1st Alamein (1997)

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Designer	Lou Coatney
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Publisher	(Web published)
Year Published	1997
# of Players	2
User Suggested # of Players	Best with 2 players Recommended with 2 players (1 voter) [poll]
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Mfg Suggested Ages	12 and up
User Suggested Ages	10 and up (1 voter) [poll]
Language Dependence	Moderate in-game text - needs crib sheet or paste ups (1 voter) [poll]
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Category	Print & Play Wargame World War II
Mechanic	Hex-and-Counter
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1ST ALAMEIN is an educational 2-player operational level military history game simulating the historical decision-making situations of Allied and Axis commanders in Egypt, in July 1942. 1ST ALAMEIN is intended to be a basic introduction to the study of military history through manual simulation games--board wargaming.

The scale of the game is: 1 day of real time per game-turn, approximately 6 miles/10 kilometers per hexagonal space width, and brigade-to-division (8,000-15,000 men) unit scale.

Web published at http://lcoat.tripod.com/1alampag.htm including rules, charts, 27 units and an 11x17 inch mapsheet.

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Review at Print and Play Podcast	http://printandplay.blogspot.com/2009/10/97-1st-al...	2009-12-24
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