2015 · World War I

Lettow-Vorbeck: East Africa 1914-18

An operational-level wargame covering the East African Campaign of 1914–1918. One player commands Allied forces seeking to clear German East Africa, while the other directs German forces attempting to hold the colony or capture a supply source in a neighboring Allied colony. Each side uses a unique deck of campaign cards to generate movement, combat bonuses, historical events, and reinforcements. Combat follows a quasi-tactical procedure in which units take turns firing at one another. The game uses battalion-level units on a map scaled at 85 miles per inch.

groupPlayers

2

schedulePlaying time

60–120 min

psychologyComplexity

1.9 / 5