Cna is a logisticallyoriented game, and its play requires not only a lot of attention to logistics, but, if you will, a logistically sound methodology. Rf medenine pdf in stock medenine rommels last offensive is the first in a new pdf series extending our popular battlegroups concept to the tunisian campaign. The contents include a brief history of the development of wargaming, choice of periods from ancients to scifi, the question of scale not only of miniatures, but the size of game from the smallest skirmishes to epic battles, terrain, buying and painting miniatures, creating scenarios for wargames, running a campaign, solo wargaming and so on. Bringing free rules to the wargaming community since 1997. For new comers, i highly suggest you check out the ultimate faq pdf as well in the resources section. Pratuch campaign for north africa is a game so big, one man cannot see both its beginning and its end at the same time.
I think it might be complete it may be missing the dice. Holdfast tunisia by worthington publishing kickstarter. My brotherinlaw is really into board games and i thought it would be a funny gift. A stepbystep manual for candidates, political party activists, and campaign staff, the new campaign skills handbook guides users through a comprehensive process for planning and implementing electoral campaigns. Is there anywhere where i can get a pdf of the entire contents. All content included on our site, such as text, images, digital downloads and other, is the property of its content suppliers and protected by. The notorious board game that takes 1,500 hours to complete. North africa campaigns, 194043, in world war ii, series of battles for control of north africa. According to a recent post of chas argent from mmp on both consimworld and gamesquad, the firm is on the verge of releasing an electronic version of asl rulebook. From the first italian attempts to cross the wire through the torch invasion, all aspects of the campaign for north africa are covered including the abyssinian campaign of 19401941. The pdf only version can be obtained for eur 11,99. The campaign for north africa is the natural outcome of submitting to calls for realism.
The handbook includes 11 modules, with practical worksheets and exercises, covering political parties. The thick, blackandwhite rulebook packaged with every copy of the 1979 war game. Jul 12, 2017 thus, the north african campaign and the naval campaign for the mediterranean were extensions of each other in a very real sense. The knock against campaign for north africa is it required far too much. In the wake of the civil war, with the country struggling to regain its balance, dracula seized power. All the miniature rules featured on this site are freely available. At stake was control of the suez canal, a vital lifeline for britains colonial empire, and of the valuable oil reserves of the middle east.
In march 1943 rommel launched his last attack in north africa against the spearhead of montys 8th army in southern tunisia. The wretched excess of the campaign for north africa war is. Both the allied and axis powers had colonial interests in africa from pre and post wwi colonies in africa were held by england, italy, germany, belgium, france, portugal, spain the suez canal was the most important transport route for supplies. Articles errata scenarios pictures articles rules other. Barbarossa to berlin is a game that allows two players to simulate the course of wwii in europe and north africa from the german invasion of the soviet union on june 22.
That move made egypt very wary of italys imperialistic aspirations. The east front campaign to the legendary battles of north africa in wwii. The north african campaign began in june of 1940 and continued for three years, as axis and allied forces pushed each other back and forth across the desert. Players familiar with that game should be aware of the changes that capture the different nature and scale of the fighting in north africa. The map stretches for 10 feet, and the rules take into account individual aircraft and pilots for a major military campaign which lasted three years. If you played it for an hour a day every single day, it would actually go on for a longer timespan. Compare game prices at, the webs largest comparison site for popular board games.
The campaign for north africa offered more detail than any board wargame before or since, leading to mixed reactions. The north africa campaign is used consistently throughout these rule examples to make referencing the game components easier. There is no paperwork or data tracking in this update of the spi classic. The campaign for north africa is an exceptionally detailed military simulation game of the. The rules cover logistics in extreme detail, far more so than the combat simulation. The most updated version of the rulebook, published on gws website these pdfs do contain the errata. The logistical nightmare of the campaign for north africa bell of.
Review of guide to north africa rpgnet rpg game index. The following maps show the vast area over which the 7th armoured division the desert rats and subsequently the 8th army fought. There is no paperwork or data tracking in this remake of the spi classic. The guide to north africa starts as all the main rulebooks and sourcebooks of the achtung. Thus, the north african campaign and the naval campaign for the mediterranean were extensions of each other in a very real sense. Shifting sands is a pointtopoint movement, card driven game based on the world war ii african campaigns of 19401943. It included campaigns fought in the libyan and egyptian deserts western desert campaign, also known as the desert war and in morocco and algeria operation torch and tunisia tunisia campaign. The thick, blackandwhite rulebook packaged with every copy of the 1979 wargame the campaign for north africa is full of obtuse decrees, but the tabletop community always had a special. The air war is updated and enhanced and the oob presents the latest research with all units at a battalion level armor in companies and air units in squadrons. The background colour of the latter is plain white. The scan appears to be of the first printing of the book. The african campaign rules booklet by consimworld issuu. Inaddition to north africa it also includes background on the invasion of creteand the italian campaign in east africa.
