2009Kim Kanger
- Videos
- 4
- Creators
- 2
Mainly how-to-play
2 players300 minMedium weight
La Primogenita: 1941 East African Campaign
2022Kim Kanger
- Videos
- 5
- Creators
- 5
Mostly unboxings. La Primogenita: 1941 East African Campaign is covered on BoardGameVideo.com by 1 reviews and 4 unboxings.
2 players
200 - 300 min
Medium weight: Teach it in one sitting
From BoardGameGeek
La Primogenita is a wargame at Brigade level about the East African Campaign in 1941. It covers the Allied invasion into Italian Eritrea in the north where the most intense fighting took place, especially around the town of Cheren. The Allies invaded Eritrea with two Indian Divisions and some Free French units. The defending Italians consisted mostly of colonial Brigades, recruited among Ethiopians and Eritreans. They also had two metropolitan Divisions in reserve among which several elite battalions from the ”Grenadiers of Savoy” Division were sent north to Eritrea. These battalions (Alpini and Bersaglieri), together with loyal Eritrean colonial troops held both Allied Divisions at bay for eight weeks at Cheren before the survivors were finally forced to retreat towards the Eritrean capital Asmara. The battle of Cheren is seen as an hour of glory in the Italian army. The game introduces a dynamic Order chit system. You decide in advance during each Order Segment a set of Orders, each one with a certain priority value, and so does your opponent. The Priority value decides which Order will be executed. You will have to choose wisely depending on what forces you have at hand, when you wish things to happen, and what you suspect your opponent will choose. -description from the designer
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La Primogenita: 1941 East African Campaign has 5 videos from 5 creators: 1 review and 4 unboxings. They date from January to April 2023.
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About La Primogenita: 1941 East African Campaign
From BoardGameGeek:
La Primogenita is a wargame at Brigade level about the East African Campaign in 1941. It covers the Allied invasion into Italian Eritrea in the north where the most intense fighting took place, especially around the town of Cheren. The Allies invaded Eritrea with two Indian Divisions and some Free French units. The defending Italians consisted mostly of colonial Brigades, recruited among Ethiopians and Eritreans. They also had two metropolitan Divisions in reserve among which several elite battalions from the ”Grenadiers of Savoy” Division were sent north to Eritrea. These battalions (Alpini and Bersaglieri), together with loyal Eritrean colonial troops held both Allied Divisions at bay for eight weeks at Cheren before the survivors were finally forced to retreat towards the Eritrean capital Asmara. The battle of Cheren is seen as an hour of glory in the Italian army. The game introduces a dynamic Order chit system. You decide in advance during each Order Segment a set of Orders, each one with a certain priority value, and so does your opponent. The Priority value decides which Order will be executed. You will have to choose wisely depending on what forces you have at hand, when you wish things to happen, and what you suspect your opponent will choose. -description from the designer
Designer
Kim Kanger
Artist
Kim Kanger
Publisher
Legion Wargames LLC
Categories
WargameWorld War II
Mechanics
Chit-Pull SystemHex GridArea MovementCombat Resolution