Afrikakorps: Decision In The Desert, 1941-42

Fit

Teach 2.3

Teaching signal

Replay 4.0

High replayability

Interaction 3.6

Highly interactive

Scaling 4.0

Scales well

Strategy 4.5

Deep strategy

Control 3.5

More strategic control

Table feel

The game has a moderate level of direct confrontation and strategic depth. Players need to frequently pay attention to and react to each other's strategies. However, there is not a strong emphasis on cooperation.

Replay value

Afrikakorps: Decision in the Desert, 1941-42 has a high replayability score due to its high variability gameboard, the availability of expansions, deep strategic possibilities, and good scalability. The game offers different experiences each time it is played, allowing players to discover new tactics and strategies. While the easiness to learn score is relatively low, the game compensates with its depth and complexity. Overall, Afrikakorps: Decision in the Desert, 1941-42 provides a fresh and engaging experience with a high replay value.

Luck profile

The final luck score for Afrikakorps: Decision in the Desert, 1941-42 is 7, indicating a moderate influence of luck on the game outcome. Random elements have a notable but not exclusive impact on the game, allowing for some strategic decisions to influence the outcome. Players have substantial ability to mitigate randomness through strategic decisions and planning. Overall, the game outcome is primarily determined by player strategy and decisions, with luck playing a minor role.

Overview

Afrikakorps: Decision in the Desert, 1941-41, simulates the campaigns in the Western Desert in which Italo-German forces under the command of Erwin Rommel took on the forces of the British Empire. The game map shows the Egyptian/Libyan coastal area as it was in 1941-42. Each game turn represents one month. Each hexagon on the map represents 12.5 miles (20 km). There are two scenarios, short (May-November 1941) and long (May 1941 to November 1942). Afrikakorps is a two-player game of intermediate complexity. The rules contain about 15,000 words, meaning experienced players can finish the short scenario in about four hours. Solitaire play is doable. Rules cover such things as: high command bulletins, unit refits, supply, fog of war, pursuit and pursuit combat, fortified boxes, airpower, naval bombardment and transport, unit upgrades, off-map bases, major operations, special forces and tactics, coastal shipping, battlefield salvage, appeals to Berlin, capture of the Western Desert Force headquarters, amphibious landings, the Qattara Depression, port interdiction, anti-aircraft fire, air transport, aerial supply, airborne assault, oases, reconnaissance, heavy armor, 88s, and Malta. The turn sequence is as follows. I. Planning Phase II. Reinforcement & Refit Phase III. Operations Phases A. First Operations Phase 1 Movement Sub-Phase 2. Combat Sub-Phase B. Second Operations Phase C., D., Etc. Subsequent Operations Phases IV. Air Return Phase. V. Game Turn Inter-Phase A. Sudden Death Victory Sub-Phase B. Game Turn Advance Sub-Phase

Mechanism

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Hexagon Grid

Family

4

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Type

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Wargames

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