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Extra Mines – play at the beginning of German player turn to place one free Minefield marker. Does not count towards the 3 Minefield marker limit. Fuel/Ammo Reserves – Play during Reinforcement/ Flak 88 –Axis play during any Allied Fuel immediately attack Phase which toincludes Allied receive additional Fuel Fuel/Ammo Reserves – result Play armor. If one attacker step loss point. during is called Axis for, firstReinforcement/ step loss must Fuel Phase to Allied immediately be taken from an armored receive additional Fuel– Late Reinforcements unit Allied of one the Axis player’s point. play during Allied Reinforcechoosing. ment/Withdrawal phase. One Late Allied Allied unit Reinforcements of Axis player’s– choosing scheduled arrive in play during Allied to Reinforcethe current Allied player is ment/Withdrawal phase.turn One delayed by one Allied unit ofturn. Axis player’s The African Campaign, Designer Signature Edition choosing scheduled to arrive in the current2Allied is Luftflotte – play player during turn Allied delayed by one turn. Reinforcement/Withdrawal phase. Reduce Allied player’s Luftflotte 2 – play during Allied infantry replacements scheduled Reinforcement/Withdrawal for the current turn by 2. Do not phase. Reduce Allied player’s remove any Allied replacements infantry replacements scheduled from the map, even if less than 2 replacements turn 2. current Do not were scheduledfortothe be current received forbythe remove any Allied replacements Allied player turn. from the map, even if less than 2 replacements were scheduledPanzer to be received the current Recoveryfor – Play during Allied player turn. Axis Reinforcement/Fuel Phase to immediately receive one Panzer Recovery additional German – Play during armor Axis Reinforcement/Fuel Phase replacement. to immediately receive one additional – play German Pioneers before armor Axis replacement. player enters Minefield hex to immediately treat it as having Pioneers no effect. – play before Axis player enters Minefield hex to immediately it as having Poor Attack treat Coordination – no effect. play before resolving any Allied attack. Axis player chooses one Poor Attack – Allied unit Coordination whose attack play before resolving any Allied strength is automatically attack. Axis reduced by player half chooses (drop one any Allied unit whose attack fractions). strength is automatically reduced by half (drop any fractions).
[19.0] HISTORICAL NOTES
In September 1940, after one year of war, Adolf Hitler was in complete control of NOTES the continent [19.0] HISTORICAL of Europe. 1940, The after Germans hadof conquered In September one year war, Adolf Poland, Denmark, Belgium, The In September after one year of Adolf Hitler wasNorway, in 1940, complete control of thewar, continent Netherlands, and France. Army Hitler was The in complete control ofBritish the continent of Europe. Germans hadThe conquered Poland, had lost most of itsGermans equipment andNetherlands, was lucky of Europe. The had conquered Norway, Denmark, Belgium, The to atThe Dunkirk; and now London Poland, Norway, Denmark, andescape France. British Army hadBelgium, lost most itself ofThe its was being bombed daily by the Luftwaffe. Netherlands, and France. The British Army equipment and was lucky to escape at Dunkirk; had lost most of itself its equipment was lucky and now London was beingand bombed daily Hitler’s ally Mussolini, the dictator of Italy, to escape at Dunkirk; and now London itself by the Luftwaffe. was being also atbombed war with On September dailyBritain. by the Luftwaffe. 13th, Marshal Graziani and an army almost Hitler’s ally Mussolini, the dictator of of Italy, was 250,000 Italians under histhe control crossed the Hitler’s ally Mussolini, dictator of Italy, also at war with Britain. On September 13th, Egyptian border and occupied Salum. The was also at war with Britain. On September Marshal Graziani and an army of almost 250,000 British commander, General Wavell, withdrew 13th, and crossed an armythe of almost ItaliansMarshal under Graziani his control Egypto Matruh, and the Italian 4th Blackshirt 250,000 Italians under his control crossed the tian border and occupied Salum. The British Division occupied Sidi Barrani onSalum. September Egyptian border occupied The commander, Generaland Wavell, withdrew to Matruh, 18th. now had theWavell, chance withdrew to move British commander, General and theGraziani Italian 4th Blackshirt Division occupied on Suez whose importance to Matruh, and theCanal, Italian 4th Blackshirt Siditowards Barranithe on September 18th. Graziani now to shipping in the was Division occupied Barrani on September hadBritish the chance to Sidi move onMediterranean towards the Suez obvious. Instead, he ordered men toto dig in. 18th. now had the chance move Canal, Graziani whose importance tohis British shipping on towards the Suez Canal, whose importance in the Mediterranean was obvious. Instead, he Our game begins atinthis On December to British Mediterranean was ordered his shipping men to dig in.thepoint. 