<P> Though some fans of war simulation games appreciate detail , The Campaign for North Africa offered more detail than any board wargame before or since , leading to the ambivalent reaction with which the game is regarded . Even gamers who were initially fascinated with the idea of an extremely detailed war game might have been chagrined when they opened the box to discover 1,800 counters , maps large enough to cover several tables , and a three - volume rulebook of considerable weight and density . The rules cover logistics in extreme detail , far more so than the combat simulation . It is recommended that each side be played by a five - person team , including a Commander - In - Chief and four subordinate commanders , making a total of ten players needed for a game , although it can be played with the usual two . According to SPI , a complete game can run over 1,500 hours . However , the logistics of keeping a ten - person group together for fifteen hundred hours of gaming was a feat beyond even most hardcore wargamers , and completed full games of The Campaign for North Africa are rare . </P>
<P> Though some fans of war simulation games appreciate detail , The Campaign for North Africa offered more detail than any board wargame before or since , leading to the ambivalent reaction with which the game is regarded . Even gamers who were initially fascinated with the idea of an extremely detailed war game might have been chagrined when they opened the box to discover 1,800 counters , maps large enough to cover several tables , and a three - volume rulebook of considerable weight and density . The rules cover logistics in extreme detail , far more so than the combat simulation . It is recommended that each side be played by a five - person team , including a Commander - In - Chief and four subordinate commanders , making a total of ten players needed for a game , although it can be played with the usual two . According to SPI , a complete game can run over 1,500 hours . However , the logistics of keeping a ten - person group together for fifteen hundred hours of gaming was a feat beyond even most hardcore wargamers , and completed full games of The Campaign for North Africa are rare . </P>
board game that takes 1500 hours to complete
board game that takes 1500 hours to complete
The Campaign for North Africa
The Campaign for North Africa