Second World War at Sea:
Bismarck, Playbook Edition
 In May 1941, the newly-commissioned German battleship Bismarck set out for the North Atlantic in company with the cruiser Prinz Eugen on a commerce-raiding mission. She captured no merchant ships, but sank a British battle cruiser and was herself destroyed in a hail of shells and torpedoes. For a brief moment she captured the world’s imagination, and now you can re-play her mission – and many others – in the Playbook edition of Second World War at Sea: Bismarck.
Bismarck, the game, covers the famous hunt for Bismarck, the battleship, but also all of the
other German commerce raids into the Atlantic
between the fall of 1939 and the summer of
1941. The breakout of the battle cruisers Scharnhorst and Gneisenau is here, the raids of the cruisers Admiral
Hipper and Scheer, and much
more. Like all games in the series, this one
is packed with scenarios - 45 of them!
 
Beyond those missions, we have those planned or discussed that weren’t attempted: the use of the German battleship Tirpitz, either alone or alongside her sister. German aircraft carriers. The U.S. Navy’s Central Atlantic Neutrality Patrol and its carriers, battleships and cruisers.
 
Bismarck includes a large operational map covering the North Atlantic Ocean, plus 630 playing pieces (210 of them double-sized) and a set of full-color play aids. Bismarck’s Playbook Edition comes with the Second World War at Sea Second Edition series rules, featuring full-color player charts and set-up cards.
Bismarck comes in our Playbook format: everything you need to play, except dice, inside a book.
Contents:
- 490 pieces
- Two 35x24-inch operational maps
- One 22x17-inch tactical map
- 45 scenarios
Links:
Stock Code APL0054
Retail Price: $120.99 full game; $110.99 Anarchy (no rules)
Status: Now Available!
Order Bismarck Here.
Order Bismarck (Anarchy) Here.
No rules! You’ll need the Second Edition rules from another Second World War at Sea game. Earlier edition rules will not work with this game.
Bismarck: Downloadable Upgrade
You can transform your old boxed copy of Bismarck into the splendid 2023 Playbook Edition. It’s $39.99, but if you’re a Gold Club member, you can download for $27.99 using your Gold Club link (That’s the only way to claim your Gold Club discount). And the download includes Force de Raid at no extra charge!
Add More Fun!
  
No. 31: Deluxe Bismarck
We make Bismarck Second Edition even more fun to play, with giant-sized battleships and battle cruisers. You use them just like the original pieces: they still (just barely) fit on the Tactical Map. You just get to have more fun with them. And of course we tell you all about the ships and and the game.
Order Deluxe Bismarck Here.
The Cruel Sea
The Second Great War comes to the North Atlantic, with the ships, airships and planes of Imperial Germany, Imperial Russia and Republican France. With 740 new pieces and 30 new scenarios. $80.99.
Order The Cruel Sea Here.
Bismarck: Force de Raid
Bismarck: Force de Raid adds 14 more scenarios to Bismarck: Playbook/Second Edition (you only need Bismarck: Playbook/Second Edition to play them). They’re based on a French campaign to keep the North Atlantic clear of German surface raiders, while Britain remains neutral. $15.99.
Order Force de Raid Here.
 
North Atlantic
A battle analysis for Bismarck, with historical background, additional scenarios and 70 new die-cut and silky-smooth playing pieces. This book is not yet available.
Midway: Rising Sun 1940
President Franklin Roosevelt ordered the U.S. Pacific Fleet to shift its base to Pearl Harbor in May 1940. We look at how a Japanese attack and invasion might have unfolded when the American carriers were still operating biplanes in 10 scenarios. Requires Midway Deluxe Edition and Bismarck Second Edition. $15.99
Order Rising Sun 1940 Here.
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