Originally introduced in 1977, those wargamers fortunate enough to play it found a game that is both playable and uniquely. Avalon hill five years ago, and typifies battlelines pioneer, tactical systems. One ofthese, fury inthe west, covers the battle of shiloh. The oberkommando des heeres okh placed rommel and reichenau in command of the dak. Wargame processor from the authors description the war game processor does for board war gamers what the word processor did for secretaries. If tiled onto legal size paper, it should fit onto 9 sheets printed in landscape orientation 12 x 8. Fantastic writeups and more detail at board game geek afrika korps instructions original 1964 continue reading. I made these counters at the request of a poster on consimworld who asked for ideas for 18th century units. The above is a summary of the osprey battle orders rommels afrika korps by battistelli. Originally introduced in 1977, those wargamers fortunate enough to play it found a game that is both playable and uniquely realistic. Military geologists and the german afrika korps 194043. The silhouettes here were borrowed from avalon hill s war and peace. Afrika korps contests particularly, facetoface tournament matches are frequently decided by a big.
Now, ah has begun the eighties by absorbing the rest of the battleline series. Afrika korps simulates the mobile conflict between rommels panzerarmee afrika and the british eighth army defending egypt and the suez canal. The deutsches afrika korps often just afrika korps or dak was the corpslevel headquarters controlling the german panzer divisions in lybia and egypts western desert during world war ii. Incorporated in 1958 avalon hill s first games were gettysburg.
A division of the monarch avalon printing company, avalon hill became a pioneer in a new type of gaming. There are many threads that deal with an expanded dak. Variant counters operation compass afrika korps avalon. The italian defeat in north africa will be averted but so will the british defeat in mainland greece, because the british wont be there. As far as i can remember none get past the sticking point of logistics. The game was the culmination of many years of effort on the part of frank chadwick. Your favorite wargame can be played on computer, using a user friendly graphic interface. The silhouettes here were borrowed from avalon hills war and peace. The last of these is a board wargame pub wargame afteraction report for an authentic account of a lished by the avalon hill game. Board game parts, afrika korps, situation chart, avalon.
Afrika korps full strength from day 1 axis history forum. This page is devoted to my graphical improvements to the mapboard and counters for avalon hills classic wargame, waterloo. Panzer armee afrika is a board wargame that was published in 1973 by simulations publications, inc. Avalon hill unspsc code 60141100 date first available september 25, 2011 feedback if you are a seller for this product, would you like to suggest updates through seller support. Played on a mapboard depicting the northern coastline of eastern libya and western egypt, the game follows erwin rommels afrika korps and their italian allies as they fought backandforth campaigns against british forces in world war ii. The avalon hill game company released its first three games gettysburg, tactics ii, and dispatcher in 1958. Command decision was published by game designers workshop in 1986. Afrika korps simulates the mobile conflict between rommels panzerarmee afrika and the british eighth. This remains a very good introductory game for the hobby as most new releases are tailored for an existing dwindling gamer population who prefer more complex designs. In short, the axis could not adequately maintain the locs needed to support that large and mechanized a force so. Units may combine to form a stack at any point during a turn in. For many of us older gamers avalon hill was a starting point or near into our great hobby. The avalon project, nuremberg trial proceedings volume 22.
Wga illustrated and amplified afrika korps softcopy pdf rulebook. Easy and fun historical game of rommels battles with the english in north africa during ww2. Avalon hill company almost solely for the cul tural edification of adult it also helps to sell avalon hill products, tool. They have not responded to a request for permission to use their. As a result, you need to do as much damage as possible to the earlier british forces before then. During each monthly gameturn, the initiative may switch from the germany to the allied player as both come to understand why rommel called north africa a tacticians paradise. He then besieged me in tobruk, counting on the mountains to double the defense value of his forces. A long time passed before my partner, dave blackie blackburn and i, teamed up with john tiller to help make computer wargames, and it was blackie who first suggested that we look at the desert for a panzer campaign.
