By December, 1944 the war in Europe was winding down. Eisenhower had wagered five pounds with Montgomery than the war would over by Christmas. By the second week in December it looked as though Ike would lose his bet, although the Germans had, by all intelligence analysis, had lost the capacity for any significant offensive action and were preparing a defensive battle along the West Wall...

Germans receive +2 permanent victory points for occupying each of objective towns designated with a * following the name. LUXEMBURG CITY is worth 10 permanent VP.
Crossing points on the Meuse River are worth +10 permanent victory points to the Germans except LIEGE which is worth 25 VP.
Likewise the Allies obtain permanent victory points for capturing any of the towns in Germany designated with a * following the name.
In addition to the permanent victory points noted above the Germans receive supply benefits for occupying supply depots at Bullingen, Spa, Bastogne and Liege. These benefits are only temporary, however.

The German panzer divisions will be delayed two or three turns before being released. This reflects the historic delay in preparing crossing sites for 2d Pz, 116th Pz, and Pz Lehr Divisions, or in the case of the 1 SS and 12 SS Panzer Divisions, the decision to lead the attack with the infantry divisions followed by the panzers.
Several US units, such as the 82nd and 101st Airborne, the 7th Armored Division, arrive at their historic assembly areas rather than their historic entry points.