Sink the Bismarck!
(1992)
Who is this game suitable for?
Suitable for ages 12 and up. You can play with 2 to 2 players.
For the pros among you, the following mechanics can be decisive: Hexagon Grid und Secret Unit Deployment...
Game Data
| Average time to play: | 180 |
| Minimum age: | 12 |
| Number of players: | 2 |
| Publisher: | 3W (World Wide Wargames), Excalibre Games, Inc., Kokusai-Tsushin Co., Ltd. (国際通信社) |
| Designers: | Michael Scott Smith |
| Artists: | Claus Bergen |
| Mechanics: | Hexagon Grid, Secret Unit Deployment |
This wargame simulates Operation Rheinubung where the German battleship Bismarck and the Prinz Eugen attempts a breakout into the Atlantic.
This is a two player operational simulation of that historical event. The game retains the tactical ship to ship elements of the encounter.
Each hex represents 75 nautical miles.
A Damage Point Table and a 10-sided die is used to resolve combat.
Dummy task forces and pre-plotted German movement is used to simulate the Fog of War.
Hypothetical scenarios and historical scenarios are provided. The hypothetical scenarios include a different order of battle. For example, the additions of the Scharnhorst and Gneisenau.
Alternative names:
Sink the Bismarck!
Sink the Bismark
Last Updated: 2025-10-06 19:37:01 UTC
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