Module:Afrika Korps

Publisher	Avalon Hill	Era	WWII
Year	1964	Topic	North Africa
Players	2 to 4	Scale	Operational
Length	Medium

Files and Module Information

Filename	Filetype	Size	Date	Compatibility	Developer	Other Contributors
By Wargame Academy
2.3.1
AFK-2.3.1.vmod	Module	2.91 MB	2020-05-07	3.2.17	WGA	Anders Hench, Jeffery Lange, Bill Thomson
2.3
AFK-2.3.vmod	Module	2.92 MB	2020-05-07	3.2.17	WGA	Anders Hench, Jeffery Lange, Bill Thomson
2.2.2
AFKv222.vmod	Module	3.11 MB	2010-03-08	3.1.12	WGA	jw62, Brent Easton, tcrow
By Allan Dickerson, et al
1.01
Afrika_Korps_REV_Map_1.01.vmod	Module	7.6 MB	2024-03-25	3.2.17	Allen Dickerson	Bill Conklin
By Charles McLellan, et al
1.1.1
Afrika_Korps2_1.1.1.vmod	Module	2.21 MB	2014-06-30	3.2.11+	Alex Carmel	Charles McLellan
1.0
Afrika_Korps2.vmod	Module	2.21 MB	2010-10-04	3.1.14+	Charles McLellan
By Christian Holm Christensen
AfrikaKorps-1.1-ch.vmod	Module	5.54 MB	2022-12-05	3.6	Christian Holm Christensen
AfrikaKorps-1.1-ch-oldschool.vmod	Module	5.56 MB	2022-12-05	3.6	Christian Holm Christensen
AfrikaKorps-2.0-ch.vmod	Module	5.32 MB	2023-02-12	3.6	Christian Holm Christensen
AfrikaKorps-2.0-ch-oldschool.vmod	Module	5.56 MB	2023-02-12	3.6	Christian Holm Christensen
AfrikaKorps-2.1-ch.vmod	Module	5.98 MB	2024-02-06	3.6	Christian Holm Christensen
AfrikaKorps-2.1-ch-oldschool.vmod	Module	6.02 MB	2024-02-06	3.6	Christian Holm Christensen
Supporting materials
Afrika_Korps_Documents.zip‎	ZIP	5.23 MB	2010-10-18	n/a	Charles McLellan

Comments

BoardGameGeek link

There are 4 different version of this module available (in no particular order):

by Wargame Academy,
by Allan Dickerson, et al,
by Charles McLellan, et al, and
by Christian Holm Christensen

They differ mainly by the graphics used (see also the screen shots below). More details are given below.

By Wargame Academy (WGA)

Uses close to the original graphics of the published game.
Has impressive list of Afrika Korps related articles in Help menu.
Markers for combat declaration and automatic victory

Change log

Update 25-Mar-24: WGA version AFK-2.3.1 posted.
- Fixes obsolete code warnings when running under Vassal 3.6 or later.
Update 200507: WGA version AFK-2.3 posted.
- LookAt capability and access to British Substitute counters enabled; in addition to other refinements.
- Full version history (also available in Help menu)
Update 100308: Version 2.2.2 posted
- Complete Functionality for PBEM tournament play; Send all comments and suggestions to bill@wargameacademy.org.
- Full version history (also available in Help menu)

By Allan Dickerson et al

Map by El Jefe
Counters by John Cooper
Markers for automatic victory, isolation, and annotations

Change log

1.01
- Initial upload

By Charles McLellan et al

Imported from ADC2 Afrika Korps module.
Counters flip to alternate colors -- tan for Brits, gray for Germans, and gray-green for Italians.
Mark units as having attacked or defended
Unit property tables
Simple turn track

Change log

1.1.1
- By Alex Carmel
- Grid update
- Add Clear attack/defend global buttons
1.0
- Initial upload

By Christian Holm Christensen

Module

comes in two editions
- AfrikaKorps-*-ch.vmod which has counter backgrounds coloured according to nationality
- AfrikaKorps-*-ch-oldschool.vmod which uses "old-school" (light blue and red) counter backgrounds
includes a tutorial (not up to date to ch-2.0)
includes the rules (via Help menu) as a PDF (rewritten and with more illustrations)
battle markers
- automatic odds calculations and markers
- automatic battle resolution and markers
automated actions on turn and phase change (use the turn tracker)
reminders for player actions
Automatic victory markers (isolation semi-automatically handled)

Please also see Help→More information for more.

The module is based on my Print'n'Play version of Afrika Korps available from the BoardGameGeek file page. Sources of the Print'n'Play version as well as the module can be found at GitLab. See also the GitLab page for a list of (linked) The General articles.

Changelog

ch-1.1 first upload
ch-2.0 Battle markers, odds calculations, battle resolution, better graphics.
ch-2.1
- Fading drop shadows on units
- Symoblic die
- Fatter movement trail lines
- Show hex coordinates on over over empty hex
- Illustrations of combat in Help->More information

Supporting materials

The ZIP file contains

) Afrika Korps Rules, 3rd edition, in ".doc" and ".pdf" formats. Afrika Korps Errata.
) Another Afrika Korps Gambit by Stephen Packwood (The General, Vol.15, #5, p15-16).
) Afrika Korps Theory by Jonathan Lockwood (The General, Vol.17, #3, p4-12).
) Face-Lift for a Classic Beauty by Frank Preissle (The General, Vol.18, #1, p27-30).
) Back to Basics by Rob Beyma (The General, Vol.18, #4, p42-43).