Afrika korps avalon hill first edition 1964 write up from wikipedia. Wargame academy amplified third edition rulebook page 1 of the avalon hill game companys trademark for its desert campaign game 1. Note how the typeface chosen for the combat data can contribute to the feel of the counters. Afrika korps ww2 desert campaign board game a classic war game set in ww2 north africa by avalon hill good condition, appears complete sold as is as pictured. But few know the background of avalon hill, itself. See more ideas about afrika korps, world war two and erwin rommel. German afrika korps commanded by field marshal erwin rommel operated in africa from 1941 1943 operation torch, nov 1942, opened up a second front on the afrika korps germans, surrounded at tunis and bizeret by land and sea, begin surrendering in may 1943 fm rommel was withdrawn to greece in mar 1943 to organize defenses. Up to this point, strategy games had been more abstract in nature and popular. Only the chart for the game is included in the listing.
The afrika korps was an expeditionary combat force of the german army that fought in north africa from february 1941 until may 1943. This item is a new copy of the situationorder of battle reference chart for afrika korps, a board game published by avalon hill in 1964. Wga illustrated and amplified afrika korps softcopy pdf rulebook 529kb. Foxes of the desert is the definitive work on the afrika korps and the other german forces who served in the western desert and tunisia during world war ii. As most of you loyal subscribers know afrika korps is the latest in a continuing series of famous battle games avalon hill has been publishing since 1958. Afrika korps game afrika korps is a twoplayer wargame published by the avalon hill game company in 19631964 and rereleased in 1965 and 1977.
I loved to play it because it was simple, but not simpleminded. Beauregard proposed combining the rebel forces and striking. Pdf card i put together to speed up play and organize unit arrivalwithdrawals. In actual fact, the games volatile blend of predictability and chance produces a. Dominating the here for the first time from the german viewpoint and with a great deal of hitherto unpublished material is the complete story of one of the most bitterly fought, exciting. Once more behind the sand dunes grognardcon is a special precon consisting of an amalgam of nine of the old classic hexstyle wargames under the watchful eye of gm bruno sinigaglio. Adolf hitler ordered the establishment of a german expeditionary force in north africa in january 1941, following italian defeats in tobruk and benghazi, at the request of the italians, who had refused.
First sent as a holding force to shore up the italian defense of their african colonies, the formation fought on in africa, under various appellations. Ownership of afrika korps is required to use the variant offered in this listing. Afrika korps a look at one of avalon hills earliest games dating back to 1964 and certainly one of the classics. So the desert war has always held a special place in my heart. The next day during my stay in dresden, i was treated to a personal tour of frauenkirche by his gracious wife. The game afrika korps is not included as part of this listing. This listing includes the operation compass variant rules and over 175 variant counters of my own design for the variant which covers the beginning of the prerommel north afrika campaign. Ever since men began making weapons they have used them to create legends. Variant counters operation compass afrika korps avalon hill. The key to the game is that britain receives reinforcements in november, 1941 for operation crusader that are almost equal in strength to your afrika korps. Frank chadwicks first attempt to design a game happened 25 years before 1993 when he sat down to redo avalon hills afrika korps game in an attempt to make it better and more historical. Jun 19, 2015 basic copy of avalon hill s original game.
Nordafrika, rommel im befehlsfahrzeug greif generalfeldmarschall erwin rommel and general georg stumme provided by. Played on a mapboard depicting the northern coastline of eastern libya and western egypt, the game follows erwin rommel s afrika korps and their italian allies as they fought backandforth campaigns against british forces in world war ii. Afrika korps ww2 desert campaign board game by avalon hill. The game was designed by jim dunnigan, with the system design and graphics by redmond a. The avalon hill game companys history spanned fourdecades and there is a great deal of information to reconstruct. Frauenkirche withstood two days and nights of bombardment. No game rules or combat results table, or all the other stuff needed to play. Full text of avalon hill games and parts see other formats january 26, 1 982 prices subject to change without notice numbered circles represent strategy game complexity on a scale of 1 to 10. Afrika korps second time around the fox strikes back pack b scenario pack critical hit 2010 read the commentary. Interestingly, avalon hill took something of a chance when it published.
