The African Campaign

About this board game

The African Campaign is a World War II board game for 1–2 players, with an average play time of 120 minutes. It covers the war in North Africa across a map stretching from Alexandria to just east of Tripoli.

The game presents the conflict at a detailed operational scale, with units represented from brigade to divisional level. This scale places the focus on the major formations involved in the campaign while keeping the action within a defined section of the North African theater.

Players can explore a historical campaign setting that spans the desert front between Egypt and Libya. The map’s geographical scope gives the game a clear sense of place, connecting Alexandria in the east with the area just beyond Tripoli in the west.

• Setting: The North African theater during World War II
• Map: Alexandria to just east of Tripoli
• Unit scale: Brigade to divisional level
• Players: 1–2
• Play time: Approximately 120 minutes

According to its original description, The African Campaign is much like an advanced version of Avalon Hill’s Afrika Korps. That comparison places it within the tradition of focused historical war games centered on the North African campaign.

Released in 1973, The African Campaign offers a compact game experience built around a clearly defined historical conflict, a regional map, and formations ranging from brigades to divisions. It is suited to solo play or a two-player session for those interested in this World War II theater.