LIMITED TIME SPECIAL

PRINTED COPIES OF ROMMEL AT GAZALA

 

For a limited time, Line of Departure is offering a limited number of printed copies of the print and play wargame Rommel at Gazala.  Even the counters are printed on adhesive paper, so that all you have to provide is the cardboard.

$15.00 for Customers in the United States and Canada.

 

$20.00 for All Other Customers.

This offer is good only as long as supplies last.

Customers who wish to pay by check or money order should use the standard printable order form, and write "Rommel at Gazala Printed Copy" on an item line.

 

THE SITUATION

On 26 May 1942, Erwin Rommel launched a strong right hook into the desert, flanking the minefields and fortifications painstakingly built by the British to protect Tobruk.  In short order he got the armored spearhead of Panzerarmee Afrika cornered, unsupplied, with the British mines to his rear and superior forces to his front.  Moreover the Eighth Army had the new American Grant tank, the most powerful in the desert.  Isolated and without maneuver room, defeat appeared certain.

But a month later, the general had proven all the guile, resourcefulness and determination that made him a legend.  "The Desert Fox" broke out of the trap, savaged the Eighth Army, took the vital port of Tobruk, then sent the British into a headlong retreat into Egypt.  A grateful Führer made Rommel a Field Marshal, marking the peak of his prestige and accomplishment.

THE GAME

Rommel at Gazala is a quick-playing game with a simple, accessible system.  It is sufficiently easy for new players to enter board wargaming, but with enough possibilities to offer significant replay value to newcomer and veteran player alike.  Counter density is low, letting the players concentrate on strategy more than minutiae, and the pace is fast.  There are also special rules to evoke the special flavor of the battle; armor superiority, the dreaded "88," fortifications, and of course the special capabilities of Erwin Rommel himself.
 

SCALE

Map: 3 Miles Per Hex
Turn: 2 Days Per Turn
Unit: Regiment and Brigade, With Italian Divisions and Some German Battalions
 

COMPONENTS

1 11" x 17" Color Map
1 Sheet of 66 Backprinted Counters (Printed on Adhesive Paper; Mounting Required)
1 16-Page Rulebook
1 24-Page Battle Manual, With Designer's Notes, Historical Background, and More
1 Terrain Effects Chart
1 Player's Aid Card

A 6-sided die is also required for play.

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