2025Paul Shackleton
- Videos
- 2
- Creators
- 2
Mainly unboxings
1 - 2 players300 - 480 minMedium weight
Dance of War: First Battle of El-Alamein 1942
2024Paul Shackleton
- Videos
- 5
- Creators
- 4
Mainly unboxings. Dance of War: First Battle of El-Alamein 1942 is covered on BoardGameVideo.com by 1 reviews, 1 how-to-play guides, 2 unboxings, and 1 other video.
1 - 3 players
480 - 600 min
From BoardGameGeek
After being decisively defeat at the Battle of Gazala, the 8th Army, now led by Claude Auchinleck,retreated eastwards into Egypt. Hopes to hold the Axis forces under Erwin Rommel at Mersa Matruh(26th to 28th June) were quickly dashed and the dispirited Allied forces pulled back to the El Alamein line. Rommel's forces were buoyed by their rapid advance and fuelled by large quantities of captured Allied supplies. -description from the publisher Each hex is about 2 kilometres or 1.2 miles across. Each turn represent 3 days with the exception of Turn 1 which covers 2.
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Dance of War: First Battle of El-Alamein 1942 has 5 videos from 4 creators: 1 review, 1 how-to-play guide, 2 unboxings and 1 other video. They date from 2024 to January 2026.
To learn the rules, start with "Dance of War: One turn playthrough" by Pushing Cardboard, which runs 54 min.
For an opinion before you buy, start with "WLOG Dance of War (English language)" by Riccardo Masini - WLOG.
If you like it, try Desert Duel: A Most Bitter Blow / Fighting Hard, also by Paul Shackleton, or Battles of Napoleon: Volume I – EYLAU 1807, World At War 85: Storming the Gap and Kernstown, which share several of its mechanics.
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About Dance of War: First Battle of El-Alamein 1942
From BoardGameGeek:
After being decisively defeat at the Battle of Gazala, the 8th Army, now led by Claude Auchinleck,retreated eastwards into Egypt. Hopes to hold the Axis forces under Erwin Rommel at Mersa Matruh(26th to 28th June) were quickly dashed and the dispirited Allied forces pulled back to the El Alamein line. Rommel's forces were buoyed by their rapid advance and fuelled by large quantities of captured Allied supplies. -description from the publisher Each hex is about 2 kilometres or 1.2 miles across. Each turn represent 3 days with the exception of Turn 1 which covers 2.
Designer
Paul Shackleton
Artist
Stefan Ekström
Publisher
Three Crowns Games
Categories
WargameWorld War II
Mechanics
Chit-Pull SystemDice RollingHex GridSimulation