9th, 1940,Instead, GeneralheWavell launched obvious. ordered his menOperation to dig in. Compass, and Graziani’s army was cut off at Our game begins at this point. On December The Campaign, Designer Signature Edition Operation 9th,African 1940, General Wavell launched Compass, and Graziani’s army was cut off at The African Campaign, Designer Signature 2nd Edition The African Campaign, Designer Signature Edition TAC_V2_ALT2_Rules.indd 13
Sidi Barrani. In two months, the British force Our31,000 game begins at this On O’Connor, December of men, led by point. General 9th, 1940, 500 General launched destroyed Operation advanced miles,Wavell past Agedabia, Compass, and Graziani’s army was off atsome Sidi an Italian army of ten divisions, took Sidi Barrani. In two months, the cut British force Barrani. Inprisoners, two months, the British force of 31,000 130,000 400 tanks. of 31,000 men, ledand by captured General O’Connor, men,cost led to by General O’Connor, advanced 500 The the Allies past was a little over 500 men advanced 500 miles, Agedabia, destroyed miles, past Agedabia, destroyed an Italian army of killed. It was trulyofone the greatest victories an Italian army tenofdivisions, took some tenmilitary divisions, took some and in history. 130,000 prisoners, and 130,000 capturedprisoners, 400 tanks. captured tanks. The cost to theover Allies The cost 400 to the Allies was a little 500was mena little February over 500 truly men killed. was truly one of the On 12th, only one Italian killed. It was onewith of Itthe greatest victories greatest victories in military regiment left holding thehistory. front, a German in military history. Henkel 111 bomber landed at Tripoli, and out 12th, with only one Italian stepped a German general, short inregiment stature On February February 12th, with only one Italian left quick holding front, ain Henkel 111 but and dynamic speech manner. regiment leftthe holding theGerman front,and a German bomberRommel landed at Tripoli, out stepped Erwin had arrived in Henkel 111 bomber landed and at Africa. Tripoli, and outa German general, shortgeneral, in stature but in quick and stepped a German short stature dynamic speech and perhaps manner. Erwin Rommel’s name has become more but quickinand dynamic in speech and Rommel manner. had arrived in Africa. famous than any the chief actors in the Erwin Rommel hadofarrived in Africa. Second World War, and through his fame, Rommel’s perhaps become more the Germanname AfrikahasKorps that become he led was to Rommel’s name perhaps more famous than any ofasthe chief actors in the Second become almost celebrated. famous than any of widely the chief actors in The the WorldofWar, and through fame,well the men the Afrika Korps were trained, Second World War, andhisthrough hisGerman fame, Afrika Korpssoldiers, that he Korps led to become almost disciplined butwas unused hot the German Afrika that he to led the was to as widely celebrated. The men the Afrika desert conditions thatwidely suited theofAustralians, become almost as celebrated. The Korpsof were trained, disciplined soldiers, but New Zealanders, andKorps South Africans better. It men thewell Afrika were well trained, unused to thesoldiers, hot desert conditions that suited the was Rommel, this inspiring leader, who raised disciplined but unused to the hot Australians, New heights Zealanders, his menconditions to great and and created theAfricans legend desert that suited theSouth Australians, better. It was Rommel, this inspiring leader, who of theZealanders, Afrika Korps, New and South Africans better. It raisedRommel, his men this to great heights and who created the was inspiring leader, raised legend Afrika Korps, With a of still incomplete 5th Light Division (later his men tothe great heights and created the legend renamed the Korps, 21st Panzer Division), Rommel of the Afrika With EI a still incomplete 5th Light (later took Agheila on March 24th.Division Disregarding renamed the 21st Division), Hitler’s orders to Panzer wait theDivision 15thRommel Panzer With a still incomplete 5thfor Light (later took EI Agheila MarchDivision), 24th. Disregarding