayersaid.com/2025/01/05/v...

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  • Adam K @adamkek.bsky.socialBluesky · Sep 27, 2025

    Happy #LetterboxdFriday! What's YOUR #LastFourWatched? Hudson Hawk Real Steel Battle of the Bulge Sherlock Holmes: a Game of Shadows All rewatches this week. Hudson Hawk an old favorite. And Real Steel exceeded my expectations.

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  • Kierdale Models @kierdalemodels.bsky.socialBluesky · Apr 25, 2025

    Played this 1983 Battle Of The Bulge game with a friend today. Has a built in circuit for combat resolution. Took less than 30mins for a good lunchbattle. 3rd pic is the final turn: my Yanks kept the Jerries from breaking thru, but lost on points. Bugger.

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  • Rodger B. MacGowan @rodgerbmacgowan.bsky.socialBluesky · Dec 22, 2024

    22 December 1944 – WW2 – "80 Years Ago" – Germans demand surrender of US troops at Bastogne “Nuts!” reply from General Anthony C. McAuliffe, US Army 'The Battle of the Bulge' – 1965 Avalon Hill Game Company Release

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  • Michael Botterill @biggeordiegeek.ukBluesky · Jun 5, 2026

    On Wednesday I played Gavin and his Battle of the Bulge themed British in the ruins of Stalingrad! My Panzer 38 (t) was taken out by a Wolverine in turn 1, but I managed to grab a draw Great game and a wonderful opponent #Warmongers #BoltAction

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  • orion49.bsky.social @orion49.bsky.socialBluesky · Jan 18, 2026

    It’s an effing football game. Not the Battle of the Bulge.

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  • I’m Having My One Podcast @imhavingmyone.bsky.socialBluesky · Mar 6, 2025

    Lanzerath Ridge is a tower defence style game set during the Battle of the Bulge. From DVG’s and @djackthompson.bsky.social the game is full of agonising decisions and highlights the incredible history of this little known chapter of WW2. #boardgames #history #imhavingmyonepodcast

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  • Ned Pyle @nedpyle.comBluesky · Jul 16, 2025

    The Waffen SS and US Army will play *together* in tonight’s Battle of the Bulge Softball Game — which they say helps keep the little bipartisanship left in the western front alive “We all have to do hard things,” one lawmaker said, “like ignoring literal Nazis killing millions of innocent people”

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  • The Players’ Aid @playersaidblog.bsky.socialBluesky · Feb 13, 2024

    Grant shares a progress report on the 2024 Shelf of Shame Dust-Off Event as we were able to play Ardennes ‘44: The Battle of the Bulge from GMT Games and check off this fantastic Bulge game. theplayersaid.com/2024/02/13/2...

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  • LAFAYETTE @lastudiolafayette.bsky.socialBluesky · Dec 31, 2025

    Veteran Dominick Critelli 104-year-old World War II veteran Dominick Critelli, who fought at Normandy and in the Battle of the Bulge, wowed the crowd by performing the National Anthem on his saxophone at a New York Islanders game. youtu.be/ebH1gyL0gxk?...

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  • Algonquin K Farquhar II @buddhatree.bsky.socialBluesky · Dec 21, 2024

    Rose Bowl Game nicknames: The Granddaddy of Them All The Old Bowl Game The War of the Roses The Seven Years War The Siege of Constantinople The Battle of the Bulge The Raid on Entebbe The Taking of Pelham 123

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  • Zilla Blitz @zillablitz.bsky.socialBluesky · Oct 13, 2023

    Born in 1981, Avalon Hill's The Battle of the Bulge steps out of a taxi and slowly makes his way into the Bulge Off '23 Training Camp. It is the fourth oldest game in the event. "You think I'm old? Wait till you see my brother." #wargaming #boardgames

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  • The Players’ Aid @playersaidblog.bsky.socialBluesky · Jan 28, 2025

    Our interview with Matt White designer of Until the Bitter End – Tanks – Battle of the Bulge Print ‘n Play currently on Kickstarter. theplayersaid.com/2025/01/28/i...

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  • Hethwill Wargames @hethwill.eurosky.socialBluesky · Dec 16, 2024

    #wargaming Battle of the Bulge time. Why not take a coffee break at the office, grab this postcard game, and feel the cold and urgency at keeping those troopers alive ? hethwill.itch.io/they-won-a-w...

