Operation Crusader

1978

Frank Chadwick

BGG Geek Rating

5.6

based on 82 ratings

BGG Average Rating

7.3

community average

BGG Ranking

#12414

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Players

2-2

Weight

3.73/5.00

Playtime

300 min

⚙️ Game Mechanics

How this game works - core systems and player actions

Simulation Dice Rolling Hexagon Grid

📂 Categories

World War II Wargame

🎨 Artists

Paul Richard "Rich" Banner Rodger B. MacGowan

🏢 Publishers

Game Designers' Workshop (GDW Games)

📖 About This Game

Operation Crusader is an intense grand tactical/operational simulation of the desert fighting in the area around Tobruk in the period May-November,1941. During that period, three distinct operations were launched by the British against the Axis forces under the command of Rommel: Operations Brevity, Battleaxe and Crusader. This Game includes: -5 unmounted map boards -10 counter sheets -1 booklet of charts -Panzer Group Afrika chart -Eighth Army chart -Corps Troops chart -Scenarios booklet -Rules booklet -1 20 sided die