Advanced Tobruk (2002)

So what's NEW in the new TOBRUK? Plenty! The map presentation is entirely new. Instead of being 'locked' into a small map area, you'll now receive two 22" x 34" geomorphic mapsheets that can be connected on any side.

The terrain presentation includes sand and scrub on each mapsheet. Card stock overlays are provided for hills, wadis, deirs and sand dunes to allow for the customization of the map required in many scenarios. And a random overlay generator is also part of the kit, to enhance replay value between play sessions.

The counters have the overhead view of AFVs and vehicles debuted in wargaming with TOBRUK. Vehicles and guns now come on a 3/4" counter, infantry on a 5/8" and markers remain on a 1/2" square. New, four color art is provided to keep things bright, and information for the use of the units depicted on the counters is provided...on the counters...to replace tedious table look-ups during play.

Speaking of counters, a wide array of units not found in the original TOBRUK are provided in the new edition. including various armored cars and more new units are provided to allow you to game myriad situations from 1940-1943.

A new card-based scenario presentation combines the historical synopsis with the orders of battle, map requirements and any special rules. All the information needed for play is found on one card to make setting up and keeping track of the action faster and easier.

Expanded by:

• Tobruk Expansion Pack 1 - Wavell's 30,000
• Tobruk Expansion Pack 2 - Benghazi Handicap
• Tobruk Expansion Pack 3 - Devil's Garden
• Tobruk Expansion Pack 4 - Blunted Sword
• Tobruk Expansion Pack 5A - Kasserine & Beyond
• Tobruk Expansion Pack 5b: Torch to Tunisia
• Advanced Tobruk Expansion Pack 6- Killing Fields
• Tank Tactics Guide - with ATS armor basic game

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Online Play

• http://www.criticalhit.com/catalog/index.php?cPath=45 VATS (real-time, pbem). Vassal version for ATS. Game ownership required.

Introductory ATS Games:

• Advanced Tobruk System Basic Game I: Infantry
• Advanced Tobruk System Basic Game 1a: Screaming Eagles
• ATS Basic Game II: Streets of Stalingrad

Full games in the ATS Series include:

• Against All Odds
• Arnhem: Defiant Stand
• Berlin: Red Victory
• ATS Blood & Iron
• Bloody Omaha: D-Day 1944

• Clash Along the Psel: The Battle of Kursk 1943
• Darkest December: Battle of the Bulge 1944
• D-Day Rangers
• Dien Bien Phu ATS Upgrade—French Indochina 1954
• Mannerheim's Cross: Finland at War 1939-1945

• Oosterbeek Perimeter
• Panther Line: Army Group North 1944
• Santa Maria Infante: On the Road to Rome 1944
• Scottish Corridor: Lion Rampant
• Semper Fi! Uncommon Valor ATS Upgrade

• ATS Stalingrad: Dzerhezinsky Tractor Works 1942
• Stonne Heights
• Toktong Pass: Escape from Chosin

Expansions for the Tobruk Boxed game:

• Tobruk Expansion Pack 1 - Wavell's 30,000
• Tobruk Expansion Pack 2 - Benghazi Handicap
• Tobruk Expansion Pack 3 - Devil's Garden
• Tobruk Expansion Pack 4 - Blunted Sword
• Tobruk Expansion Pack 5A - Kasserine & Beyond
• Tobruk Expansion Pack 5b: Torch to Tunisia
• Advanced Tobruk Expansion Pack 6- Killing Fields
• Tank Tactics Guide - with ATS armor basic game

Other Expansions (which require at least one full ATS game to play) include:

• Avanti Savoia! Christmas Battles: CSIR Volume II
• Axis Legion: Spanish Division Azul on the Eastern Front
• Nikitovka 1941
• Facing the Blitz
• Parker's Crossroads
• So Full of Fire
• Surprised Outside of Strass
• Advanced Tobruk System: Snakeshead Ridge

For a current list see http://www.boardgamegeek.com/geeklist/15765