tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4836956334020662322.post2515478867224957425..comments2024-01-13T03:07:48.472-08:00Comments on Map and Counters: GAME ANALYSIS: CRITICAL BATTLES IN ‘AFRIKA KORPS’JCB IIIhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16490081362549015107noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4836956334020662322.post-91385980538966923132022-03-06T20:22:20.627-08:002022-03-06T20:22:20.627-08:00Greetings Gideon:
I suspect that you have not yet...Greetings Gideon:<br /><br />I suspect that you have not yet faced an expert Axis player across the AFRIKA KORPs game map; if you had, you would have found that the Commonwealth forces during the early (pre-July 1941) game turns simply cannot muster enough combat power to prevent the DAK -- even with only modest supply luck -- from advancing against and -- after a battle or two (typically at 5-1 JCB IIIhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16490081362549015107noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4836956334020662322.post-16331666736122820502022-03-06T18:06:41.258-08:002022-03-06T18:06:41.258-08:00It seems to me that the only way one can proceed p...It seems to me that the only way one can proceed past tobruk without taking it is it by destroying all defenses around the city proper and guarding folks Ides with a couple of Italian units. The problem is, that requires destroying the defenses around the city proper. In all the games I've played but one, the Germans were never able to even get to tobruk without getting a crippling exchange Gideon Marcusnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4836956334020662322.post-28405812977576392312019-05-08T14:01:27.316-07:002019-05-08T14:01:27.316-07:00Never mind; found one online.Never mind; found one online.djconklinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10110853336433006454noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4836956334020662322.post-71112893560656212912019-05-08T13:36:31.767-07:002019-05-08T13:36:31.767-07:00How about the terrain effects chart? I have two co...How about the terrain effects chart? I have two copies of the game and neither one has one! Please send to dconklin58@yahoo.comdjconklinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10110853336433006454noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4836956334020662322.post-2556459282505173192014-03-10T07:05:15.955-07:002014-03-10T07:05:15.955-07:00Greetings Charles:
Thank you for your kind words;...Greetings Charles:<br /><br />Thank you for your kind words; I appreciate your interest.<br /><br />Obiously, given the age of this great old title, a lot of games have been published since 'AFRIKA KORPS' first appeared over fifty years ago. Nonetheless. although there are now a number of excellent games on the North African Campaign available (either new or in the resale market), this JCB IIIhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16490081362549015107noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4836956334020662322.post-72230374461691169112014-03-09T07:58:30.796-07:002014-03-09T07:58:30.796-07:00Thanks for this in-depth analysis. It has made me ...Thanks for this in-depth analysis. It has made me want to get a hold of a copy of this game, which I had previously overlooked.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17860795704882611936noreply@blogger.com