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Bismarck - The Last Battle

By: Compass Games

Type: Boxed Game

Product Line: War Games - World War II (Compass Games)


Product Info

Title
Bismarck - The Last Battle
Publisher
Category
Sub-category
Author
Petros Sorilos
Publish Year
2020
Dimensions
9.25x12x1.5"
NKG Part #
2147771662
MFG. Part #
CPS1173
Type
Boxed Game
Age Range
14 Years and Up
# Players
1 Players
Game Length
60 - 120 Minutes

Description

Bismarck: The Last Battle is a solitaire game covering the last 5 days of the most feared German battleship in WWII. The game utilizes a card-driven battle system revolving around Bismarck’s operations, and provides the player with naval combat and damage control decisions as Bismarck and Prinz Eugen attempt to breakout into the Atlantic or reach safety in the port of Brest.

While extremely competitive as a solitaire game, Bismarck: The Last Battle is quite addictive for the player, as every repeatable battle is a struggle to survival. The card-based battle system is a different take on the “normal” event/operations points driven systems. Separate card decks are provided for each game turn, in a total of 5 decks, including enemy units (carriers, planes, destroyers etc.) in a 100% historical approach.

Units comprise five different types:

  • Carriers
  • Battleships
  • Battlecruisers
  • Destroyers
  • Airplane Bombers

    Special rules are provided for Repairs, Fire, Damage Effects, Hull Meter, Weather Condition Track, Deck & Flak Gun Attacks, etc.

    The main target of the player is to sink enemy warships, shot down enemy bombers and try to survive after the last 5th turn, to win the game.

    Player can play a full campaign or choose to play one of 5 historical scenarios included.

    Good Hunting, Captain…

  • Complexity: 4 out of 10
  • Solitaire Suitability: 10 out of 10 (solitaire system)
  • Time Scale: Single Day Turn with multiple cards plays per player
  • Map Scale: Area map
  • Unit Scale: Carriers, Battleships, Battlecruisers, Destroyers, Airplanes
  • Players: one
  • Playing Time: 1 to 2 hours

    Components:

  • Map 18" x 18"
  • Player mat 18" x 18"
  • two Countersheets (9/16" size)
  • 54 Game Cards
  • Player Aid Card
  • Rules Booklet
  • twelve 6-sided dice
  • boxed