Adam Parker says:
Alamein '42 is a hell of a diverse title. It's of totally different feel to Tobruk - and as one who loved that title, I can honestly say Alamein '42 offers even more.
Alamein '42
- Then in a surprise move, he doubled back, and captured Tobruk in a single day before turning his Panzer Army once again toward Alexandria, Cairo and the Nile. But the British would deny him the ultimate prize with a heroic stand at a lonely, unheard of railway stop known as El Alamein.
Glenn Saunders says:
"What we set out to do with Alamein '42 was to build our second Operational Desert Warfare Game, but one with less unit density so as to offer another interpretation of depiciting the fighting units. Secondly, we covered a wide period like Tobruk, but one that included a couple of wide swings as ROmmel doubled back and took Tobruk by storm before pressing his worn out panzers on to Alamein. Finally we have offered some alternatives to the campaign using the a possible invasion of Malta. The result we feel is a satifying project that will please any Panzer Campaign Veteran while not forgetting those who are only finding out Series now. ENJOY!"
- 35 Scenarios covering the battles on the Gazala Line, the fall of Tobruk, the push to Alamein, the Battle of Alam Halfa and Second Alamein. Also included is a "What if Malta was invaded" scenario and campaign game varient.
- A map streching over 780 km wide.
- A single OOB which contain two sets of units. The Alamein OOB style is not as detailed with small units as Tobruk, but s more like Sicily in OOB style
El Alamein '42 Review on PCGamer. Wargamer
Mark H. Walker is the new PCGamer columnist replacing Bill Trottier previous Desktop General column with the new "The Wargamer Column. Check out his review of Alamein '42 which rated 80%. Click Here to Load the review, and hover the cursor over the lower right corner of the image to expand it to the full page size if the image is reduced in resolution in your browser.
And there is also the Wargemer Review by Al Berke
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A lot of thought went into the creation of this game and some of the more interesting items are discussed in the Designer Notes which can be viewed by clicking the book image at the left or this link.
Not Convinced?
Here is what some people on the Internet Forums are saying about Alamein!
Way to go HPS! Alamein rocks
Alamein rocks YO!
Now that I have both tobruk and alamein I can throw out my afrika korps board game! LOL
I can say that the Malta scenario alone is worth the 39.95.(That is US $ of course)
Way to go HPS.
Alex
I didn't think anything would be as much fun as my all time favorite Smolensk 41 but El Alamein may just beat it. You can really tell a lot of effort went in to this game. I love the strategy decisions that you have to make. (Do you go for Malta or not)?? Really adds to the game. Anyway great game.
Gary
Just got mine and only played the small armored car scenario so far. I've looked at the campaign and it truly is awesome. I like the fact that the beginning of the campaign shows just how worn down the Axis forces were. Some starting at Max Fatigue. I think this one will be a real winner.
Jim
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