Sirocco (1985)

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Designer	David "Zeb" Cook Douglas Niles
Artist	Linda Bakk John Meyers Picard Didier, Inc.
Publisher	TSR
Year Published	1985
# of Players	2
User Suggested # of Players	Best with 2 players Recommended with 2 players (2 voters) [poll]
Playing Time	90 minutes
Mfg Suggested Ages	12 and up
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Language Dependence	Some necessary text - easily memorized or small crib sheet (1 voter) [poll]
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Category	Wargame World War II
Mechanic	Campaign / Battle Card Driven
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"SIROCCO is an exciting game of desert combat for two players. Simple and easy to learn, battle develops fast and furiously!"

Each player represents one side in a highly abstracted WWII North Africa desert battle. Using order cards, they maneuver various units and attempt to capture or kill their opponents' general. Basic and advanced rules are included.

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Sirocco

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First edition

Publisher: TSR

Artist: Linda Bakk, John Meyers, Picard Didier, Inc.

Year: 1985

Product Code: 1023XXX9401

Size: 10.50 x 10.50 x 2.00 inches

1.86 pounds

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26	Reviews “ Though you find no record of Sirocco in the hallowed scrolls of Wiki, I tell you it was! In the elder days of millennia gone by, before the age of Memoir ‘44 such a game did exist! A game using card mechanics and plastic bits…. Lilith of the CDW genre “	2011-01-15	moonglum01	7
1	Rules Errata?	2010-12-09	wargamer1963	2
1	Variants Once Through with the Supply Cards (How to Keep the Game Reasonably Short)	2010-05-06	LordBobbio	0
0	Rules basic rules	2009-12-25	charlescab	2
2	Variants "Sahara" VARIANT	2008-08-01	GROGnads	2
0	General advanced rules needed	2007-04-17	Deinodon	2
10	Reviews A short Review	2006-11-19	karl3967	1

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Sirocco concise player aid - two per sheet, print and cut in half

This includes terrain rules, card play, stacking, combat, command, and supply. Includes only the following Advanced rules: Terrain, Range, Advance, Concentrations, Gradual Losses, Command, and Supply. WARNING: includes some house rules we use. They are in dark red font - remove them if you don't want to use them.

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Card Manifest.doc

List of all cards with pictures and how many of each in deck.

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