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Expansion for Advanced Tobruk: Tank Battles in North Africa 1940-43
Advanced Tobruk System: Tank Tactics Guide – Includes Complete Armor Basic Game
2004
Rules assistance for Advanced Tobruk System: Tank Tactics Guide – Includes Complete Armor Basic Game
Plain-language explanations of turns, card effects and disputed situations, with official source references and saved question history.
- 2 players
- 12+
- Complexity 2.0/5
Rules assistant for Advanced Tobruk System: Tank Tactics Guide – Includes Complete Armor Basic Game
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Advanced Tobruk System: Tank Tactics Guide – Includes Complete Armor Basic Game is an expansion for Advanced Tobruk: Tank Battles in North Africa 1940-43 released in 2004 for 2 players and ages 12 and up. Its main mechanics are Hexagon Grid and Simulation.
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About the game
(from Critical Hit website:) Our Goal: Here come the TACTICS GUIDES—each aimed at enlightening ATS enthusiasts about a portion of the game system. ATS TACTICS GUIDES are for you. Perhaps we should clarify. These publications are for you if you are interested in playing the game the way it was meant to be played—and becoming an expert. We feel confident you will read these TACTICS GUIDES from cover-to-cover the first time you crack one open. The TOBRUK TANK TACTICS GUIDE covers tank vs tank warfare in the ATS in a brief, readable format. Chock full of examples, it should have you 'getting' the way tanks are to be handled in 15-20 minutes of review. Cupola ring not included. WHAT YOU GET: A 24-page publication with heavyweight 4-color cover and pages printed on durable 70-lb stock for longevity on your bookshelf; An Armor Basic Game rulebook; A sheet of tanks to use with the Armor Basic Game; An 11x17 4-color Basic Game mapsheet. (BGG description:) An analysis of utilizing tank tactics in the Advanced Tobruk: Tank Battles in North Africa 1940-43 (by Critical Hit) - 20 pages and includes mapsheet #2, a counter sheet with German IVF2s and American M4A1s, M4A2s, Valentine IIs, Crusader IIIs, and Deacons - although the rules and charts are more limited. There is a 4 page insert with the ATS basic rules and player aid card. Could be an interesting tank platoon vs tank platoon wargame, playable on a small 11x17 map and playable very quickly. Might be a good introductory tactical wargame.
Mechanics
Publishers
- Critical Hit, Inc.
Questions and answers
Advanced Tobruk System: Tank Tactics Guide – Includes Complete Armor Basic Game supports 2 players according to the catalogue. This is the publisher’s listed player count, so the game is designed for exactly that number of participants. Variants for other group sizes, if any, are described in the rulebook of your edition, so check it before setting up a different configuration.
The catalogue lists Advanced Tobruk System: Tank Tactics Guide – Includes Complete Armor Basic Game for ages 12 and up. This is the publisher’s recommendation and reflects reading demands, rule complexity and small components rather than theme alone. Younger players can often join with help from an adult, so check the age guidance on your edition and consider your group’s experience with board games.
Advanced Tobruk System: Tank Tactics Guide – Includes Complete Armor Basic Game has a complexity rating of 2.0 out of 5 from BoardGameGeek players, which makes it a medium-light game. The rating reflects how much rules knowledge, planning and decision-making a typical game demands. Expect a longer first teach for heavier games, and use a preparation guide before game night.
Advanced Tobruk System: Tank Tactics Guide – Includes Complete Armor Basic Game belongs to these categories: Wargame, World War II, and Expansion for Base-game. Its main mechanics are Hexagon Grid and Simulation. Categories describe the theme and setting of a game, while mechanics describe what players actually do on their turns. Each mechanic links to a catalogue hub with similar games, which helps when you want something comparable.
The catalogue lists Advanced Tobruk System: Tank Tactics Guide – Includes Complete Armor Basic Game as an expansion for Advanced Tobruk: Tank Battles in North Africa 1940-43. Expansions add new content, rules or scenarios to the base game and usually cannot be played on their own, so you need Advanced Tobruk: Tank Battles in North Africa 1940-43 to use it. Check that your edition of Advanced Tobruk: Tank Battles in North Africa 1940-43 is compatible, as some expansions were revised between editions.