DAK2 (2004)

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Designer	Dean Essig
Artist	Dean Essig
Publisher	Multi-Man Publishing
Year Published	2004
# of Players	1 − 2
User Suggested # of Players	Best with 2 players Recommended with 2, more than 2 players (9 voters) [poll]
Playing Time	360 minutes
Mfg Suggested Ages	14 and up
User Suggested Ages	14 and up (4 voters) [poll]
Language Dependence	Moderate in-game text - needs crib sheet or paste ups (2 voters) [poll]
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Subdomain	Wargames (8 voters) [vote]
Category	Wargame World War II
Mechanic	Dice Rolling Hex-and-Counter Simulation
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Family	Operational Combat Series
Primary Name	DAK2
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The 5th entry in The Gamer's popular Operational Combat Series, and the grandest in scope, DAK covers the entire North African campaign at the regimental level, from Compass to El Alemain and beyond.

This is the most sought-after and highly collectible of The Gamers' line. The original DAK was quickly sold out without a trace. In response to popular demand, MMP republished the game in 2004 with the following components.

Five(!) 22"x34" maps
1540 counters (3 1/2 sheets of units, 2 sheets of markers)
17 scenarios
Series Rules
Game Rules
Two Dice

Game features include:
Unit Scale: Battalion through Division
Hex Scale: 5 miles
Complexity: High
Solitaire Suitability: Moderate

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14	Reviews DAK2 AAR and Impressions	2012-04-01	BrooklynMike	4
0	Rules Removing Mines	2011-02-24	jason1002	1
2	General Table space for the full campaign?	2011-01-19	Grotius	4
3	Rules Modes: Particularly Strategic Mode	2011-01-16	PSavory	1
3	Rules Shipping Clarification for Axis	2011-01-10	Kurlski	3
1	Rules Random Events Table	2011-01-09	Kurlski	2
1	Rules Capture Table ???s	2010-12-08	Kurlski	4
2	Rules supply and mines	2010-12-03	Ney 84	1
3	General DAK2 Counters for DAK?	2010-12-02	Thomas Beach	1
4	General DAK2 or Afrika?	2010-11-17	lindelos	9

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OCS sequence of play

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Example of Play as doc file

Jim K.'s example of play of Compass scenario as a word file

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2008-01-02

DAK2_terrain.pdf

DAK2 Terrain Effects player aid

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2007-06-04

DAK2Replay.doc

58 Page replay of DAK2 1940-September 1941

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2006-07-24

DAK2shipping.pdf

Correction to DAK2 cross-Med shipping table

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2005-01-21

DAK2 Axis OOB.pdf

Axis order of battle player aid

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2005-01-18

DAK2 Allied OOB.pdf

Allied order of battle player aid

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2005-01-18

OCS-CRT.xls

Combat, Barrage, and Flak Table aid

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2004-11-12

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Board Game Rank:	884
War Game Rank:	51
Num Ratings:	189
Average Rating:	8.25
Standard Deviation:	1.85
Num Views:	90016
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Avg. Game Weight:	4.4
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Personal Comments:	89
Users Owning:	512
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Operational Combat Series-OCS (The Gamers) at Consimworld	http://talk.consimworld.com/WebX?50@493.QEbacbskP3...	2011-10-18
DAK2 rulebook & errata	http://www.gamersarchive.net/theGamers/archive/dak...	2007-04-12
OCS general downloads	http://www.gamersarchive.net/theGamers/archive/ocs...	2007-04-12