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El Alamein
The Legend Begins: North Africa, 1940-42
Countersheet 1 (2nd ed.)
The original map under my playing map

The Legend Begins: North Africa, 1940-42 (1991)

Players
2
Best: 2
Playing time
240–480 min
Age
12+
7.76
Average rating
164
Ratings
3.09/5
Weight
#8019
BGG rank
Outside top 5,000
Alternate names:The Legend Begins: The Afrika Korps 1941
Designer:Mark Simonitch
Artist:Mark Simonitch
Publisher:Terran Games, Inc. +2 more
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Game DNA
  • This game: Strategy 7, Luck 9, Interaction 5, Complexity 6.2, Theme 5
Strategy7.0
Luck9.0
Interaction5.0
Complexity6.2
Theme5.0

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

WargameWorld War IIHexagon GridSimulationDice RollingGrid MovementVariable Set-up

Overview

The Legend Begins is an Operational level board-wargame simulating the war in Libya and Egypt during World War 2, with multiple scenarios and an overall Campaign game. The map covers North Africa from Alexandria to Marble Arch at 12km/hex.

The 1st and 2nd edition (by Rhino Games, only available in ziplock) only cover 1941. The 3rd edition (by Terran Games, also known as the Deluxe edition), covers 1940-1942 with a much larger mix of scenarios and a 1940-42 campaign game. This is achieved in part by increasing the timescale so that a turn covers a longer period of time.

Counters of all editions have the same layout and combat values but the movement values were changed in 3rd Ed to accommodate the different timescale. Every scenario can also be used as a starting point for the campaign game.

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