Dance of War: First Battle of El-Alamein 1942

Dance of War: First Battle of El-Alamein 1942

2024Paul Shackleton

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6
Creators
4

Mostly reviews and unboxings. Dance of War: First Battle of El-Alamein 1942 is covered on BoardGameVideo.com by 2 reviews, 1 how-to-play guides, and 2 unboxings.

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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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

Categories

WargameWorld War II

Mechanics

Chit-Pull SystemDice RollingHexagon GridSimulation
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