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Shifting Sands: The Campaign for North Africa 1940-1943

#11949BGG ↗

2006 · 1-2 players · 300min · weight 3.18 · 601 ratings

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ID
11949
Name
Shifting Sands: The Campaign for North Africa 1940-1943
Year
2006
Rank
4126
Min players
1
Max players
2
Playing time
300
Min playtime
240
Max playtime
300
Avg weight
3.1835
Num weights
109
Bayes avg
5.8678
Average
7.34426
Users rated
601
Num owned
1117
Wanting
84
Wishing
291
Num comments
301
Fetched at
Wed Apr 29 2026 05:34:55 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time)
Mechanisms (4)
Campaign / Battle Card DrivenDice RollingHand ManagementPoint to Point Movement
Categories (2)
WargameWorld War II
Description (805 chars)

(from MMP website:) Shifting Sands is a point-to-point movement, card driven game based on the World War II African campaigns of 1940-1943. From the first Italian attempts to cross "The Wire" through the Torch invasion, all aspects of the campaign for North Africa are covered including the Abyssinian Campaign of 1940-1941. Like the commanders of the day, you'll need to try and achieve your goals while events in other theaters influence your ability to maintain any semblance of a plan. Contents: One mapsheet (approx 22"x32") One 36-page booket with rules, designer notes, and scenarios; only 16 pages of actual game rules Two countersheets - one 5/8" and one 5/8" and 1/2" mixed (394 total counters of which 30 are blank) 2 decks of 55 cards - one allied and one axis 2 player aid cards dice

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