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The Desert Fox: Rommel's Campaign for North Africa April 1941-December 1942

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1981 · 2-2 players · 1min · weight 3.31 · 215 ratings

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ID
8325
Name
The Desert Fox: Rommel's Campaign for North Africa April 1941-December 1942
Year
1981
Rank
7932
Min players
2
Max players
2
Playing time
1
Min playtime
120
Max playtime
1
Avg weight
3.3125
Num weights
32
Bayes avg
5.63465
Average
7.19153
Users rated
215
Num owned
947
Wanting
10
Wishing
56
Num comments
172
Fetched at
Wed Apr 29 2026 05:34:56 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time)
Mechanisms (8)
Dice RollingGrid MovementHexagon GridMovement PointsRatio / Combat Results TableScenario / Mission / Campaign GameSimulationZone of Control
Categories (2)
WargameWorld War II
Description (787 chars)

Desert Fox is a brigade level simulation of the war in North Africa from the arrival of Er­win Rommel in March of 1941 until the end of 1942 when the Allies, landing amphibious forces in Western Africa, blockaded any chances for future Axis offensives in North Africa. The Axis player attempts to secure Libya and Egypt by seizing Alexandria, while the Allied (Commonwealth) player seeks to protect Alexandria and to contain the Axis forces. There are two scenarios in Desert Fox: a short, five-turn game, covering the Axis drive on Tobruk in the first few months of the conflict; and a campaign game, recreating the entire war in Northeast Africa. Components (SPI edition): two 11x17" maps one countersheet (from the SPI version introduction and user's description)

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.