EL ALAMEIN

INTRO:
El Alamein is a simulation of the Battle of El Alamein which occurred in North Africa in 1942. The three scenarios in the game consist of "The First Battle of El Alamein" (July, 1942), "Alam Halfa" (September, 1942), and the "Battle of El Alamein" (October, 1942).

CREDITS:

Publisher: SPI, 1973

Designer: James F. Dunnigan

Developer: Stephen G. Bettum

Graphics: Redmond A. Simonsen

GAME SCALE:
Each hex on the map represents 5 kilometers of land. Each brigade-sized unit represents 2000 to 4000 men.

MINI-REVIEW:
El Alamein comes with little chrome. What special rules it has are familiar to most wargamers. Locking Zones of Controls but a single unit can hold the way open for friendly units to leave. Road Mode allows movement x5. Stacking and unstacking costs three Movement Points. That is a rule that should be used in most Bulge games. Enemy minefields slow you down and friendly minefields double your defense. Engineers can clear minefields and help attacking enemy units in minefields. Supply units can provide supply within a certain number of hexes and a unit can be isolated and disappear a turn later. There are three scenarios: July, September (Alam Halfa) and October with an optional rule for free set-up on the last two. A scenario variation chart is included to keep the game alive.

SEQUENCE OF PLAY:

A. FIRST PLAYER-TURN
	1. Initial Movement Phase
	2. Combat Phase
	3. Mechanized Movement Phase
	4. Supply Movement Phase
B SECOND PLAYER-TURN
	1. Initial Movement Phase
	2. Combat Phase
	3. Mechanized Movement Phase
	4. Supply Movement Phase
C. END OF GAME-TURN

COUNTER LIST:
In case you need to replace a counter.

BRITISH:

12-8 Armour Brigade		9-8 Armour Brigade
2, 24				8, 22, 23

8-10 Tank Regiment		8-8 Armour Brigade
67 [US]				1, 23, 24

6-8 Armour Brigade		308 Armour Brigade
1 Tnk, 9, 252			1, unknown brigade

6-9 Recon Brigade		6-8 Recon Brigade
4Lt.				prov.

5-8 Recon Brigade		2-8 Recon Brigade
8, unknown brigade		3 [SA]

1-8 Recon Brigade		3-10 Armored Infantry
unknown brigade			41 [US]

9-4 Infantry Brigade		5-4 Infantry Brigade
1 [Fr]				7, 131, 151, 153
				20, 26 [Aus]
4-4 Infantry Brigade		1, 2 [SA]
69, 132				5 [NZ]
21, 43 Gurka [Ind]
2 [Fr]				3-4 Infantry Brigade
				1, 3 [Pol]
2-4 Infantry Brigade		1 [Bel]
5 unknown brigades
				GAME MARKERS:
1-4 Engineer Battalions		Supply Vanguard Marker
4 unknown battalions		6 Road Mode Markers
				17 Minefield Markers
3-6/(1)-3 Supply Units
3 units



GERMAN:

6-10 Panzer Regiment		4-10 Panzer Regiment
5, 7, 8, 10			5, 115

3-10 Recon Battalion		2-10 Recon Battalion
3, 8, 10, 33			Kiel

1-10 Recon Battalion		3-10 Panzergrenadier Regiment
1/Ram, 2/Ram			28, 69, 115, 155

2-4 Infantry Regiment		2-4 Airborne Infantry
125, 382, 433			4, 5, Ram

2-4 Glider Infantry		2-4 Paratroops
18, 47, 65			5

1-4 Engineer Battalion		2-6/(1)-2 Supply
2 unknown battalions		1 unit

2-4/(1)-3 Supply		1-2/(1)-1 Supply
1 unit				2 units

2-10 Panzergrenadier Regiment
200, 346, Ram, 2 unknown regiments

2-10 Fallshirmjäger Brigade
Ram

(6)-10 Anti-Aircraft Regiment
66, 102

(3)-10 Anti-Aircraft Regiment
609



ITALIAN:

3-8 Armor Regiment		1-8 Recon Battalion
131, 132, 133			1, 3, 131, S

2-3 Infantry Division		1-3 Infantry Brigade
16, 17, 27, 60			87, 89

2-8 Armored Infantry Regiment
5Bers, 7Bers, 8Bers, 9Bers, 12Bers, 91Bers, 92Bers

2-6 Armored Infantry Regiment
GGFF

1-6 Armored Infantry Regiment
61, 62, 65, 66

2-6 Paratroops
186, 187

GAME MARKERS:
Supply Vanguard Marker
6 Road Mode Markers
65 Minefield Markers

Game introductions in italics are directly from the game rules or game box.

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