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  • Zilla Blitz @zillablitz.bsky.socialBluesky · Oct 20, 2023

    Leaning on a cane, Avalon Hill's 1965 Battle of the Bulge limps into the Bulge Off '23 Training Camp. At 58 years old, it's the oldest Bulge game in the event. "Pfft. Step loss systems, ZOC bonds, all this new fangled techo-wizardry. Who needs it? I have nostalgia!" #wargaming #boardgames

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  • Joe-Tabletop Wargamin' Mostly @arabidtoucan.bsky.socialBluesky · Oct 3, 2023

    I am a big fan of Worthington's '1944 Battle of the Bulge'. It's quick playing, has interesting objectives, and is a beautiful package. I also enjoyed 'The Deadly Woods' from Ted Racier. Beefy game, but it allows you to play the attack and counter attack in one game. Highly recommend both.

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  • Mark Johnson @boardgamestogo.bsky.socialBluesky · Dec 11, 2023

    For day 11 of #12sgoc I want to offer an intro wargame. There are good choices under $25 on the used market, but hard to find new. By shopping around you can find Celles online for that price. And what wargamer doesn’t play a Battle of the Bulge game around Christmas?! Plus, there’s Pocket Ogre, too

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  • Deborah Rose ❌👑 @DebEruptsMastodon · Dec 24, 2025

    My father hated Bing Crosby's White Christmas because it was playing over the Army airwaves on repeat while he was fighting his way through snow and freezing temperatures in the Battle of the Bulge in the final push towards Berlin. Light a candle tonight, for the ones who were lost and the ones who survived. #NeverForget #WWII #BattleofTheBulge

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  • Spooky Karl @karlplays.bsky.socialBluesky · Jan 15, 2025

    Very early stages of WIP, but I’m adding late-war options to my German army to make them ready for some Battle of the Bulge games.

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  • The Players’ Aid @playersaidblog.bsky.socialBluesky · Nov 17, 2023

    In a continuing series covering The Beautiful Boards of Wargaming!, in today’s entry we look at the beautiful work of Nils Johansson for the Valiant Defense Series game Lanzerath Ridge: Battle of the Bulge from Dan Verssen Games. theplayersaid.com/2023/11/17/t...

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  • Joe-Tabletop Wargamin' Mostly @arabidtoucan.bsky.socialBluesky · Oct 4, 2023

    Worthington's 1944 Battle of the Bulge! We played hidden objectives, and it was a great game. I as the Germans had to get a Panzer Division off the table, and was one turn out from getting it! Tense, fun, and only about 2 hours.

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  • Wharf Rat Games @wharfratgames.bsky.socialBluesky · Aug 9, 2026

    ⏳ Real-time decisions. High-tension combat. Zero analysis paralysis. Wes Crawford sat down with @ArmchairDragon to chat about Urgent Commands—our upcoming Battle of the Bulge game! 🎲⏱️ 📖 Read the interview: armchairdragoons.com/5q-crawford-uc

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  • bluhevn.bsky.social @bluhevn.bsky.socialBluesky · Jun 23, 2026

    My dad majored in history. I followed in his footsteps as did my son. He loved to read and play Avalon Hill board games by mail. It took months to play one game. Gettysburg and Chancellorsville were hashed out many times, as well as WWII classics including Blitzkrieg and Battle of the Bulge.

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  • mikestarace.bsky.social @mikestarace.bsky.socialBluesky · Dec 28, 2025

    Nothing to see here. Just Dominick Critelli, a 104-year old World War II Veteran and veteran of D-Day and the Battle of the Bulge, playing the national anthem on his saxophone before the Rangers-Islanders game 😍 www.threads.com/@trysta_kric...

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  • My Abandonware @myabandonware.comBluesky · Jun 21, 2025

    • No Surrender: Battle of the Bulge and D-Day, about two famous battles of Western Front myabandonware.com/game/no-surr..., myabandonware.com/game/d-day-epm P.S. If you like our website, you can support us with a coffee buymeacoffee.com/myabandonware #abandonware #MyAbandonware

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  • Armored Pawn @armoredpawn.bsky.socialBluesky · Jun 3, 2025

    Congratulations on the 20k milestone. It's not a this year's game but I enjoyed 1944 Battle of the Bulge the most. Such fantastic gameplay and fast, yet difficult decisions.

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  • ☭Neoivan_Gaming (He/Him)☭ @neoivangaming.bsky.socialBluesky · Jan 16, 2025

    Gameplay was pretty solid. Single player story was terrible, it was as if none of them read any books or just believed German propaganda. Not to mention the Devs made the game micro-transaction heavy, AND they abandoned the Eastern Front for a "Battle of the Bulge DLC" instead of Kursk DLC.

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  • Steve Lewan @moochie666.bsky.socialBluesky · Dec 16, 2024

    Much like this past Army/Navy game, the Army’s defense at the beginning of the Battle of the Bulge left one wondering if it would ever show up.

