"Things Go Wrong In The Western Desert, 1942" Topic
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| Tango01 | 05 Mar 2026 12:56 p.m. PST |
"So, a few weeks ago, I headed over to Roy's full of anticipation for a WW2 game set in the Western Desert. I had been working on my WRG-derived rules – I had recently checked over all the gun and armour stats and had even come up with a fancy alternate activation scheme for the turn sequence. What could possibly go wrong? The day actually started very well. Roy had a pile of box files waiting, extracted from the depths of his Alladin's Cave of a wargames room, and I had the pleasure of picking out the forces I thought would make an interesting game. We threw history to the wind and went for a Flames of War-style tank punch-up set in 1942, with minimal infantry and just a battery of supporting artillery on each side. The table was 6' x 4'. The forces were:…"
KEITH'S WARGAMING BLOG. link
Armand
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 Dal Gavan  | 06 Mar 2026 1:35 a.m. PST |
It's an interesting read, Armand, and some nice models on display. |
 John the OFM | 06 Mar 2026 6:14 a.m. PST |
"Throwing history to the wind" is quite normal for a Flames of War inspired game. |
| Tango01 | 06 Mar 2026 1:23 p.m. PST |
Glad you enjoyed it my friend… Armand |
| Dal Gavan | 06 Mar 2026 2:17 p.m. PST |
"Throwing history to the wind" is quite normal for a Flames of War inspired game. I've only played it once or twice, John, so can't really judge. My gut feelings lean heavily in the same direction as your comment, though. |
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tries the naval wargame in the Axis & Allies series.
