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No Retreat 2: The Africa Front 1940-1942
No Retreat 2: The Africa Front 1940-1942
by Victory Point Games, Les Jeux du Griffon (2011)
Player Count
2

Player Ages
14+

Playing Time
50 minutes
Categories
  • Wargame
  • World War II
  • Designers
  • Carl Paradis
  • Mechanisms
  • Campaign / Battle Card Driven
  • Hex-and-Counter
  • Dice Rolling
  • Artists
  • Alan Emrich
  • Family
  • No Retreat series
  • Desert Theme
  • Region: North Africa
  • Player Count: Two Player Only Games
  • Rating: 7.49/10 from 35 users

    Description

    The African Front: 1940 - 1942

    Deluxe Series #5

    Following on the success of No Retreat!: The Russian Front 1941-1944 where the Russian Front of World War II beckons, game designer Carl Paradis and his trusty developer Alan Emrich have teamed up again to present the second chapter in this game series, No Retreat 2: North Africa, this time taking the action to the African Front from the start of Operation Compass on 8 December 1940, through 1942 to the eviction of the Axis from Libya.

    Building on the notion of a card assisted game and death-or-glory victory conditions, No Retreat 2 offers a narrative game rich in the feel for the ebb-and-flow of the campaign, wrapped around an exciting maneuver and combat system that harks back to the glory days of classic wargaming but includes all the modern features and plenty of innovations. Unlike other North Africa wargames, there are 5 mini-maps located at the various termini of maneuver in the campaign, and where battles are waged as fascinating mini-games in their own right. Players try to sweep each map and force the action onto the next one in an effort to push their opponent out of the game.

    The looming Malta factor is accounted for most assiduously. While abstracted into many aspects of the game, players must always be mindful of Malta being made active (helping the Allies) or inactive (assisting the Axis). The Italian forces have their rightful place in the story unfolding on the game board, and the remarkable paucity of units turns every counter and hex into the kind of wargaming puzzle reminiscent of the glory days of those great contests from the Avalon Hill General magazine.

    The use of Supply Point markers, received in a fast, hassle-free way, to seize the initiative, replace losses and recover shattered formations, to light up a map and begin operations there (i.e., conduct player turns on it of maneuver and combat), and then to continue those player turns for another round. Each additional round of player turns must be paid for by another Supply Point, usually spent by the side that feels it is advantageous to press on and keep the opponent hard pressed, recreating simply and effectively the lulls and starts in battlefield operations that were a signature of this campaign.

    The desert lies before you and World War II is at stake. You must endure and prevail under the most surprising and grueling of circumstances, for there is No Retreat!

    Game Data:

    Number of Players: 2
    Ages: 14 and up
    Playing Time: approximately 50 minutes for each scenario; 3 to 4 hours for a campaign game
    Complexity: 5 on a 9 scale
    Solitaire Suitability: 3 on a 9 scale
    Scale: German & Allied units are Divisions (8-10,000 men), Italian units are Corps of binary (2 Regiment) Divisions; each hex is 10 miles across, and each turn is 1-2 months of real time.

    Game Components:

    • 12 page color Rules booklet
    • 4 page Scenarios booklet
    • One 11" x 25.5" 2-sided color map sheet containing five mini maps
    • One 8.5" x 11" Player Aid mat
    • Two 8.5" x 5.5" Player Aid sheets
    • 48 color, 5/8" two-sided square game unit counters
    • 56 color, 5/8" two-sided round game markers
    • 36 Event cards
    • Polybag packaging and component storage

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