Division, Rommel pushed on and, bypassing renamed the 21stonPanzer Rommel Hitler’s wait for the 15thtoDisregarding Panzer DiviTobruk, drove tothe Allies back Matruh by took EI orders Agheila on March 24th. sion, Rommel onofand, bypassing Tobruk, April 25th. Thepushed legend the Afrika Korps was Hitler’s orders to wait for the 15th Panzer drove the Allies back to Matruh by April 25th. born. Division, Rommel pushed on and, bypassing The legend of thethe Afrika Korps wastoborn. Tobruk, drove Allies back Matruh by In May andThe again in June theAfrika AlliesKorps launched April 25th. legend of the was In May and again but in June the Allies launched fresh offensives, Rommel checked them born. freshstilloffensives, but pressure Rommelon Tobruk. checked and managed to keep them and still managed pressure on Then in November, General Auchinleck In May and again in with Juneto thekeep Allies launched Tobruk. ThenCommander, inbutNovember, with launched General as their new the Allies fresh offensives, Rommel checked them Auchinleck asCrusader. theirtonew Commander, Allies Operation The Eighth Army and still managed keep pressure onthe Tobruk. launched Operation Crusader. Eighth outnumbered the Axis 9 General to 4 inThe tanks, and Then in November, with Auchinleck Army outnumbered the Axis 9Allies to 4 launched in of tanks, the Germans who were the the as their new Commander, thebackbone and the Germans who than were ofa Axis forces by more tobackbone 1. After Operation Crusader. The 4theEighth Army the Axis forces more to tanks, 1. After touch-and-go battle, the superior numbers won outnumbered thebyAxis 9 than to 44 in anda touch-and-go battle, the superior numbersofwithwon out, Tobruk was andbackbone Rommel the Germans whorelieved, were the the out, Tobruk was and Rommel drew to El Agheila. Axis forces byrelieved, more than 4 to 1. withdrew After a to El Agheila. battle, the superior numbers won touch-and-go A catching the Allies by out,month Tobruklater, was after relieved, and Rommel withA month later, afterFox” catching the at Allies by surprise, “Desert was back Gazala. drew to Elthe Agheila. surprise, thebuilt “Desert Fox”forces, was back at Gazala. Both sides up their the Axis under Both sides built up their forces, the Axis under great difficulty as many supply were A month later, after catching theships Allies by great difficulty asbecause many supply being being sunk, Hitler regarded Africa surprise, theand “Desert Fox” wasships back were at Gazala. sunk, and because Hitler Africa as under aspare side as a side show hadregarded little material to Both sides builtand up their forces, the Axis show Russia. and had littleasmaterial spare from from great difficulty many to supply shipsRussia. were being sunk, and because Hitler regarded Africa In May theand Afrika Korps had 280had German 1942, the Afrika Korps 280 as aMay side1942, show had little material to spare panzers and was supported 230 obsolescent German panzers and was by supported by 230 from Russia. Italian tanks. The Alliestanks. were about attackwere with obsolescent Italian The to Allies overMay 1000 tanks, the but Rommel strucktanks, first, 280 and about to 1942, attack withAfrika over 1000 but In Korps had after a fortnight’s battle, the after Afrikaa Korps Rommel struck first, and fortnight’s German panzers and was supported by took 230 Tobrukthe by Afrika storm. Thetanks. Eighth Army retreated to battle, Korps tookThe Tobruk by storm. obsolescent Italian Allies were the ElEighth Alamein line,with the last defensive area before The Army retreated to1000 the Eltanks, Alamein about to attack over but Alexandria, the Nile theaAlexandria, Suez Canal. line, the last defensive areaand before Rommel struck first,Delta, and after fortnight’s Rommel’s initialand attacks at El Alamein were the NiletheDelta, the Suez Canal. Rommel’s battle, Afrika Korps took Tobruk by storm. repulsed, andArmy aatstalemate developed. During this initial attacks El retreated Alamein were and The Eighth to therepulsed, El Alamein time, the Allies built up aarea 6-1 before superiority in tanks aline, stalemate During this time, the the last developed. defensive Alexandria, and Nile aircraft, and Montgomery arrived. Allies built up and aGeneral 6-1 in Rommel’s tanks and the Delta, thesuperiority Suez Canal. aircraft, and General Montgomery arrived. and initial attacks at El Alamein were repulsed, a stalemate developed. During this time, the © 2017 Compass Games, LLC. in tanks and Allies built up a 6-1 superiority aircraft, and General Montgomery © 2021 Compass Games, LLC. arrived. © 2017 Compass Games, LLC.
