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So the campaign for north africa, is allegedly the most complex game ever designed, by richard berg. The subject of this post, the campaign for north africa, is indeed a monster game. I think it might be complete it may be missing the dice. Before world war ii, european powers held longestablished positions in the region. The air war is updated and enhanced and the oob presents the latest research with all units at a battalion level armor in companies and air units in squadrons. The thick, blackandwhite rulebook packaged with every copy of the 1979 war game the campaign for north africa is full of obtuse decrees. The struggle for control of north africa began as early as october 1935, when italy invaded ethiopia from its colony italian somaliland. The campaign for north africa generally referred to as cna by wargamers, is an exceptionally detailed military simulation game of the north african campaign of world war ii. May 16, 2009 the war in the desert made bernard montgomery one of britains most famous generals, and gave the german general erwin rommel the nickname desert fox. Mar 24, 2016 the campaign for north africa takes 50 days without breaks. This is the table of contents for the first of three rule books.

At stake was control of the suez canal, a vital lifeline for britains colonial empire, and of the valuable oil reserves of the middle east. Operation torch, the invasion of french north africa by american and british forces in november 1942, was the first major joint allied offensive operation in world war ii. There is no paperwork or data tracking in this update of the spi classic. The north african campaign the north african campaign. The campaign in north africa included fighting in the libyan and egyptian deserts the desert war, and in morocco and algeria operation torch and tunisia tunisia campaign. Additionally, gmt has thoughtfully included zip lock bags for the components.

Its really an excellent book about the north african campaign, but it also allocates substantial amount of pages to campaigns that came before and after the north african campaigns i. The wretched excess of the campaign for north africa war is. Sep 20, 2017 at this time anyone playing the campaign for north africa at the rate suggested in the article would not yet have finished it. One can only wonder why the writers felt that the north african campaign should have occupied a minor status in the annals of wwii. Alan moorehead was a correspondent in north africa for most of the north african campaign, from its humble beginnings in 1940 to its explosive climax in 1943. The wretched excess of the campaign for north africa war. And the original is still available on auction sites although it fetches a high price. Thus, if 1 sp were shipped into tobruk, its maximum tonnage of supplies for that turn would be reduced by 10% to 1530 1700170. Cna is a logisticallyoriented game, and its play requires not only a lot of attention to logistics, but, if you will.

The north african campaign was part of the second world war. First echelon, second new zealand expeditionary force 2nzef embarks for the middle east. In the campaign for north africa, the italian forces have to account for extra water rations for their soldiers to boil pasta. The game has a note written into the rules stating that it is. Its actually still the only one i have done that for. Californiabased decision games is working on a slimmeddown rerelease. Sep 18, 2017 a few of my roommates were playing campaign for north africa in our last quarter in college. Supplies are kept track of and dispersed in a very. One of the biggest mistakes the italians made during the entire desert campaign was to provide their troops with a diet which was. Jack coggins the campaign for north africa continues his writing about men and war. It included campaigns fought in the libyan and egyptian deserts western desert campaign, also known as the desert war and in morocco and algeria operation torch and tunisia tunisia campaign. I need the axis exclusive rules, so if anyone has a digital copy preferably in pdf format, please send it to me. The mediterranean theater in world war ii by douglas porch. The game itself covers the famous wwii operations in libya and egypt between 1940 and 1943.

Itll take you about 1,500 hours or 62 days to complete a full play of the campaign for north africa. The notorious board game that takes 1,500 hours to complete. The author of struggle for the middle sea, clash of fleets, and many other works in naval history, ohara has produced a detailed account of one of the most critical periods of the war in the mediterranean, a four month period during which the italians managed to briefly gain control of seas between italy and north africa, albeit that neither. If you played it for an hour a day every single day, it would actually go on for a longer timespan. The thick, blackandwhite rulebook packaged with every copy of the 1979 wargame the campaign for north africa is full of obtuse decrees, but the tabletop community always had a. While it was being designed and tested, it became almost a ritual of team development play behind closed doors, from. More than any other monster, this game pushes players to understand the needs for logistics in battle. The african campaign rules booklet by consimworld issuu. A delegation of german officers arrived at american headquarters south of ferryville at 0926 on the morning of 9 may 1943. The north african campaign 194043 by alan moorehead. Ironic that one of the few games i did buy for the cpc was knights of the desert. The thick, blackandwhite rulebook packaged with every copy of the 1979 wargame the campaign for north africa is full of obtuse decrees, but the tabletop community always had a special. If using the full rules you keep track of every individual plane and pilot in the three year campaign.

