Sahara Patrol

1959 · United States · Chad Valley

Theme: Cold War Africa

About this game

The French Foreign Legion takes on North African Arabs in this spin and move game. It has an unusual board with pop-up cardboard forts, and transparent green and pink flags are used to mark possession of locations. The spinner is backed by a waving French flag.

Mechanism

Move and Capture

Rules

Players start from their respective corners. In turn, they spin and may move one or more pieces by a total number of spaces equal to the number spun. Players capture a fort by landing on it by exact count. They eliminate an opposing piece by landing on it. Once captured, a fort cannot be recaptured and blocks enemy movement along its track. Winner is the player to occupy the most forts.

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