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  • Banditti of the Prairie @epicbret.bsky.socialBluesky · Nov 18, 2024

    The Army Football uniforms for the #ArmyNavy game are flawless. Tribute to the 101st Airborne and their actions in Bastogne during the Battle of the Bulge. Simple and perfect

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  • Owen Conlan @oconlan.bsky.socialBluesky · Nov 17, 2024

    Great Battle of the Bulge game set near Clervaux on the 17th Recember ‘44 against @stiubhart.bsky.social last night. The Americans put up a dogged defence stalling the advance of von Böhm’s reconnaissance kampfgruppe. Suppressing key units was the secret to the American success. #battlegroup

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  • Frank Davis @fdavismobile.bsky.socialBluesky · Jun 26, 2026

    WARGAME RECON Lucky Strike - Army Operations in the Ardennes, December 1944 Coinciding with today's movie premiere, designers Frank Davis & Soichiro Nakane announced they are remaking the 1965 Battle of the Bulge game from Avalon Hill. The new Bulge game will be published in 2027 by Compass.

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  • Frank Davis @fdavismobile.bsky.socialBluesky · May 22, 2026

    LUCKY STRIKE Smoke and Snow: Ardennes 1944 Game Design: Frank Davis and Soichiro Nakane Coinciding with our redesign of the 1973 SPI game, Ardennes Offensive, a new World War II Battle of the Bulge film based on true events opens June 26th in theaters nationwide. www.yahoo.com/entertainmen...

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  • Tadenac Games Canada @tadenacgames.bsky.socialBluesky · Mar 7, 2026

    Another new game today, Ardennes '44 4th edition. A new printing of this classic Battle of the Bulge game, with a beautiful map by Mark Simonitch. tadenacgames.ca/shop/ardenne...

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  • Frank Davis @fdavismobile.bsky.socialBluesky · Jan 23, 2026

    WARGAME RECON The Big Red One - The Battle of the Bulge (SPI) Game Designer: Jim Dunnigan You Tube Channel: Seek Out and Play youtu.be/53JzDOR8w8c?...

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  • Cullen Farrell @irish87.bsky.socialBluesky · Oct 25, 2025

    One of my all time faves to play. Quick, simple & fun. The perfect ingredients to a war game. 1944 Battle of the Bulge, by Worthington Games

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  • mrsvorpalbunny.bsky.social @mrsvorpalbunny.bsky.socialBluesky · Oct 1, 2025

    Generally speaking if you like the battle of the Bulge for example, you can game it at squad level all the way up to operational level The design The Operational Art of War IV is a hard program to beat Because it offers the Battle of the Bulge and hundreds of other famous battles Why buy another

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  • Charles Hasegawa @thingsofnointerest.bsky.socialBluesky · Apr 7, 2025

    @zillablitz.bsky.social did a thing in 2023 if this interests anyone too - www.youtube.com/@ZillaBlitz/... - spoiler alert, the two I own happened to make the semis for best Battle of the Bulge Game. Also, I have EAA because it is a Jon Butterfield design and I really liked D-Day at Omaha Beach

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  • El Desafío de las Águilas - Where Eagles Dare @desafioaguilas.bsky.socialBluesky · Mar 19, 2025

    Just FIY, you can find Battle of the Bulge: Crisis in Command – Volume 1 by John Butterfield adapted as a videogame at Steam, now at sale: store.steampowered.com/app/365560/B...

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  • Scott Gillispie @fsgillispie.bsky.socialBluesky · Feb 3, 2025

    No - they were obvious to 12 year old me in 1980, who had already played the 60s Battle of the Bulge and Afrika Korps, and learned how the game should flow by reading the series replay in AH General v16 #4 (my first issue!)

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  • candy @wormfood-local-510.bsky.socialBluesky · Jan 17, 2025

    the Battle of the Bulge except you get to watch Hitler kill himself on a gigantic Mega screen above the battlefield like a baseball game

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  • Mike Muth @mikemuth.bsky.socialBluesky · Dec 16, 2024

    One of Avalon Hill's early board games was "Battle of the Bulge". It was historically inaccurate, but not a bad game to play.

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  • Peter Suciu @petersuciu.bsky.socialBluesky · Dec 13, 2024

    Army-Navy Game 125th Edition on Saturday! Army will honor the 101st Airborne to mark the 80th Anniversary of the Battle of the Bulge while Navy will pay homage to Fighter Squadron 17 (VF-17), which first flew the F4U-1 Corsair fighter. news.clearancejobs.com/2024/12/13/a...

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  • mrsvorpalbunny.bsky.social @mrsvorpalbunny.bsky.socialBluesky · Dec 13, 2024

    A specific scenario from my Fortress Europa wargame. The set up to play out the Battle of the Bulge through the game.

