Kasserine: Rommel’s Battle for Tunisia, 1943

About this board game

Kasserine: Rommel’s Battle for Tunisia, 1943 is an operational-level World War II strategy game for 1–2 players, with a listed play time of 120 minutes and an official playing-time range of 4–10 hours.

Set during the German and Italian offensive in central Tunisia, the game puts players in command of the forces that shaped the campaign. The Axis player directs mobile German and Italian troops in an effort to reverse the Axis position, while the Allied player commands American, British, and French forces in the struggle to defeat Rommel’s army.

The system combines elements of Invasion: Sicily and the East Front System, including its important efficiency ratings, while adapting them to the smaller scale of this battle. Units range from companies to battalions, with each game turn representing 12 hours and each hex covering 2 miles (3.2 kilometers).

• Detailed forces: commandos, engineers, headquarters, motorcycle troops, tanks including Tigers, German 88mm flak guns, artillery, infantry, and aircraft.
• Operational mechanics: ranged artillery, artillery fire nets, combat coordination, defender reaction, counter-attacks, minefields, and unit efficiency ratings.
• Six scenarios: Faid Pass, Kasserine Campaign, The Axis Decide, Thala, Red Bull at Fondouk Pass, and Second Battle of Fondouk.

The scenarios cover engagements from late January through early April 1943, ranging from compact battles centered on a pass to the full-map Kasserine Campaign. The included 22 × 34-inch map, 420 counters, rulebook, player aid cards, and examples of play support both experienced players familiar with the system and newcomers learning its procedures.

With high solitaire suitability and medium complexity, Kasserine offers a focused study of armored maneuver, combined arms, and command decisions during a pivotal North African campaign.