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Totensonntag

On November 19th, 1941, as the sun rose over a new day in the Libyan Desert, a clock was ticking in the headquarters of the British Eighth Army. They had done the impossible and surprised Erwin Rommel, the Desert Fox, slipping nearly five hundred tanks behind his lines. The oppor...

Players

2

Time

?-?

Age

?+

Weight

2.05

Rating

6.81

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Totensonntag has a high level of direct confrontation and strategic depth in confrontation. Players need to frequently pay attention to and react to each other's strategies and turns. However, there is a lower emphasis on cooperation in the game.

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 2.7

Luck-sensitive

Table feel

Totensonntag has a high level of direct confrontation and strategic depth in confrontation. Players need to frequently pay attention to and react to each other's strategies and turns. However, there is a lower emphasis on cooperation in the game.

Replay value

Totensonntag has a high variability gameboard, good expansions available, deep strategic possibilities, moderate player interaction, good scalability, and a moderate easiness to learn. Overall, it offers a high replayability score of 7.9.

Luck profile

Totensonntag has a moderate influence of luck. Random elements like dice rolls or card draws have a notable but not exclusive impact on the game outcome. Players have substantial ability to mitigate randomness through strategic decisions and planning. The game outcome is primarily determined by player strategy and decisions, with luck playing a minor role.

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On November 19th, 1941, as the sun rose over a new day in the Libyan Desert, a clock was ticking in the headquarters of the British Eighth Army. They had done the impossible and surprised Erwin Rommel, the Desert Fox, slipping nearly five hundred tanks behind his lines. The opportunity to crush the Afrika Korps lay within their grasp... Totensonntag is the expanded 2nd Edition of Peter Bogdasarian’s Totensonntag from the award-winning Corps Command-system game. At stake: The First Battle of Sidi Rezegh, fought between the British Commonwealth’s XXX Corps and Germany’s Panzerarmee Afrika during Operation Crusader. Relive the battles, from the opening skirmishes to the hellish clash on Totensonntag, the Sunday of the Dead. The Corps Command system is easily learned and taught, perfect for an evening’s entertainment. So choose your side and make some history! Game Scale: Turn: 1 day Hex: 3 miles / 4.8 kilometers Units: Battalion to Division Game Inventory: Two 11 x 17.5" full-color mapsheets One dual-side printed countersheets (100 5/8" counters - includes 8 blanks) One 8-page Totensonntag rules booklet One dual-side printed Player Aid card Two 6-sided die Complexity: Medium-Low Solitaire Suitability: Medium-High Players: 1 or more Playing Time: 1-3 Hours

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Designers

1
Peter Bogdasarian

Artists

2
Olivier Revenu Marc von Martial

Publishers

1
Lock 'n Load Publishing, LLC.

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