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History: World War II (Africa)

Commando Raid on Rommel

Commando Raid on Rommel

boardgame

Commando Raid on Rommel simulates a British special forces attack on Erwin Rommel during the desert war. Originally published as a magazine minigame, it was later released in a zip edition featuring color markers and optional rules.

Players:
1
Time:
30 min
Min. Age:
12
The Dark Sands: War in North Africa, 1940-42

The Dark Sands: War in North Africa, 1940-42

boardgame

Players:
1–2
Time:
90–1500 min
Min. Age:
14
Panzer Grenadier: DAK '44

Panzer Grenadier: DAK '44

boardgameexpansion

Players:
2
Time:
60 min
Min. Age:
0
North Africa '40: The 1940 Expansion to North Africa '41

North Africa '40: The 1940 Expansion to North Africa '41

boardgameexpansion

Players:
1–2
Time:
180–900 min
Min. Age:
14
Operation Skorpion: Rommel's First Strike – Halfaya Pass, May 1941

Operation Skorpion: Rommel's First Strike – Halfaya Pass, May 1941

boardgame

Players:
2
Time:
200 min
Min. Age:
0
1st Alamein: July 1942

1st Alamein: July 1942

boardgame

1st Alamein is a 1997 free print-and-play two-player wargame by Lou Coatney simulating the July 1942 battle for Alamein. Featuring active zones of control and disruption rules, this hex-and-counter game serves as an ideal introductory simulation.

Players:
2
Time:
75–120 min
Min. Age:
10
Totensonntag

Totensonntag

boardgame

Players:
2
Time:
120 min
Min. Age:
0
The Desert Fox: Fox Killed

The Desert Fox: Fox Killed

boardgameexpansion

Players:
2
Time:
–
Min. Age:
12
Rommel

Rommel

boardgame

Players:
2–8
Time:
120–240 min
Min. Age:
12
Bloody Keren

Bloody Keren

boardgame

Bloody Keren is an operational simulation of the Allied invasion of Italian Eritrea and Ethiopia during World War 2. Covering the campaign from January to November 1941, it utilizes four-day turns and a map scale of approximately eight miles per hex.

Players:
2
Time:
90 min
Min. Age:
12
Desert Generals

Desert Generals

boardgame

Players:
1–2
Time:
60–240 min
Min. Age:
14
The African Campaign

The African Campaign

boardgame

The African Campaign simulates World War II in North Africa from Alexandria to Tripoli. Units range from brigade to divisional level. The game builds upon mechanics similar to Avalon Hill's classic Afrika Korps.

Players:
1–2
Time:
120 min
Min. Age:
12
Dance of War: First Battle of El-Alamein 1942

Dance of War: First Battle of El-Alamein 1942

boardgame

Players:
1–3
Time:
480–600 min
Min. Age:
12
Rommel's Battles: Scenarios for the Clash of Armor Rules System

Rommel's Battles: Scenarios for the Clash of Armor Rules System

boardgameexpansion

Players:
2
Time:
180 min
Min. Age:
12
El Alamein: Battles in North Africa, 1942

El Alamein: Battles in North Africa, 1942

boardgame

El Alamein is an operational board game simulation of the 1942 battles between Rommel's Panzer Armee Afrika and Montgomery's Eighth Army. Based on the Kursk system, the game features three historical scenarios with daily turns.

Players:
2
Time:
120 min
Min. Age:
12
Drive on Suez: Rommel Drives Deep, 1942

Drive on Suez: Rommel Drives Deep, 1942

boardgame

Players:
1–2
Time:
–
Min. Age:
0
The Tobruk Game

The Tobruk Game

boardgame

Players:
2–4
Time:
30–60 min
Min. Age:
10
The Desert Fox: Rommel's Campaign for North Africa April 1941-December 1942

The Desert Fox: Rommel's Campaign for North Africa April 1941-December 1942

boardgame

Desert Fox is a brigade-level simulation of the North African war from March 1941 to late 1942. The Axis player aims to conquer Libya and Egypt, while the Allied player seeks to protect Alexandria and contain enemy forces.

Players:
2
Time:
120–1 min
Min. Age:
12
Tide of Iron:  Days of the Fox

Tide of Iron: Days of the Fox

boardgameexpansion

Tide of Iron: Days of the Fox is the first expansion for Tide of Iron, shifting combat to the North African desert. It introduces the British army, alongside new terrain tiles, units, rules, and scenarios recreating historical campaigns.

Players:
2–4
Time:
60–240 min
Min. Age:
12
Above the Clouds!

Above the Clouds!

boardgame

Players:
2–8
Time:
–
Min. Age:
12
Forgotten Legions: Designer Signature Edition

Forgotten Legions: Designer Signature Edition

boardgame

Players:
1–4
Time:
180–420 min
Min. Age:
12
Desert Rats 1940-42

Desert Rats 1940-42

boardgame

Players:
1–2
Time:
120 min
Min. Age:
14
Memoir '28: Campaign book – Rush to Victory

Memoir '28: Campaign book – Rush to Victory

boardgameexpansion

Players:
2–6
Time:
–
Min. Age:
12
Undaunted: North Africa

Undaunted: North Africa

boardgame

Players:
2
Time:
45–60 min
Min. Age:
14