Attack at Dawn: North Africa Reviews

Simple Game but fun

If you have an interest in the North African campaign and are seeking a quality game, Attack at Dawn North Africa is an excellent choice. Contrary to my expectations, I found it was not overly difficult to learn. You can use NATO counters or you can actually use the units. Ensuring clear supply lines and effective supply management are vital, a crucial aspect that, although not challenging, is essential, as it was during the North African campaign. In my opinion, Rommel's overextended supply lines likely contributed to his defeat. The game allows you to plan attacks, moves, and logistics, then execute them, with the option to speed up or slow down time. The game features highly accurate maps and equipment, mirroring the historical battles. The units allocated are also accurate, reflecting the seesaw nature of the conflict. The game begins with preset units on the map, and you can move, supply, and manage them, ensuring that supply lines remain clear, as disruptions can impact supply delivery. You can opt for real-time or turn-based gameplay or Wego, so you can play however you feel most comfortable. The graphics are done really well; I absolutely love the maps. The maps are very accurate, and they're very well done. Also, the history on each of the maps and the battles are very accurate and done very in-depth. The sound is okay; the music can be a bit repetitive, but you can turn it off. But if you like the North African campaign and you like World War II, then this one here is definitely one you would want to pick up. I highly recommend it; it was way better than I anticipated. 8/10

If you’re a wargamer and stumbled across this game, you’re going to enjoy it. It has a really smart take on North Africa, especially the logistics. It’s really easy to learn but you’ll quickly come to realize that every decision maters and each move should be carefully studied. There are some area of improvements that I would like to see in the next game. First, for some reason you can route the enemy and send them running deep into the desert but they always have this magical ability to get resupplied and come back strong the next day. By then you have advanced 100s of miles to the next point and suddenly your out of supply because the same unit suddenly took your depot. There’s no garrison unit to leverage so it feels like you need to chase every routed unit or risk them coming back days later. I have no idea where there supplies or reinforcements are coming from. Secondly, it would be nice to have anti-air units and leaders with definable traits. That aside, the game is really quite good and will have you entertained for long time if you enjoy these type of games. I’ve really impressed by the Developer and can’t wait to see what they do with Stalingrad.