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Panzer Grenadier: Desert Rats

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2004 · 1-2 players · 150min · weight 2.77 · 144 ratings

v2 v3 v4 wide v4 deep

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ID
10668
Name
Panzer Grenadier: Desert Rats
Year
2004
Rank
10676
Min players
1
Max players
2
Playing time
150
Min playtime
30
Max playtime
150
Avg weight
2.7727
Num weights
22
Bayes avg
5.57779
Average
6.96264
Users rated
144
Num owned
531
Wanting
13
Wishing
21
Num comments
90
Fetched at
Wed Apr 29 2026 05:34:56 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time)
Mechanisms (1)
Hexagon Grid
Categories (2)
WargameWorld War II
Description (690 chars)

Desert Rats is the seventh complete game from the Panzer Grenadier Series and picks up where Afrika Korps left off. Most of the scenarios are between November 1941 and May 1942 in North Africa but there are also some bonus scenarios that cover East Africa/Somali. Two 22" X 34" maps, 825 counters. Two players but can be played very well solitaire. With Initiative determination phase and the action segment alternating between players, there is no sitting around waiting for your turn. Nationalities include; British, German, Indian, Italian, Italian Colonial & New Zealand troops. This game is part of the Panzer Grenadier series Expanded by: Panzer Grenadier: Sinister Forces

LLM v2 (wide)

Not yet enriched at v2 (wide pass).

LLM v3 (deep)

Not yet enriched at v3 (deep pass).

LLM v4 wide (controlled-vocab primitives)

Not yet enriched at v4 (wide pass).

LLM v4 deep (archetype fit)

Not in the v4 deep-pass top-20% slice.