Batten down the hatches friends, it’s time for the guys to unfurl the battle plans and look at the current state of play. Quite the different approach this week as Andy and James reflect on 100 days of playing The Campaign For North Africa, what they’ve experienced and what the future holds.

Is it a bird? Is it a plane? No, it’s actually 48 planes to be precise, and they’re blowing each other out of the sky! Andy and James tackle their first bit of air combat as James’ bombing run hangs on the line. Amongst this high octane action, we also travel back in time to the conclusive history segment focused on the Long Range Desert Group.

We have liftoff! The planes are finally in the air, and making an impact! Look at them go, glorious flight. From up here, the guys can get a good view of meaty history segment about the Long Range Desert Group's activities, some mail that walks the line between praise and penalising, as well as a Common Ground segment that is primed to save British entertainment.

It’s official - the first Operation Stage (of 351 admittedly) is finally OVER. The guys make steady progress with the second Op Stage, and begin ramping up the realisation that this is a competitive game. A radically changed landscape for the second Op Stage spells trouble. What is the weather? Who goes first? And most importantly, do you remember when Olly Murs wore a hat?

Oh this is quintessential War With A Mate. The trucks are out in storm here, they are making their way across the deserts and our hearts. Touching on the logistics of trucking is this week’s history segment, wherein Andy covers some much more capable “truckers”. A Common Ground segment that is focused on taking things back to basics, as well as a reflection on what makes the guys tick.

What better way to look forward than by looking back? This week the guys are joined by Kam, whose video on the game helped sculpt this twisted ordeal. From perspective on the game, to the paranormal spectre hanging above the trio, to an emotionally charged Common Ground, the message is there in a roundabout way.

And that’s a wrap folks, the first chunk of movement is officially over! With the lion’s share of the first operation stage in the rear view mirror, Andy tries to psychoanalyse some questionable tactical choices made by James - who appears to have cracked under the pressure. An extra-chunky history segment covers the scariest adventure-bros of their time and a Common Ground poised to save the world comes about - with some strings attached.

Is this rolling? Alright, well here comes the confession…some huge mistakes have been made. The guys wrestle with some more-than-minor errors in the recent sessions. Recapping several battles, including the one for their spirits, they cope in different ways - whether that’s the tough love of accountability or the decision to curse future generations with mischief.

Anyone miss the good old days? The days before the game could be played? When it was just playing with magnets? The guys continue through the movement stage, with something of a two-steps-forward-one-step-back approach after the first recorded whoopsie! Professor Andy covers the conclusion of the Enigma history segment and James threatens to expedite global warming. Do NOT trust Thomas the Tank with your economic stability.

The first shot has been fired! In what is undeniably the greatest stride yet, the guys have made a tremendous charge through multiple game stages (albiet some did not apply to Operation Stage One). The point of no return is well and truly in the rear-view mirror as the first casualties are recorded, and pieces on the board begin to move.

More enigmatic enigma facts from Andy's History Corner and the mail call segment may finally shed some light on the meaning of "TOE" Points, while James basks in the kindness of strangers. Only the exposure of Andy's hubris in Common Ground could taint these waters.