Search results
Results from the WOW.Com Content Network
The entire campaign takes 80 turns, about 15–25 hours of gameplay. The game includes four shorter scenarios [1] that can be completed in a few hours. [2] The game comes with a 22" x 34" paper map of North Africa from El Agheila to El Alamein, an 8-page rulebook, and a cardstock sheet of 252 counters. [3]
Desert Rats vs. Afrika Korps, released as Afrika Korps vs. Desert Rats outside the UK and U.S., is a real-time tactics game that is based on the North African campaign of World War II. The single player missions are playable as the German Afrika Korps or the British Desert Rats. There is also an option for online multiplayer.
The Campaign for North Africa has been called the longest board game ever produced, with estimates that a full game would take 1,500 hours to complete. [1] [2] Reviewer Luke Winkie pointed out that "If you and your group meets for three hours at a time, twice a month, you’d wrap up the campaign in about 20 years."
Jay Selover reviewed the game for Computer Gaming World, and stated that "That is the essence of Rommel: good scenarios, good development, good system." [1]Brian Walker reviewed Panzer Battles and Rommel: Battles for North Africa for Games International magazine, and gave them both a rating of 8 out of 10, and stated that "Despite their hard core titles, there is no reason why either of these ...
The African Campaign is a board wargame published by the Australian game company Jedko Games in 1973 that simulates the North African Campaign during World War II.The game design was based on Avalon Hill's popular wargame Afrika Korps, but Avalon Hill recognized some improvements had been made to the game, and became the North American distributor of Jedko games including this one.
Nethercot questioned the historical accuracy of the game, saying, "In my view, the game requires revision to give it a greater degree of historical realism, and to bring it up to date with the latest developments in the field of simulation game design." He concluded, "Even so, Afrika Korps is an enjoyable and entertaining game." [4]
The magazine pull-out edition had the following components: [1] One 22 x 34" paper hex grid map, scaled at 12 mi (19 km) per hex; 200 die-cut counters; 12-page rules booklet; SPI also published the game in a "flat-pack" box with integral counter tray and clear plastic lid. In the Avalon Hill boxed set, the map was mounted, and a 6-sided die was ...
Main page; Contents; Current events; Random article; About Wikipedia; Contact us