In fact, Hal Hock (developer of "Tobruk") and Don Greenwood and John Hill (developers of "Squad Leader") compared the merits of the two games shortly after the release of the latter in the pages of "The General". It was made clear that the two game systems were quite different, and as time passed it was clear which game Avalon Hill preferred to support. In July 1987, as alluded to above, Avalon Hill sold the rights to "Tobruk" back to Hal Hock.