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Year Published
2006
# of Players
2
User Suggested # of Players
Best with 2 players
Recommended with 2 players
(16 voters) [poll]
Playing Time
240 minutes
Mfg Suggested Ages
12 and up
User Suggested Ages
14 and up
(5 voters) [poll]
Language Dependence
Extensive use of text - massive conversion needed to be playable
(7 voters) [poll]
Honors
Subdomain
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Shifting Sands
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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
2 decks of 55 cards - one allied and one axis
2 player aid cards
dice

[From the site of MMP]

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Play time for the full campaign scenario will be 4-6 hours for experienced players.
Inexperienced players will take 6-8 hours.

Play time for the Sonnenblume scenario will be 3-4 hours for experienced players.
Inexperienced players will take 4-6 hours.

Nominee for the 2006 Charles S. Roberts awards for Best World War II Boardgame (Charles S. Roberts Awards).

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Publisher: Multi-Man Publishing
Artist: Dean Essig
Year: 2006
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2 shifting sands card list
this is a very useful one page shifting sands card list, for beginners and not beginners
2012-01-13
2 Shifting Sands VASSAL tutorial: Part 6 (Last one)
I created this series of VASSAL logs to help a buddy learn this game. This one covers the 3rd turn (Winter, 1941) in its entirety. It demonstrates the power of the Rommel card and the importance in the East African campaign. After trying these 6 logs, you should read the rules again, as I did have a few things left out, such as the Long Range Desert Group and Torch, but hopefully, with a visual demonstration and detailed explanation of how the strategy and the rules interact, you will be on your way to being able to play.
2011-09-16
4 Shifting Sands VASSAL tutorial: Part 5
I created this series of VASSAL logs to help a buddy learn this game. This one covers the 2nd turn in its entirety.
2011-09-14
4 Shifting Sands VASSAL tutorial: Part 4
I created this series of VASSAL logs for a buddy to learn the game. This part covers the end of turn 1 (Attrition Phase through the end of the turn).
2011-09-14
4 Shifting Sands VASSAL tutorial: Part 3
I created this series of VASSAL logs to help a buddy learn the game. This part covers the remaining card plays for both sides on Turn 1.
2011-09-14
5 Shifting Sands VASSAL tutorial: Part 2
I created this series of VASSAL logs to help a buddy learn the game. This part deals the cards, and the Axis play their first card, and I go through a lengthy discussion about the card play possibilities.
2011-09-14
6 Shifting Sands VASSAL tutorial: Part 1
I created this series of VASSAL logs to help a buddy learn this game. This is the introduction - going over the game board, pieces, etc.
2011-09-14
6 Rules pertaining to specific spaces & areas
I am new to this game. When I play PoG-based games, I find it hard to remember the specific rules relating to spaces and areas. Knowing these rules helps you realize why they are important to take or hold on to later down the road, so I created this file. Each major area (East Africa, Near East, Libya, etc) has its area specific rules listed beneath it, and below that, in alphabetical order are areas within that region and rules that pertain to it.
2011-05-10
30 Shifting Sands rules 1.02
PDF file with Shifting Sands Living Rules 1.02 dated 11-February-2010. Uploading with permission from Mike Rinella MMP
2010-02-26
14 Shifting Sands VESOP
Very Extended Sequence of Play for Shifting Sands. Maybe useful for beginners.
2009-10-20
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