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Year Published
2002
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1 − 2
User Suggested # of Players
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Playing Time
60 minutes
Mfg Suggested Ages
12 and up
User Suggested Ages
2
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Language Dependence
Unplayable in another language
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Primary Name
Panzer Grenadier: Afrika Korps - The Desert War
Alternate Names
Afrika Korps - The Desert War
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Families
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The Panzer Grenadier series in North Africa. Fifty scenarios that cover the armored clashes of 1940 and 1941. Players take command of platoon sized units representing German, British, Australian and Italian infantry, tanks and artillery. Standalone addition to the Panzer Grenadier series of games.

After shipping troops and supplies to the Italian colony of Libya, the army there finally invaded British-held Egypt in September 1940. A series of campaigns followed as first one side and then the other gained the upper hand.

Afrika Korps covers the battles from the first segment of this campaign, in the Panzer Grenadier game system. The fifty scenarios range from the initial Italian raids of June 1940 to the Allied “Operation Brevity” of May 1941. Actions range from small but intense infantry fights to wide, sweeping tank battles. Afrika Korps is a complete standalone game, not requiring any other products for full enjoyment. All the troops and tanks of the British, Australian, Italian and German armies that fought in Libya and Egypt are included.

Afrika Korps has the largest playing surface in the series, with three 22x34 maps printed on heavy paper. Of the 50 scenarios, 40 of them only require one map, and only 2 require all 3.

Note that this game has garnered quite a lot of criticism for the depiction of some of the Italian standard infantry counters unarmed with their hands in the air (surrendering), which none of the Allied counters have.

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This game is part of the Panzer Grenadier series

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3 Panzer Grenadier Players Guide
A nifty guide put together by the guys at the CSW forum
2009-10-20
2 Tablas de Combate (Español)
Traducción al español de las 4 Tablas de Combate para PG Africa Korps (válidas para todos los juegos PG). Pertenecen a la Tercera Edición de las reglas. Incluyen las tablas de Fuego Directo, Bombardeo, Efectos del Terreno, Asalto y Fuego Antitanque.
2009-10-15
1 Afrika Korps Scenario List
This is an excel file listing the scenario number, date, and name for each scenario. Useful for keeping win/loss records, rearranging the scenarios chronologically, and so on.
2007-11-27
2 PG_moral_and_recovery_chart-v1.png
Flowchart for checking moral and recoveries. Version 1.
2007-03-19
0 AKfire.pdf
AK Direct Fire Chart
2006-10-18
0 AKbombard.pdf
AK Bombardment Chart
2006-10-18
0 AKassault.pdf
AK Assault Chart
2006-10-18
1 AKtec.pdf
AK Terrain Effects
2006-10-18
1 AfrikaKorpTurnchart1.pdf
AK Turnchart
2006-10-18
2 PzGrAid.doc
Condensed rules.
2005-03-09
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Num Ratings: 117
Average Rating: 6.48
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