![]() ![]() When you find yourself in a shaded chart square at the start of a turn and the linked event indicates the presence of one or more enemy surface vessels, the game’s simple yet engaging combat system comes into play. The Allied convoys that ply the Atlantic are easy pickings for the three Kriegsmarine units (Bismarck, Prinz Eugen, and a U-boat) under your control, but to reach the zones they traverse you must risk encounters with a number of formidable British warships and taskforces. Because each event only effects certain grid squares on the board and these areas are clearly displayed on a tabletop crib sheet, by choosing to operate in particular areas and following carefully considered courses, the player, can, to some extent, shape their own destiny. Once you’ve perused the seven-page manual (or watched the video embedded below) and tapped a number key to select one of the game’s nine scenarios, you’re ready to go.Įvery turn begins with a crucial randomly generated event. Released last month, Max Eisert’s TS module makes learning and playing Bismarck Solitaire ridiculously easy. If you’re content to play it on your PC and own the splendid Tabletop Simulator, there’s no entrance fee. If you want a cardboard copy of Bismarck Solitaire, a fast-playing, easy-to-grasp naval wargame designed for solo play, you’ll need to shell out around twenty quid. I watched the plucky Prinz Eugen vanish beneath the waves achingly close to the safe haven of Brest. I endured Swordfish attacks, and braved mountainous seas in the Denmark Strait. Last night I paced the Bismarck’s bridge as she swapped broadsides with The Mighty Hood. ![]()
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