Rommel's Panzers

Rommel's Panzers was perhaps the first military "micro-game" with a modern land tactical theme, certainly the first to be marketed by the company who became famous for inventing the concept, MetaGaming. The first "microgame", a sci-fi ground combat title named Ogre, was released by that company in 1977.

Rommel's Panzers is set in the North African desert, with units consisting of individual tanks, anti-tank guns, and trucks. There are six scenarios included, and rules are divided into a basic set, and an advanced set, the latter which includes off-map artillery and land mines. The basic rules include procedures for vehicle facing, overruns of anti-tank guns and hidden initial placement.

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