
- BGG rank
- BGG #283
- BGG rating
- 8.0
Combat Commander: Europe
- 2 players
- 60–180 min
- Complexity 3.3/5
- 2006

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Wargamer's Guide to Afrika Korps is an expansion for Afrika Korps released in 1972 for 2 players. Its main mechanics are Hexagon Grid and Simulation.
A 49-page supplemental booklet for the Avalon Hill wargame, Afrika Korps. Contains variant rules plus strategy and analysis articles. Recently reissued in PDF form with a new afterword by editor Don Greenwood. User Summary
Wargamer's Guide to Afrika Korps 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.
Wargamer's Guide to Afrika Korps has a complexity rating of 1.5 out of 5 from BoardGameGeek players, which makes it a 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.
Wargamer's Guide to Afrika Korps 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 Wargamer's Guide to Afrika Korps as an expansion for Afrika Korps. Expansions add new content, rules or scenarios to the base game and usually cannot be played on their own, so you need Afrika Korps to use it. Check that your edition of Afrika Korps is compatible, as some expansions were revised between editions.