▁" what ▁if " ▁scenario ▁with ▁American / B rit ish ▁forces ▁vs . ▁Soviet ▁forces . ▁ ▁An ▁extension ▁k it ▁covering ▁the ▁t anks ▁of ▁ 1 9 4 0 ▁was ▁also ▁published . ▁ ▁This ▁is ▁for ▁the ▁France ▁ 1 9 4 0 ▁campaign , ▁and ▁is ▁meant ▁for ▁play ▁with ▁the ▁Pan zer ▁Le ader ▁game . ▁ ▁Ant icip ation ▁Pan zer Bl itz ▁is ▁considered ▁to ▁be ▁revolution ary ▁in ▁the ▁history ▁of ▁tact ical ▁war - g ames ▁and ▁brought ▁many ▁new ▁players ▁into ▁the ▁h ob by . ▁When ▁it ▁was ▁released ▁in ▁ 1 9 7 0 , ▁the ▁few ▁war - g ames ▁available ▁for ▁purchase ▁were ▁generally ▁larger ▁scale ▁strateg ic ▁war - g ames ▁that ▁did ▁not ▁del ve ▁into ▁the ▁same ▁kind ▁of ▁unit ▁detail . ▁ ▁Bey ond ▁merely ▁coming ▁up ▁with ▁additional ▁scenarios ▁for ▁the ▁existing ▁Pan zer Bl itz ▁game , ▁the ▁idea ▁of ▁a ▁new ▁game ▁featuring ▁the ▁Western ▁Front ▁was ▁an ▁obvious ▁one ▁and ▁the ▁mer its ▁of ▁different ▁approaches ▁were ▁deb ated ▁outside ▁of ▁A val on ▁Hill ▁during ▁the ▁early ▁ 1 9 7 0 s . ▁As ▁an ▁example ▁of ▁this ▁fer vor , ▁a ▁proposal ▁in ▁Pan zer fa ust ▁No . ▁ 5 1 ▁inspired ▁three ▁different ▁articles ▁in ▁response ▁in ▁No . ▁ 5 3 . ▁ ▁In ▁their ▁time , ▁Pan zer Bl itz ▁and ▁Pan zer ▁Le ader ▁were ▁very ▁popular ▁among ▁the ▁war ▁g amer