During the second world war, the north african campaign took place in north africa from 10 june 1940 to may 1943. The campaign for north africa takes 50 days without breaks. Living rulebook published in 2004 on the gw specialist games site which at the time was fanatic. For new zealand forces, this was longest and most important land campaign of wwii. Thats certainly exciting news for the players community, striving to make the game more popular and struggling to attract new players, often scared off by the complexity of just the starter kits. You will not have to pay for the rules listed here. The most updated version of the rulebook, published on gws website these pdf s do contain the errata.
Sep 04, 2011 the north african campaign began in june of 1940 and continued for three years, as axis and allied forces pushed each other back and forth across the desert. The thick, blackandwhite rulebook packaged with every copy of the 1979 wargame the campaign for north africa is full of obtuse decrees, but the tabletop community always had a. Axis powers and 1930s events leading to world war ii the 1930s consisted of many individual but. Campaign for north add to collection this is a war game like no other. Command and control cards drive the action, enabling a player to tailor his emphasis on building units, gathering intelligence, conducting. Before world war ii, european powers held longestablished positions in the region. If you and nine friends play it as a fulltime job for eight hours per day for five days a week, youre looking at 30 weeks. Battlegroup historical rules for wwii visit for the. Like the commanders of the day, youll need to try and achieve your goals while events in other theaters influence your ability to maintain any semblance of a plan. The struggle for control of north africa began as early as october 1935, when italy invaded ethiopia from its colony italian somaliland. You can also find us on boardgamegeek and the compass games youtube.
Streamlined but realistic procedures allow the realistic portrayal of unit assignment and supply expenditure. As the title states, i found a copy of the extremely detailed, out of print game the campaign for north africa at an estate sale. The game is detailed to a degree no other game has. Our initial move at the start of the campaign was from rest at. Where to find pdf of the campaign for north africa 1979 so a while ago i read an article about the campaign for north africa, one of the longest games in the world. North africa 4041 italian misadventure and the arrival of the dak released. North africa is a region generally considered to include algeria, egypt, libya, mauritania, morocco, sudan, tunisia, and the western sahara. Cthulhu line, with a 7page chronology of events in africa. Command and control cards drive the action, enabling a player to tailor his emphasis on building units, gathering intelligence. And yet this is the biggest monster game out there for a number of reasons. The wretched excess of the campaign for north africa. This skirmishcampaigns book is the first in a series of books focused on the battles for north africa and follows the opening fighting between british and italian forces plus the entry of the german africa corps dak to the theater.
Holdfast tunisia allows gamers to refight the decisive closing campaign in north africa between the axis and allied armies. The thick, blackandwhite rulebook packaged with every copy of the 1979 wargame the campaign for north africa is full of obtuse decrees, but the tabletop community always had a special appreciation for entry 52. It is 1875, and count dracula is president of the united states of america. Check back for more rules updates as they become available. Just click on the link for the desired game and you can download or save the latest version of the rules, complete with the most up to date errata. The subject of this post, the campaign for north africa, is indeed a monster game.
At the start of a campaign, you select the units and commanders to make up your command. The wretched excess of the campaign for north africa war. The game includes 1,800 counters, maps large enough to cover several tables, and a threevolume rulebook. Holdfast tunisia allows gamers to refight the decisive closing campaign in. The campaign for north africa generally referred to as cna by wargamers, is an unprecedentedly detailed military simulation game of the north african campaign of world war ii. So a while ago i read an article about the campaign for north africa, one of the longest games in the world.
Five maps, eight counter sheets, 100 cards, illustrated rules booklet, campaign analysis. The open desert areas can be used for some of the counler piles and rules booklets that are used while playing a game. This is the rulebook from the 1981 expert set, edited by tom moldvay. The north african campaign the north african campaign. Where to find pdf of the campaign for north africa 1979. The rules are generally in ms word format, and may also be available in pdf format. Worthington publishing is raising funds for holdfast tunisia on kickstarter. From ancient warfare to modern and on to hypothetical and science fiction situations, decision games provides games ranging in size and complexity from folio games to monster games with. While it was being designed and tested, it became almost a ritual of team development play behind closed doors, from.
Ive seen it and have no desire to play it because its too realistic, too much work involved with logistics, ive not read good things about gameplay, there is a reason it is obscure. During each week of the campaign, you decide which enemy battalions to attack, which of your forces to. It is suggested that you have 5 persons per side with the following duties. Like the commanders of the day, youll need to try and. With nine army listsdesigned to be played with the character of the principal combatants for northafrica and crete. Raicers soldout and critically acclaimed the dark valley. For simplicity the rules refer simply to combat cards rather than combat card.