How much space do I need to give Windows7?

Hello,
I want to get the middle of the line MacBook Pro with Retina Display and and I've seen "gaming" reviews of it. I saw that it can handle playing Battlefield3 and since that is my favorite game, I would like to play it.
So here,
Battlefield3 recommends using Windows7 64bit which requires 20GB but I still don't know how much the game itself will take up.
So my question is, how much GB of storage should I give Windows on Bootcamp?
Note: This is the only game I will be using.
I am going to use Steam
Game will only be used for online multiplayer.
Thank you in advance for your responses.

So my question is, how much GB of storage should I give Windows on Bootcamp?
How large a SSD are you going to have? I would think that you would be 'safe' with a 30-40GB partition. I use 60 GB or so (I'm running Parallels, NOT Boot Camp) for Windows and a boat load of applications. Most of my 'real' storage is either on my Mac or on Microsoft's SkyDrive.
Good luck,
Clinton

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