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Total War Black Sea. The lower maps are from War in the Desert. Can you see the join?
War in the Desert
Whole maps together
All maps.
Remade the entire N Africa boards and hexes a bit larger - fully printed it's 11 FEET long - Enjoy

War in the Desert (1997)

Players
1–2
Best: 2, 2+
Playing time
60–720 min
Age
12+
7.59
Average rating
126
Ratings
4.00/5
Weight
#10063
BGG rank
Outside top 5,000
Designer:John Astell
Artist:A. E. Goodwin, Barbie Pratt
Publisher:Games Research/Design (GR/D)
Average rating, ratings count, weight and rank are sourced from BoardGameGeek (BGG).
Game DNA
  • This game: Strategy 7, Luck 5, Interaction 5, Complexity 8, Theme 5
Strategy7.0
Luck5.0
Interaction5.0
Complexity8.0
Theme5.0

This game's strategy, luck, interaction, complexity and theme.

WargameWorld War IIHexagon Grid

Overview

War in the Desert recreates the struggle for North Africa and the Near East. Using standard Europa scales and rules, the game covers the campaigns in the Western Desert, from O'Connor's offensive against the Italians in Dec 40, to the siege of Tobruk and battle of Gazala, through the defeat and pursuit of the Axis forces at El Alamein in Nov. 42; the battle for Northwest Africa from the Anglo-American invasion of Nov. 42 to the Axis counterattack at Kasserine Pass to Axis surrender in May 43; the struggle for control of the Near East, including the pro-Axis revolt in Iraq, the British conquest of Vichy France's possessions, Syria and Lebanon, and the Allied invasion of Iraq.

Game Components:

1680 + 560 Die Cut Counters (Europa CS 85, 86, 87, 88, 89, 90 and 2 Europa Universal Marker Sheets) 9 Maps (Europa maps n° 3C part; 18A; 19A; 20A; 21A; 22A; 24A; 25A; 32 - 22A & 32 half standard Europa map size) Rules Book (64 pages) 2 OB Books (Allied - 24 pages / Axis -16 pages) 11 charts/tables/displays 3 Grand Europa charts/tables/displays

Game Scales:

Time: Two Week Turns Map: 16 Miles Per Hex Unit: Divisions, Regiments & Battalions

(from the back of the box and user's description)

Expansions

Wavell's War
Master Europa 104: Southern Front
Enter Rommel (Europa Battle Scenario #2)
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