Rommel y Montgomery (1982)

About this game

In the beginning of WWII, the Italians, from their Libyan territories, started their strategic expansion toward Egypt, the main British territory in North Africa. The strong British response endangered the presence of the Axis in Africa and forced the Germans to send them an enemy of their size: the legendary Afrika Korps, lead by Marshall Rommel. The movements of the Germans towards El Cairo and the British counteroffensives into Libya ended on the 23rd October 1942 in the decisive battle of El Alamein, that lasted 11 days, where the Afrika Korps, under great supply problems, faced up to the mighty British Eighth Army lead by Lieutenant-General Montgomery. (Translation from rulebook).

Does it fit your group?

• Group size. Works with 2 to 4.
• Rules load. At 2.5/5 this is a mid-weight game — expect a proper rules explanation before you start.
• Age. The publisher suggests 12 and up. That rates the rules rather than the artwork, so judge the box yourself for younger players.