The Afrika Korps was weakened after The Afrika Korps was weakened repeatedly repeatedly attacking the Alamafter Haifa Ridge, attacking Alamwere Haifathe Ridge, while the while thethe Allies strongest theyAllies had were been. the strongest they had ever been. Rommel ever Rommel asked Hitler for permission The Afrika Korps was weakened after asked Hitlerattacking forbut permission to withdraw, buton it to withdraw, it the wasAlam refused. Then repeatedly Haifa Ridge, was refused. Then the on November 4th, the 1st had and November 4th, 1st 10th Armored while the Allies were theand strongest they 10th been. Armored Divisions broke through the Axis Divisions broke through the Axis defenses, and ever Rommel asked Hitler for permission defenses, the Afrika was Then forced to the Afrikaand Korps to withdraw. With to withdraw, butwas it forced wasKorps refused. on withdraw. With fuel, no flank protection, little fuel, strength November 4th, notheflank 1st protection, and and 10thnolittle Armored andset no strength set up any defensive positions, to up broke any todefensive Rommel Divisions through thepositions, Axis defenses, and Rommel to forced withdraw in fashion. an orderly managed toKorps withdraw in an orderly the Afrikamanaged was to withdraw. With fashion. no flank protection, little fuel, and no strength On November 8th, thepositions, Allies invaded the to set up any the defensive Rommel On November the 8th, Allies invaded whole North African shore Casablanca managed to withdraw in the anbetween orderly fashion. the whole NorthtoAfrican shorerear. between Casablanca and Algiers Rommel’s This spelled the and November Algiers Rommel’s rear. This spelled the end of Axis tohopes in Africa, as within weeks On the 8th, the Allies invaded end of Axiswould hopes in as within weekseven this this force beAfrica, in Tunisia, perhaps whole North African shore between Casablanca forceAlgiers would be Rommel’s in would Tunisia,berear. perhaps Tripoli, Tripoli, and there no escape. Rommel and to Thiseven spelled the and back there would be escape. back fell further tono meet this Rommel force andfell defend end of Axis hopes in Africa, as within weeks further to On meet thisbe force and defend Tunisia. On Tunisia. January 1943, the Allies this force would in19th, Tunisia, perhaps even January 19th, 1943,would the Allies captured Misurata. Tripoli, and there be nocaptured escape.Misurata. Rommel fell back further to meet this force and defend at this thisOn point our game game ends, as without without total It is at point our ends, as total Tunisia. January 19th, 1943, the Allies victory byMisurata. November or December December 1942, the victory November captured Axis forces have been ableable to cope with Axis forceswould wouldnotnot have been to cope theisAllies then in their The African with then landing inrear. their rear. The It atthe thisAllies pointlanding our game ends, as without total campaignby continued until theuntil remnants of the African campaign continued the 1942, remnants victory November or December proud Afrika Korps were surrounded, with their of theforces proudwould Afrikanot Korps were able surrounded, Axis have been to cope backstheir to an Alliedthen finally with backs tocontrolled anlanding Alliedsea, controlled sea,capitand the Allies inand their rear. The ulated incapitulated May 1943.continued the 1943. battle Elthe Alamein, finally inBut May But battle African campaign untilof the remnants withEl battleAfrika ofwith Stalingrad, spelled the end of of Alamein, the battle of surrounded, Stalingrad, thethe proud Korps were Hitler’s dreams world domination marked spelled the endoftoof dreamsand ofsea, world with their backs anHitler’s Allied controlled and the turning point in the Second World War. domination and marked the1943. turning the finally capitulated in May Butpoint the in battle Second World War. of El Alamein, with the battle of Stalingrad, spelled the end of Hitler’s dreams of world domination and marked the turning point in the Second World War.
GAME CREDITS
Game Design John Edwards GAME
CREDITS
Artwork Game Design Todd Davis John Edwards Box Design Artwork Knut Todd Grünitz Davis and Brien Miller Project Director Box Design John Knut Kranz Grünitz and Brien Miller Contributors Project Director Kim John Meints, Kranz Gareth Scott Produced by Contributors Ken and BillScott Thomas Kim Dingley Meints, Gareth for Compass Games, LLC. Produced by Ken Dingley and Bill Thomas for Compass Games, LLC. Post-Production Notes
Correction to OOB Substitute Unit Display The 2nd Brigade of the British 1st Armoured Division Post-Production Notes appears on Turn 25 as listed in the Reinforcement Correctionand to on OOB Schedule theSubstitute unit itself.Unit Display The 2nd Brigade of the British 1st Armoured Division appears Small Typo on on Turn German 25 as Event listed Chit in the Markers Reinforcement Schedule and onmarker the unitshould itself.read, “Counter-Intel” “Counter-Inel” “Luftlotte” marker should read, “Luftflotte” Small Typo on German Event Chit Markers “Counter-Inel” read, “Counter-Intel” Air Interdiction marker Marker should clarification “Luftlotte” markerread should “1/2 MP” should “1/2read, MA”“Luftflotte” since its the unit’s Movement Allowance that is halved. Air Interdiction Marker clarification “1/2 MP” should read “1/2 MA” since its the unit’s 13 Movement Allowance that is halved.
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