This game, the second in the Victory in the West series of games, was first published in Strategy & Tactics magazine #84.The game is a two-player simulation of the U.S. Ninth Army's February 1945 offensive in the Rhineland area of Germany.Included are a 22'X34' mapsheet, standard rules for the Victory in the West game system, exclusive rules for Operation Grenade, and 245 1/2' counters. Other series games were Patton's Third Army, and Sicily.The U.S. player gains victory points for occupying German towns and for occupying bridges on the Rhine river. The number of points gained determines the level of victory for both players.The Victory in the West'' system has its roots in Operation Typhoon, itself a derivation from Panzergruppe Guderian. - BoardGameGeek