8th Army: Operation Crusader – The Winter Battles for Tobruk, 1941

1984

Frank Chadwick

BGG Geek Rating

5.6

based on 133 ratings

BGG Average Rating

6.8

community average

BGG Ranking

#11386

all board games

Players

2-2

Weight

2.86/5.00

Playtime

120 min

Age

12+

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Play Online

Available on multiple platforms

VASSAL

⚙️ Game Mechanics

How this game works - core systems and player actions

Hidden Movement Events Grid Movement Simulation Dice Rolling Hexagon Grid Secret Unit Deployment Movement Points

📂 Categories

World War II Wargame

🎨 Artists

Chris Purcell David R. Deitrick Paul Richard "Rich" Banner

🏢 Publishers

Game Designers' Workshop (GDW Games)

📖 About This Game

8th Army: Operation Crusader - The Winter Battles for Tobruk, 1941, uses battalion/regiment scale units, the game depicts British attempts to relieve the Commonwealth garrison at Tobruk. 8th Army was one of three "double-blind" land warfare wargames released by GDW in the eighties. The game system used two maps so that both players were "in the dark" as to the disposition of the opposing forces at the start of the game. The game system does not require a referee, but instead relies on the honor system. Also published in Command Magazine Japan #53 in 2003.