“There is one particularly notorious war game from 1979, the Campaign for North Africa, a board game so detailed, complex and cumbersome to play that it is thought that no one has ever actually finished it (including its creator). “Now two guys from Newcastle-upon-Tyne, England, are trying. James Purcell and Andrew Taeger have spent nearly two years just mastering the rules and practicing, and they are ready to start playing the game for real. Finishing it could take decades, if it doesn’t drive them mad first.” https://www.nytimes.com/2026/09/18/world/europe/campaign-for-north-africa-game.html?unlocked_article_code=1.CFE.OsuI.j6G_EtUemOoA&smid=url-share