Cover art for Operation Crusader: The 8th Army's Forgotten Victory

Operation Crusader: The 8th Army's Forgotten Victory

1991 · BGG
Avg rating
4.32
Bayes rating
5.47
Weight
3.60 (Heavy)
Players
2-4
Playtime
4 hr
Ratings count
46

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Description

Operation Crusader is a tactical/operational game covering the desert operations in the vicinity of Tobruk from May 1941 to December 1941.

This game uses the same system as GMT games Air Bridge to Victory: Operation Market-Garden, 1944 (Note: announcement printed on back of the box)

3 Introductory Scenarios
3 Intermediate Scenarios
3 Campaign Scenarios

Scale:

 three miles per hex
 battalion
 1/2 day per turn (note: information on back of the box is wrong)




Mechanics

Dice Rolling Grid Movement Hexagon Grid Movement Points Simulation Zone of Control

Themes

World War II

Publishers

Fresno Gaming Association History Games

Designers

Mike Crane Roger M. Whitney Terry R. Shrum