The African Campaign (1973)

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Designer	John Edwards
Artist	John Edwards
Publisher	Jedko Games Kokusai-Tsushin Co., Ltd. TSR
Year Published	1973
# of Players	2
User Suggested # of Players	Best with 2 players Recommended with 1, 2 players (3 voters) [poll]
Playing Time	120 minutes
Mfg Suggested Ages	12 and up
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Language Dependence	No necessary in-game text (1 voter) [poll]
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Category	Wargame World War II
Mechanic	Hex-and-Counter
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The African Campaign covers the war in North Africa during world war two. The map covers an area from Alexandria to just east of Tripoli. Units are from brigade to divisional level. This game is much like an advanced version of Avalon Hill's Afrika Korps.

Republished in Command Magazine Japan #31 in 2000.

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Panzerfaust and Campaign Article Index:

Number 74 November-December 1976
- The African Campaign - "Aggressiveness in African Campaign" (Strategy), John Michalski

Campaign Article Index:

Number 81, September-October 1977
- Fury in the West / Boxcars / Die-cut Unit Counters / War of the Ring: The Game of Middle Earth / Dauntless / Unit Counter Sorting Trays / The African Campaign / Battle of the Five Armies / Dungoeon Geomorphs III / Suspicion / Monster & Treasure Assortment / Outdoor Geomorphs / Star Fleet Battle Manual - "Thumbnail Analysis" (Review), Don Lowry

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Jedko Second Edition

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The African Campaign Rules, Jedko Games

Here is a pdf of the rulesbook of Jedko Games' The African Campaign. Permission granted to print for personal use.

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