Cover art for 8th Army: Operation Crusader – The Winter Battles for Tobruk, 1941

8th Army: Operation Crusader – The Winter Battles for Tobruk, 1941

1984 · BGG
Avg rating
6.80
Bayes rating
5.57
Weight
2.86 (Medium)
Players
2
Playtime
2 hr
Ratings count
132

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Description

8th Army: Operation Crusader - The Winter Battles for Tobruk, 1941, uses battalion/regiment scale units, the game depicts British attempts to relieve the Commonwealth garrison at Tobruk.

8th Army was one of three "double-blind" land warfare wargames released by GDW in the eighties. The game system used two maps so that both players were "in the dark" as to the disposition of the opposing forces at the start of the game. The game system does not require a referee, but instead relies on the honor system.

Also published in Command Magazine Japan #53 in 2003.



Mechanics

Dice Rolling Events Grid Movement Hexagon Grid Hidden Movement Movement Points Secret Unit Deployment Simulation

Themes

Theme Deserts World War II

Publishers

Game Designers' Workshop (GDW Games) Kokusai-Tsushin Co., Ltd. (国際通信社)

Designers

Frank Chadwick