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Duel in the Desert: Rommel's Campaign in North Africa
Duel in the Desert: Rommel's Campaign in North Africa
by 3W (World Wide Wargames) (1986)
Player Count
2

Player Ages
12+

Playing Time
1 hour, 30 minutes
Categories
  • Wargame
  • World War II
  • Designers
  • Eric Faust
  • Mechanisms
  • Hex-and-Counter
  • Paper-and-Pencil
  • Dice Rolling
  • Grid Movement
  • Movement Points
  • Hidden Movement
  • Artists
  • Rodger B. MacGowan
  • Vince DeNardo
  • Family
  • Country: Egypt
  • Country: Germany
  • Country: Libya
  • WWII - Africa
  • Digital Implementations: VASSAL
  • Rating: 0/10 from 0 users

    Description

    Neither player can see the map or units of his opponent. The game begins with Rommel's breakout into Cyrenaica in 1941 and continues until either the Allied Torch landings in Nov. 1942 or one side gains a decisive victory.

    Movement is handled as in some naval games... by calling out hex numbers of the paths each unit travels. When an enemy is spotted, a marker is placed to indicate location, but not strength. A unit is revealed only when it ends its turn adjacent to an enemy unit.

    Control of El Aghiela, Tobruk, and Alexandria determine the level of victory.

    From the rules, 1.0 Introduction (p. 20):

    "... Any simulation game must be a compromise between accuracy of simulation and simplicity of play. This game emphasizes limited intelligence, supply, and maneuver. It is also designed to be fairly simple to play. As a result, historical accuracy in other areas may not seem as great. A complete accurate simulation would be a much larger game."

    Scale: 30 km per hex
    Time: 1 month per turn
    Counters: Some counters represent more than one (similar) historical unit over time
    Zone of Control: Yes
    Stacking: Yes (generally 5 brigades)
    Supply: Yes (line, source, net; supply units)
    Combat: CRT (Combat Results Table)
    Intelligence: Yes (ULTRA rules for allies, "Intelligence Reports" scheduled for both sides)
    Initiative: die roll (1-4 Axis, 5-6 Allied)
    Special Rules: Tripoli off-map box, Rommel leader benefits
    Optional Rules: British Armor Coordination, Tobruck Minefields, Alexandria Garrison, Disbanded Formations
    Tables & Charts: CRT, Column Shift SUmmary, Die Roll Modifiers; Reinforcement/Supply/Intelligence schedule
    Tracking Sheet form: Armor/Infantry replacement points, Intelligence notes or guesses.
    Counter Manifest: Yes except enemy unit indicators

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