Thus, the north african campaign and the naval campaign for the mediterranean were extensions of each other in a very real sense. The north african campaign is packaged in an attractive box deep enough to comfortably contain its 40page rule booklet, a 2 page scenario booklet, 3 fully mounted, doublesided, color map boards, 5 aid sheets, 200 counters, 55 event cards and two dice. Sep 04, 2011 the north african campaign began in june of 1940 and continued for three years, as axis and allied forces pushed each other back and forth across the desert. The campaign for north africa so the campaign for north africa, is allegedly the most complex game ever designed, by richard berg. For every stacking point transported in, reduce the maximum tonnage for that stage by 10%. First echelon, 2nzef, advance party arrives port said, egypt. Here porch describes the flamboyant, controversial george patton in his mission to kick ii corps in the butt. The logistical nightmare of the campaign for north africa bell of. The wretched excess of the campaign for north africa. The north african campaign began in june of 1940 and continued for three years, as axis and allied forces pushed each other back and forth across the desert. In the revised eastern front book that is much less important as the italians formed only a tiny part of the forces, but in africa the overwhelming majority of rommels troops and many of the most critical actions were fought by italian soldiers. Timeline showing key events of the second world war, particularly new zealands involvement in north africa.

Myth has it that the game has never been played to completion requiring a few years of real time play. I played several days, the pasta rule was one of my favorites. For new zealand forces, this was longest and most important land campaign of wwii. The author of struggle for the middle sea, clash of fleets, and many other works in naval history, ohara has produced a detailed account of one of the most critical periods of the war in the mediterranean, a four month period during which the italians managed to briefly gain control of seas between italy and north africa, albeit that. If you and nine friends play it as a fulltime job for eight hours per day for. The campaign for north africa generally referred to as cna by wargamers, is an unprecedentedly detailed military simulation game of the north african campaign of world war ii. A stepbystep manual for candidates, political party activists, and campaign staff, the new campaign skills handbook guides users through a comprehensive process for planning and implementing electoral campaigns. David littman, before his untimely death from leukemia in 2012, had intended this book on the maghreb to be the first in a series that would cover the social condition of. More than 500 american and british warships, troop transports, supply vessels, and landing craft took part. Each counter on the board representing a ground unit is composed of many units which are kept track of on logs. The african campaign is an operationallevel twoplayer game although it can be played solitaire beginning in december 1940 and ending in december.

That move made egypt very wary of italys imperialistic aspirations. Command and control cards drive the action, enabling a player to tailor his emphasis on building units, gathering intelligence, conducting. Jun 03, 2014 the north african campaign is packaged in an attractive box deep enough to comfortably contain its 40page rule booklet, a 2 page scenario booklet, 3 fully mounted, doublesided, color map boards, 5 aid sheets, 200 counters, 55 event cards and two dice. It included campaigns fought in the libyan and egyptian deserts western desert campaign, also known as the desert war and in morocco and algeria operation torch, as well as tunisia tunisia campaign. Ive seen it and have no desire to play it because its too realistic, too much work involved with logistics, ive not read good things about gameplay, there is a reason it is obscure. Alan moorehead was a war correspondent who covered most of the 3year desert campaign in north africa in world war ii. The rules come in a big, thick book, so we can only point to some of the. Their mission was to surrender the remnants of a once proud unit of the wehrmacht, the formidable fifth panzer army. The game includes 1,800 counters, maps large enough to cover several tables, and a threevolume rulebook.

Axis exclusive rules the campaign for north africa. There were far too few games ever available for the cpc that floated my boat. This page is best viewed in an uptodate web browser with style sheets css enabled. Campaign for north africa a wargame that may well take longer to play than the actual campaign took to happen. The north african campaign timeline the north african. Axis powers and 1930s events leading to world war ii the 1930s consisted of many individual but.

