Desert Campaign: North Africa, 1941-42 is COPYRIGHTED -- NOT Public Domain -- and FREE under the following conditions:

• Schools, libraries, and museums are free to make and keep copies for in-house educational use or nonpermanent loan/circulation ... in gratitude for the fine education and research assistance I have always received from such institutions.
• An individual is free to make one personal copy of Desert Campaign: North Africa, 1941-42 for his/her own personal use.
• All other rights -- including publishing rights -- are reserved to me.

Dedication:

Desert Campaign: North Africa, 1941-42 is dedicated to ...
A. Our Allied servicepeople who fought to victory from the first in the North African "Western Desert": the British, Australians, Indians, South Africans, New Zealanders, Poles, Free French, and Greeks
B. and my children Rebecca, Robert, Rohan, and Johanna in the hope they and all our children never have to suffer and die in another world war.

The more we learn about the Second World War, the better our chances that it will be the LAST world war. (LRC)

A Request: If you do assemble and play this free game of mine, PLEASE let me know at ELCOAT@hotmail.com what you think of it and whether, after more than a couple games, you think one side or the other has an advantage. Thanks!

• Rules in Rich Text Format - Use WordPad. Probably will be improved/revised occasionally. Watch the date: 21Feb18, including most subgames' starting forces. I have yet to do the force levels and unit introduction dates on a turn record track, for the campaign game.
• The campaign game turn record track - 8.5x11/A4 should be big enough. Rvsd 13Jan18.
• The campaign map in 4 perfect sections. There is a slight, desirable overlap west of Gazala. These should be printed off on 11x17/A3 sheets, and the smaller sized units will have to be used.
  • The westernmost, el Agheila map section.
  • The Cyrenaica map section. Usually, Cyrenaica gets bypassed by units moving directly across the desert between el Agheila and Gazala, but at least now I know how to spell Cyrenaica. Rvsd 11Jan18.
  • The central section, around Tobruk. Rvsd 11Jan18.
  • The easternmost, el Alamein map section.
  • Hexagon fill-in between Map Sections 1 and 3.
• Subgame - individual battle - maps. Units involved are listed at the end of the Rules. The larger size units can be used for the larger sized maps.
  • Map of el Agheila battles at Feb41 start and Dec42 end of Afrika Korps' campaigns. 11x17 or A3 large paper size. More el Ag scenarios/maps to come.
  • Whole map of Operation Crusader subgame for smaller units. 11x17 or A3 large paper size. Rvsd 23Jan18
  • Operation Crusader subgame map - western section for larger units. 11x17 or A3 large paper size. Rvsd 23Jan18.
  • Operation Crusader subgame map - eastern section for larger units. 11x17 or A3 large paper size. Rvsd 23Jan18.
  • Battle of Gazala subgame map 11x17 or A3 large paper size. Rvsd 23Jan18
  • Battle of Gazala subgame setup map only 8.5x11 or A4 normal paper size is required for this setup guide.
  • Battle of Mersa Matruh subgame map 11x17 or A3 large paper size. For those Allied player who think they can hold without being outflanked/bypassed.
  • 1st Battle of Alamein subgame map 11x17 or A3 large paper size.
  • Battle of Alam Halfa subgame map 11x17 or A3 large paper size.
  • The Battle of Alamein subgame map 11x17 or A3 large paper size.
• Desert Campaign units - 4 copies Print this off onto an 8.5x11/A4 sheet of paper for small pieces for campaign game or 11x17/A3 sheet of paper for large pieces for subgames, mount/glue that onto cardboard - red backing for Axis units and Blue backing for Allied - and then scissor them out. Rvsd 13Jan18.
• Desert Campaign Tournament Certificate Print onto 8.5x11/A4 sheet of paper. Not ready yet.
• Desert Campaign Game Design, Historical, etc. Commentary Not ready yet.
• Game Design and African campaign history .txt file from my 1st Alamein game on my lcoat tripod webpage.

More comments by myself and others about the game can be read on Talk Consimworld Com and (not yet) BoardGameGeek.

If you are a friend, and/or if you would like to share info and ideas about military and naval history and game designing and cardstock model shipbuilding, and/or you have any questions about my Desert Campaign: North Africa, 1941-42 game feel free to e-mail me at ELCOAT@Hotmail.com

Thank you for your interest in the game ....

15Dec17, rvsd 21Feb18