From here you can download pdf files for the map and counters. That is the drawback to an early arrival of the afrika korps in north africa. My first attempt at creating an old, out of print favorite. Ive found the kstns a bit difficult to follow at the company level so i contacted doctor chuang see panzergrenadier blog link below and he gave the following information. World war ii desert campaign game tahgc catalog description. The map board shows the area where the western desert campaign was actually fought. Obviously, this prejudice against afrika korps is fairly widespread among gamers or i wouldnt be discussing it here. Afrika korps december 1940 page 2 axis history forum. Field marshal erwin rommels daring exploits recreated in this historical replay of tactical squareoff between general montgomery and the great desert fox. Afrikakorps german africa corps, popularly called afrika korps11 in the western desert. The avalori hill gamesparts price list this is a complete listing of all current games and their parts listed in group classifications. By early 1941, the british in north africa were poised for tr. Afrika korps 10m 5m 48m 24 hn 23 40 40 bulge 25m 15m 510m 36hrs 65 80 85 stalingrad 7m 5rn 38m 24 hrs 102 90 85 jutland wsweep 45m 45m sb 3m 28 days.
It is no coincidence that this game has the same name as the 1960s avalon hill classic. Avalon hill unspsc code 60141100 date first available september 25, 2011 feedback if. Afrika korps is a twoplayer wargame published by the avalon hill game company in 19631964 and rereleased in 1965 and 1977. For the afrika korps, it was the beginning of the end. The afrika korps deployed to africa as germanys italian allies teetered on the brink of collapse in early 1941.
Reorganizing the forces under his command as the deutsches afrika korps dak, rommel immediately launched the first of his legendary desert offensives. The mapboard is a single 30mb pdf file which is 36 x 24 in size when printed. Jan 02, 2014 the above is a summary of the osprey battle orders rommels afrika korps by battistelli. Any errors or omissions only indicate that we do not have the proper data.
Frank chadwicks first attempt to design a game happened 25 years before 1993 when he sat down to redo avalon hill s afrika korps game in an attempt to make it better and more historical. The play of charles roberts classic game, afrika korps, is largely. Early in 1941, a general named rommel commanding panzer. Part1 part2 part3 includes rules ah air assault on crete by charles mclellan. Rommels afrika korps information under the leadership of generalfeldmarschall erwin rommel, the deutsches afrika korps or dak trounced the british eighth army time and time again. Major rolf krengel is a german officer serving in north afrika he is an officer and a gentleman, who shares his thoughts and views of the horrors of war in this, his personal journal. Afrika korps fortes are its simple rules and low unit density, yet the title provided a challenging battle of wits for both novice and experts. Due to the shortages in italian generals, rommel was placed in command of german troops, whilst reichenau took charge of the italians, acting as a. Incorporated in 1958 avalon hills first games were gettysburg. Fantastic article here that really captures the spirit of the game. The desert fox, as he became known, gained an almost mythical status as a military genius to both friend and foe alike. Afrika korps ww2 desert campaign board game a classic war game set in ww2 north africa by avalon hill good condition, appears complete sold as is as pictured brand avalon hill.
The tail wags the dog, so to speak, and in the barren wasteland that is the north african desert this rings true on an even grander scale. Deutsches afrikakorps, dak listen help info was the german expeditionary force in africa during the north african campaign of world war ii. Command decision started life as a personal project for frank so that he could game out the battles of the western desert with a set of playable rules. Afrika korpssecond time around the fox strikes back pack b scenario pack critical hit 2010 read the commentary. Adolf hitler ordered the establishment of a german expeditionary force in north africa in january 1941, following italian defeats in tobruk and benghazi, at the request of the italians, who had refused an early german offer for military assistance. Dec 11, 2015 the afrika korps was an expeditionary combat force of the german army that fought in north africa from february 1941 until may 1943. Since there was little turnover in the units attached to the corps the term is commonly used to refer to the headquarters plus its attached combat units as an organic body.
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