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Finale at Alam el Halfa - tough luck for the Stuarts
Setup for Scenario 2, Operation BATTLEAXE (with variant counters and 3D map)
hand drawn alternate map image at half scale
The variant counters in action (counters mounted and photo taken by Elias Nordling)
New easy-to-read counters (front side; mounted and diecut by Kerry Anderson)

Desert Steel (1989)

Players
2
Best: 2
Playing time
240–240 min
Age
12+
7.09
Average rating
127
Ratings
3.05/5
Weight
#11506
BGG rank
Outside top 5,000
Designer:Peter Corless
Publisher:West End Games
Average rating, ratings count, weight and rank are sourced from BoardGameGeek (BGG).
Game DNA
  • This game: Strategy 7, Luck 7, Interaction 5, Complexity 6.1, Theme 5
Strategy7.0
Luck7.0
Interaction5.0
Complexity6.1
Theme5.0

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

WargameWorld War IIModular BoardCampaign / Battle Card DrivenHexagon GridSimulationDice RollingGrid MovementEvents

Overview

Desert Steel is the third game in West End Game's Tank Leader series. A tactical (platoon/company level) game where formations are activated by playing command cards. Winner of the 1990 Charles Roberts Award for Best WWII Board Game. The emphasis is on command, control and communications with the use of Command cards that represent formations which are used to determine order of movement/combat, rallying and group cohesion. The pinnacle of Panzerblitz style platoon level games, delivered by the same designer who gave us Squad Leader covering command, unit experience, morale and doctrine in an elegant but deep package.

The terrain on the two maps is variable for roads, contours, towns, and ground quality (sand, rocks, rubble) which are defined for each scenario.

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