It was designed by richard berg and published by simulations publications, inc. The north african campaign of the second world war took place in north africa from 10 june 1940 to may 1943. Needless to say they didnt finish the game, but the did get through at least a year or so. The pasta rule from the campaign for north africa was not. It was the largest amphibious military operation undertaken until then. North africa is a region generally considered to include algeria, egypt, libya, mauritania, morocco, sudan, tunisia, and the western sahara. Pratuch campaign for north africa is a game so big, one man cannot see both its beginning and its end at the same time. Britain and the commonwealth,france,the us,germany and italy. The last link gives a play time with the recommended number of players as being 1200 hours, which is approximately 120th of the amount of hours that the actual north africa campaign took. At this time anyone playing the campaign for north africa at the rate suggested in the article would not yet have finished it. Therefore, he saw the war at first hand, sometimes coming under fire himself usually from aircraft, sometimes getting lost in the vast desert, sometimes missing key events because his reporters intuition led him astray. Streamlined but realistic procedures allow the realistic portrayal of unit assignment and supply expenditure.

The problem with this book is simple, it does serious violence to the organisation of italian troops in north africa. It took place in north africa from 10 june 1940 to may 1943. The war in the desert made bernard montgomery one of britains most famous generals, and gave the german general erwin rommel the nickname desert fox. Both the allied and axis powers had colonial interests in africa from pre and post wwi colonies in africa were held by england, italy, germany, belgium, france, portugal, spain the suez canal was the most important transport route for supplies. The north african campaign, or desert war, took place in the north african desert during world war ii between 1940 and 1943. For one, instead of tracking individual pilots, the players will have squadrons. Its hard to exaggerate the campaign for north africas reputation for. It included campaigns fought in the libyan and egyptian deserts western desert campaign, also known as the desert war and in morocco and algeria operation torch, as well as tunisia tunisia campaign the campaign was fought between the allies, many of. Five maps, eight counter sheets, 100 cards, illustrated rules booklet, campaign analysis. North african campaign simple english wikipedia, the free. Campaign skills handbook middle east and north africa. The discussions of each army and the overview of the campaign help to give players a clear idea of what is happening in the game. As the title states, i found a copy of the extremely detailed, out of print game the campaign for north africa at an estate sale. North africa campaigns, 194043, in world war ii, series of battles for control of north africa.

Battle of the kasserine pass on this day, german general erwin rommel and his afrika korps launch an offensive against an allied defensive line in tunisia, north africa. Campaign for north africa is a tabletop war game set in world war ii. If you and nine friends play it as a fulltime job for eight hours per day for five days a week, youre looking at 30 weeks. Throughout the books there are humorous remarks and enlightening comments on the purpose of a rule. The campaign for north africa takes 50 days without breaks. During the second world war, the north african campaign took place in north africa from 10 june 1940 to may 1943. The handbook includes 11 modules, with practical worksheets and exercises, covering political parties.

This is the first board game that i read the rule book before the game was in my hand. Nov 14, 2018 david littman, before his untimely death from leukemia in 2012, had intended this book on the maghreb to be the first in a series that would cover the social condition of the jews in tunisia. I think you wont really mind them because theyre pretty relevant if youre looking at the german panzer forces. Land game rules of play 45 pages 32 sections plus i 0 pages. North african campaign simple english wikipedia, the. Features patton in north africa an excerpt from a new 2004 book called the path to victory. The rules cover logistics in extreme detail, far more. He also traveled, during these years, to india, the united states im doing research for my next novel, which may be partially set in north africa in 194142. May 22, 2014 the books i mentioned all were treating a specific aspect of the na war,none was treating the whole campaign,because it is impossible to treat the whole campaign in one book.

Richard berg, the designer of the infamously detailed the campaign for north africa, admits that one of the muchbeloved and odder rules of his world war ii board game was not based on reality. For simplicity the rules refer simply to combat cards rather than combat card. The following maps show the vast area over which the 7th armoured division the desert rats and subsequently the 8th army fought. Campaign for north africa is a simulation of operations in libya and egypt from 1940 through early 1943.