Afrika Korps (game)

Afrika Korps is a board wargame published by Avalon Hill in 1964 and re-released in 1965 and 1978 that simulates the North Africa Campaign during World War II.

That changed after the arrival of the Afrika Korps under the command of Erwin Rommel, who launched an offensive against the Allies, defeating them at Gazala in June 1942 and capturing Tobruk.

At the end of August 1942, Axis forces attempted to turn the southern flank of the Allied defenses at the Battle of Alam el Halfa, but were unsuccessful.

[3] In Issue 7 of the UK magazine Games & Puzzles, Mike Nethercot said "This is one of the few wargames [at the time] that deals exclusively with a British and Commonwealth campaign of WWII.

"[4] R. B. McArthur, writing for Washingtonian in 1980, said that "Avalon Hill's Afrika Korps, Stalingrad, D-Day, and Battle of the Bulge cover World War II in Europe pretty thoroughly.

"[5] In his 1977 book The Comprehensive Guide to Board Wargaming, Nicholas Palmer called this game "Well balanced, fast-moving, easy to learn, but rather luck-dependent.