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1997 Ranked #5,652

Dak: The Campaign In North Africa, 1940-1942

An operational World War II wargame has commanders direct regiments through the North African campaign. Specialized rules for formations, minefields, and shifting theaters capture the logistical challenges of desert warfare.

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Players

2

Play time

Not listed

Age

16+

Complexity

4.04/5

Rating

8.07

Harder to teach Highly interactive Deep strategy

Overview

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ABG editorial scores on a 1–5 scale.

Teachability 2.3/5

Harder to teach

Replay value 4.0/5

High replayability

Interaction 3.7/5

Highly interactive

Player scaling 4.0/5

Scales well

Strategic depth 4.5/5

Deep strategy

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How it plays

How does it play?

The 5th entry in The Gamer's popular Operational Combat System, and the grandest in scope, DAK covers the entire North African campaign at the regimental level, from Compass to El Alemain and beyond.

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The 5th entry in The Gamer's popular Operational Combat System, and the grandest in scope, DAK covers the entire North African campaign at the regimental level, from Compass to El Alemain and beyond. This is the most specialized of the OCS titles, with rules for the Commonwealth brigades & unusual organizations, minefields, the Greek campaign, and a variety of others (including the humorous poke at Richard H. Berg with the Italian Pasta rule: there is no rule for the Italians' preference for pasta).

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Play and group

Players
2
Best with
2
Play time
360 min
Age
16+
Complexity
4.0/5
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Credits

Designers

1
Dean Essig

Artists

1
David Pentland

Publishers

1
The Gamers