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Head-to-Head Duel
The Dark Sands: War in North Africa, 1940-42
Designed by Ted Raicer
Published by GMT Games
Moderate Depth: 30 Min Teach
Players
1-2
Community Snapshot
Best with 2
Medium complexity
90–1500 min
7.4 on BGG (264)
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How It Plays
Chit-Pull System
Tokens are drawn randomly from a pool to determine who acts next — it adds suspense to every round.
Dice Rolling
You roll dice to determine outcomes — there's always that thrilling moment of suspense before they land!
Grid Movement
Pieces move on a grid of squares — straightforward movement that still leaves room for deep tactical thinking.
Hexagon Grid
The board uses hexagons instead of squares — this gives you more directions to move and think about.
About This Game
"The Dark Sands" takes the wargame system from Ted S. Raicer’s sold-out and critically acclaimed The Dark Valley: The East Front Campaign to the legendary battles of North Africa in World War II. From the most successful British armored operation of the war, Operation Compass, to the climactic battle two years later at El Alamein, The Dark Sands breaks new ground in portraying the campaigns of the British 8th Army and Rommel’s Afrika Korps.
Source: BoardGameGeek
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