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Rats of Tobruk
Head-to-Head Duel

Rats of Tobruk

Designed by Eric R. Harvey

Published by Decision Games (I)

Deep Strategy: 45+ Min Teach

Players

2

Play Time

Unknown

Complexity

4.0 / 5

Rating

6.4

Year

2019

Community Snapshot

Best with 2
Heavy complexity
~0 min
6.4 on BGG (20)
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Categories

Wargame
Simulate warfare — military strategy, tactics, and historical battles.
World War II
Set during the Second World War — from D-Day to the Pacific theater.

Since 2019, Rats of Tobruk has captivated fans of dice rolling with its heavy complexity design, shining brightest at 2 players.

How It Plays

Dice Rolling

You roll dice to determine outcomes — there's always that thrilling moment of suspense before they land!

Hexagon Grid

The board uses hexagons instead of squares — this gives you more directions to move and think about.

Scenario / Mission / Campaign Game

You play through linked missions or scenarios that build on each other — it's like an epic adventure in chapters.

About This Game

The Rats of Tobruk uses a derivative of the Famous Divisions Series that appeared in World at War #20 (Grossdeutschland Panzer ) and #34 (Guards Armored). Rats of Tobruk is a two-player operational/tactical game that simulates Rommel’s Easter Day attack on Tobruk in April 1941. This battle primarily involved the Australian 9th Infantry Division, as well as British artillery batteries that were tasked to prevent the capture of Tobruk harbor by the German 5th Light Division.…

Source: BoardGameGeek

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