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Bismarck

#2422BGG ↗

1962 · 2-2 players · 120min · weight 2.76 · 337 ratings

v2 v3 v4 wide v4 deep

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ID
2422
Name
Bismarck
Year
1962
Rank
9191
Min players
2
Max players
2
Playing time
120
Min playtime
120
Max playtime
120
Avg weight
2.7581
Num weights
62
Bayes avg
5.60356
Average
6.42967
Users rated
337
Num owned
821
Wanting
9
Wishing
46
Num comments
167
Fetched at
Wed Apr 29 2026 05:34:56 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time)
Mechanisms (10)
Dice RollingGrid MovementHidden MovementMinimap ResolutionMovement PointsPaper-and-PencilSecret Unit DeploymentSimulationSquare GridVariable Set-up
Categories (3)
NauticalWargameWorld War II
Description (874 chars)

Hunt down and sink the Bismarck. Three levels of play. In the advanced game, you use miniatures rules for the combat. Hidden movement by the use of separate search boards. The original Bismarck game from AH was remarkable for one reason: the ONLY playing piece that the German player had was the Bismarck! A straight forward move-and-search naval game. If the British player finds the Bismarck, a battle ensues. The game is played for points. The player with the most points at the end of the game wins. The game ends when: 1) the Bismarck is sunk, 2) the Bismarck enters Bergen, St. Nazaire, or Ferrol after patrolling, 3) the German gains so many points it is impossible for the British player to win, or 4) time runs out. Avalon Hill Complexity ratings Basic Game - 4 Intermediate Game - 6 Advanced Game - 7 Re-implemented by: Bismarck (Second Edition)

LLM v2 (wide)

Not yet enriched at v2 (wide pass).

LLM v3 (deep)

Not yet enriched at v3 (deep pass).

LLM v4 wide (controlled-vocab primitives)

Not yet enriched at v4 (wide pass).

LLM v4 deep (archetype fit)

Not in the v4 deep-pass top-20% slice.