Operation Crusader

1978 · BGG

Avg rating

7.31

Bayes rating

5.56

Weight

3.73 (Heavy)

Players

Playtime

5 hr

Ratings count

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Description

Operation Crusader is an intense grand tactical/operational simulation of the desert fighting in the area around Tobruk in the period May-November,1941. During that period, three distinct operations were launched by the British against the Axis forces under the command of Rommel: Operations Brevity, Battleaxe and Crusader. This Game includes: -5 unmounted map boards -10 counter sheets -1 booklet of charts -Panzer Group Afrika chart -Eighth Army chart -Corps Troops chart -Scenarios booklet -Rules booklet -1 20 sided die

Play mode

Competitive

How it plays

Dice rolling Resource & economic management

Game type

Wargame Family / kids game Board game

What it’s about

History, politics & real-world conflict

Publishers

Game Designers' Workshop (GDW Games)

Designers

Frank Chadwick