Totensonntag (2007)

On November 19th, 1941, as the sun rose over a new day in the Libyan Desert, a clock was ticking in the headquarters of the British Eighth Army. They had done the impossible and surprised Erwin Rommel, the Desert Fox, slipping nearly five hundred tanks behind his lines. The opportunity to crush the Afrika Korps lay within their grasp...

Totensonntag is the expanded 2nd Edition of Peter Bogdasarian’s Totensonntag from the award-winning Corps Command-system game. At stake: The First Battle of Sidi Rezegh, fought between the British Commonwealth’s XXX Corps and Germany’s Panzerarmee Afrika during Operation Crusader. Relive the battles, from the opening skirmishes to the hellish clash on Totensonntag, the Sunday of the Dead.

The Corps Command system is easily learned and taught, perfect for an evening’s entertainment. So choose your side and make some history!

Game Scale:
Turn: 1 day
Hex: 3 miles / 4.8 kilometers
Units: Battalion to Division

Game Inventory:
Two 11 x 17.5" full-color mapsheets
One dual-side printed countersheets (100 5/8" counters - includes 8 blanks)
One 8-page Totensonntag rules booklet
One dual-side printed Player Aid card
Two 6-sided die

Complexity: Medium-Low
Solitaire Suitability: Medium-High
Players: 1 or more
Playing Time: 1-3 Hours