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2004 Ranked #4,320

Dak2: The Campaign In North Africa, 1940-1942

This operational wargame has commanders direct the North African campaign from 1940 to 1942. Desert supply lines and wide maneuvers make every offensive hard to sustain.

Wargames Wargame World War II Hexagon Grid Simulation

Players

1-2

Play time

Not listed

Age

14+

Complexity

4.37/5

Rating

8.33

Harder to teach Highly interactive Deep strategy

Overview

At a glance

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ABG editorial scores on a 1–5 scale.

Teachability 2.3/5

Harder to teach

Replay value 3.9/5

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?

DAK II: The Campaign In North Africa, 1940-1942, is the 5th entry in The Gamer's/Multi-Man Publishing popular Operational Combat Series (OCS) and covers the entire campaign in the Western Desert theater in World War II at the regimental level, from Compass to El Alamein and beyond in 17 scenarios. Game Scale: Game Turn: Half Week Hex: 5 miles / 8 Km Units: Company to Division Game Inventory: Five 22 x 34" maps Six dual-side printed countersheets (1,540 1/2" counters) One 52-page OCS rules booklet One 64-page DAK II Vol.

Core mechanisms

Key systems that shape the decisions players make.

Dice Rolling

Roll dice to introduce uncertainty into actions, production, movement, or resolution.
Simulation

Model a real or imagined system through detailed cause-and-effect rules.
Hexagon Grid

Use a hexagonal map where each space connects evenly in six directions.
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DAK II: The Campaign In North Africa, 1940-1942, is the 5th entry in The Gamer's/Multi-Man Publishing popular Operational Combat Series (OCS) and covers the entire campaign in the Western Desert theater in World War II at the regimental level, from Compass to El Alamein and beyond in 17 scenarios. Game Scale: Game Turn: Half Week Hex: 5 miles / 8 Km Units: Company to Division Game Inventory: Five 22 x 34" maps Six dual-side printed countersheets (1,540 1/2" counters) One 52-page OCS rules booklet One 64-page DAK II Vol. 1 game rules & scenario booklet One 40-page DAK II Vol. II game rules & scenario booklet Two 8-page DAK II Vol. III game rules & charts/tables booklets One Map E Abstract player aid card (1-sided) Two 6-sided dice Complexity: High Solitaire Suitability: Medium Playing Time: 3 to Hundreds of hours

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Type

1
Wargames

Category

2
Wargame World War II

Mechanism

3
Dice Rolling Hexagon Grid Simulation

Family

5
Decades: The 1940's Digital Implementations: VASSAL History: World War II (Africa) Players: Games with Solitaire Rules Series: Operational Combat Series (MMP)

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Game and edition data

All specifications (5)

Play and group

Players
1–2
Best with
1
Play time
360 min
Age
14+
Complexity
4.4/5
Credits and catalog connections

Credits

Designers

1
Dean Essig

Artists

2
Dean Essig David Pentland

Publishers

1
Multi-Man Publishing

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