1980 · Wargame
88: A Tactical Game of Armored Combat on the North African Front, 1940-1942
Tactical armored combat in Africa’s Western Desert during World War II, featuring British, German, and Italian forces before the US enters the war. Players maneuver infantry, tanks, anti-tank guns, artillery, and aircraft across geomorphic maps with movable terrain. Combat accounts for armor thickness, firing angles, terrain, turret rotation, gun depression, and weapons ranging from small arms and high explosives to mines, smoke, and air support. Scenarios cover a variety of small-unit engagements.
- Players
- 2–10 best 2
- Playing time
- 60 min
- Age
- 12+
- Complexity
- 3.4 / 5
World War IIHexagon GridDice RollingScenario / Mission / Campaign Game
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