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  • Ekimellnea @ekimellneaMastodon · Sep 19, 2026

    How did German tanks catch the Allies off guard in 1944? This book lays it out step by step. #books #bookreview #BattleOfTheBulge #History https://thisgrandpablogs.com/battle-of-the-bulge/

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  • This Grandpa Blogs @ThisGrandpaBlogsMastodon · Sep 14, 2026

    How did German tanks catch the Allies off guard in 1944? This book lays it out step by step. #books #bookreview #BattleOfTheBulge #History https://smpl.is/amtef

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  • Orsini's Uncensored Mind @AJOrsini96HostMastodon · Sep 6, 2026

    ***The Following Contains Explicit Language and Adult Content*** Old School Board Games Like Battle of the Bulge — Retro Chaos at the Strong Museum! For ALL THINGS OUM: Click here: www.linktr.ee/ajoum #AJOrsini #DeceiveDave #OUM #BattleOfTheBulge #Kerplunk #OperationGame

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  • Alex @nobrakes.bsky.socialBluesky · Aug 19, 2026

    Every once in a while I think "I should finally play that copy of One Page Bulge"—a board game entirely premised on "See, it *is* possible to make a Battle of the Bulge board game with only one page of rules!"—but then I read the rules and remember that there are contradicting rules and I give up.

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  • Frank Davis @fdavismobile.bsky.socialBluesky · Aug 8, 2026

    WARGAMES FOR ADULTS Battle of the Bulge - Compass Games (2020) Game Designer: John Butterfield youtu.be/U5QaXUeZXZY?...

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  • Vincent Iavarone @marines7777777.bsky.socialBluesky · Jul 5, 2026

    (16/24) John was listening to a song from a WW2 game titled ‘1944 Battle of the Bulge Music - Main Menu 1‘ - m.youtube.com/watch?v=hnsP... He puts on a winter coat and heads outside, and sits on a chair near the entrance. The rain finally stopped, and immediately it started snowing.

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  • I-270, Exit 1 @i270exit1.bsky.socialBluesky · Apr 12, 2026

    Just like when FDR and Churchill went to a baseball game during the Battle of the Bulge. Oh wait, they were serious leaders.

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  • Markus Zapke-Gründemann @keimlink.bsky.socialBluesky · Mar 16, 2026

    I love this one too! Such a nice Battle of the Bulge game that hits the sweet spot for complexity. And I love the activation system, it makes the game much more fluid. It was my main motivation to order Drop Zone immediately after it came out.

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  • Jenn @ Charge To The Parks 🔌🔋🛻 @chargetotheparks.comBluesky · Feb 23, 2026

    Charging future electric tactical vehicles could be a game changer. But, if the reactor gets captured, things could look a lot like the Battle of the Bulge.

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  • Mikey Gonos @makigonos.bsky.socialBluesky · May 22, 2025

    Excited for the long weekend, as I and my best friend will be running a game at Enfilade ‘25. The Battle of The Bulge(back when America fought AGAINST fascism, instead of joining it).

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  • Nick LaLone @nicklalone.comBluesky · May 15, 2025

    In #wargaming news, I was asked to purchase Avalon Hill's Battle of the Bulge to play this summer. In a weird turn of events, the designer got his PhD from University of Rochester. This will also be my first Tom Shaw game.

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  • Aidan Cook @aidancook.bsky.socialBluesky · Feb 13, 2025

    Things I’m not watching: - that - the SAS one Things I will kick off about: - Fury - Hurt Locker - The Imitation Game I immediately turn into a seven year old screaming “WHAT SORT OF TANKS ARE THEY?” at The Battle of the Bulge on TV.

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  • Francisco Colmenares @knightstalker.bsky.socialBluesky · Dec 22, 2024

    On my table. Lanzerath Ridge from DVG. Solitaire game on the opening attacks by German Paratroopers in the Battle of the Bulge and the heroics of a reconnaissance and artillery observation platoon to deny an important road network to the German tanks.

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  • Rich Okulski @polishwxguy.bsky.socialBluesky · Dec 15, 2024

    The Army football team wore uniforms to honor the 101st Airborne Division during the Battle of the Bulge. They played like it was Operation Market Garden. Kudos to Navy for playing a great game.

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  • Tom Withers @twithers44.bsky.socialBluesky · Dec 15, 2024

    Yesterday marked 2 remarkable events for me. 1, the Army/Navy game that has beautiful pageantry and tradition. And 2, the 80th anniversary of the Battle of the Bulge. Both are held close to my heart. Disappointed that there has been very little recognition of either on this site.

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