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Re:Logistics, How Did They Do It, Part I: The Problem by rich_sasha on Tuesday July 26, 2022 @12:37PM (#32240556)
This one [1] is famously detailed. There are 23 pages in the manual dedicated just to logistics. A famous example of the level of detail is that Italian troops require an extra portion of water supplies to cook pasta.

As per the linked article:

> Reviewer Luke Winkie pointed out that "If you and your group meets for three hours at a time, twice a month, you’d wrap up the campaign in about 20 years.

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Campaign_for_North_Africa

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Re:Logistics, How Did They Do It, Part I: The Problem by gregsadetsky on Tuesday July 26, 2022 @06:01PM (#32244645)
192 pages total. Wow.

https://web.archive.org/web/20220608080417/https://www.spiga...

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Re:Logistics, How Did They Do It, Part I: The Problem by secabeen on Tuesday July 26, 2022 @08:05PM (#32245556)
It's an open question how many actual complete games of this have been played. It certainly didn't get the level of playtesting by the designers that most other games did; they just didn't have time.

Advanced Squad Leader has more pages of rules, especially when you add the campaign options.

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