Bismarck 1962 Avalon Hill

	Bismarck	1962	Avalon Hill
	First produced	1962	Players	2	Age(s)	12+

Click the picture for more		1 x search board 1 x battle board 1 x time and hit record pad 8 x ship counters plus 1 spare 22 x small counters plus 2 spare 1 x dice 1 x screen 4 x zone cards, A to D 1 x instruction leaflet 1 x historical commentary and notes sheet May 23rd 1941; recreate history in this famous World War II naval search and battle. Command the Bismarck, pride of the German navy. Start from Bergen, leaving under cover of low visibility weather. Search for Allied convoys to destroy. Success may lead to an early German victory in Europe. As the British Admiralty, seek and destroy this 45,000 ton warship at all costs. You command all the ships that actually took part in this historic chase.

Stopping the Bismarck's breakout from Bergen into the Atlantic is left entirely up to your skill in manoeuvring the British fleet in strategic search patterns.

The player with most points, wins. The game finishes if;
- the Bismarck is sunk
- the Bismarck enters any one of the ports of Bergen, Brest, St. Nazaire or Ferrol after May 25th
- the German player has accumulated more points than it is possible for the British player to score
- play reaches the time limit.

Game play 30 to 90 minutes. View a list of other Avalon Hill Games.