Avalon Hill: Afrika Korps
Of course you all saw my earlier post. Well, I just finished playing until Autumn 1941. Here are some thoughts:
- The rules are good. I know that this game is well over 60 years old, but the rules are clear. I was able to figure out what to do and when. And the mechanics are not that complex.
- This plays fast. I know I was doing this solo, but even then, I got through about 6 months or so relatively fast.
Now for the game play: My first roll should have been enough to tell Rommel to go back to Germany: the supplies are at the bottom of the Med. But that's ok, time to move on to Bengasi (sic).
With the coast-road bonus, and the Rommel bonus, I was able to get up to and take Bengasi on the first turn.
The Royal Navy and the Royal Air Force are sinking all the German supplies
Because the German supplies kept getting sunk, Rommel could only maneuver to get into positions for when the supplies actually show up!
Setting up for the advance into Egypt
Because I could not attack, the Brits were able to set up for a better defense. And the Axis simply got whatever defendable terrain they could to wait for the trucks!
The British are not facing any supply problems. As such, they launch a 1:2 attack. Is the risk worth it?
The Brits ended up with an A Back 2 result. This was the situation afterwards. The Germans have reached Tmimi, but cannot attack due to the logistics situation.
A convoy made it! Supplies have arrived and are making their way up the coast road!
The Brits are pressing! Here is another 1:2 attack, but the Brits need to cause some fatal damage to the DAK!
Thanks to the defending terrain, the Germans edge the Brits in Defender Points, so the Brits take the worst of the battle damage. That said, the Germans are left with very little!
After laying a siege on Tobruch (sic) for a turn, the Axis supplies make it and the attack goes in! Tobruch falls to the Axis!
I decided to stop here. I wanted to get a feel for game play, and I think I have it. I also made some game-play errors, and in retrospect, I would not attack as the Allies until I get much better advantages.
Oh, and I missed the deployment of some reinforcements. I will reset and go again!
