Expansion for A Fistful of TOWs 3: Miniature Wargame Rules – Modern Mechanized Warfare 1915-2015
Operation Torch: Part 3 – The Run for Tunis: North Africa Campaign
2025
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- 2–4 players
Rules assistant for Operation Torch: Part 3 – The Run for Tunis: North Africa Campaign
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Operation Torch: Part 3 – The Run for Tunis: North Africa Campaign is an expansion for A Fistful of TOWs 3: Miniature Wargame Rules – Modern Mechanized Warfare 1915-2015 released in 2025 for 2–4 players. It was designed by David Pitts and its main mechanics are Scenario / Mission / Campaign Game.
About the game
Focusing on Operation Torch at the end of 1942. The first major Allied operation was well under way. The landings in Morocco and Algeria had been difficult but successful. Now the Allies want to hurry across Tunisia to sieze the vital ports at Bizerte and Tunis. Having secured French cooperation, the Eastern Task Force penetrated Tunisia in three places. The 36th Brigade Group along the Mediterranean coastal road in the north, the 11th Brigade Group further south towards Medjez el Bab and Blade Force in the middle. American forces were riding high after their successful landings and engagements with the French leading to what some thought was a careless attitude toward the coming showdown with the Germans. Lt. Col. John Walters said with great concern, “We did very well against the scrub team. Next week we hit German troops. Do not slack off in anything. When we make a showing against them you may congratulate yourselves.” This battalion level scenario pack chronicles the battles of Walters concern and contains 13 exciting miniatures war game scenarios written in campaign form and playable by 2-4 players. The scenarios include data sheets for vehicles and uses Fist Full of TOWs 3 rules. Scenarios can be easily converted to your favorite game system. The thirteen scenarios can be played as a campaign. A campaign score sheet is included, enabling players to track the campaign progress and final score. These scenarios put you in the Gasoline Cowboy seat, making you and your gaming partner(s) the tank drivers as you play through Operation Torch Part 3 - Run for Tunis.
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Operation Torch: Part 3 – The Run for Tunis: North Africa Campaign supports 2–4 players according to the catalogue. This range comes from the publisher’s listed player count, so the game can be set up for any group size within it. Some setups, rules and scoring details may still vary by player count, so check your edition’s rulebook for the exact configuration.
Operation Torch: Part 3 – The Run for Tunis: North Africa Campaign belongs to these categories: Miniatures, World War II, and Expansion for Base-game. Its main mechanics are Scenario / Mission / Campaign Game. 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 credited designers of Operation Torch: Part 3 – The Run for Tunis: North Africa Campaign are: David Pitts. These credits come from the published game data and name the people responsible for the game’s design, not its illustrators or publishers. Designer pages on MeepleRules collect other titles by the same designers, which helps when you enjoy a game and want to find similar ones.
The catalogue lists Operation Torch: Part 3 – The Run for Tunis: North Africa Campaign as an expansion for A Fistful of TOWs 3: Miniature Wargame Rules – Modern Mechanized Warfare 1915-2015. Expansions add new content, rules or scenarios to the base game and usually cannot be played on their own, so you need A Fistful of TOWs 3: Miniature Wargame Rules – Modern Mechanized Warfare 1915-2015 to use it. Check that your edition of A Fistful of TOWs 3: Miniature Wargame Rules – Modern Mechanized Warfare 1915-2015 is compatible, as some expansions were revised between editions.