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searchaux" style="display:none">Board game, variant of "Battleship"</div> <p class="mw-empty-elt"> </p> <figure class="mw-default-size mw-halign-right" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Cover_of_1962_edition_of_Bismarck_wargame.png" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/0/09/Cover_of_1962_edition_of_Bismarck_wargame.png/220px-Cover_of_1962_edition_of_Bismarck_wargame.png" decoding="async" width="220" height="154" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/0/09/Cover_of_1962_edition_of_Bismarck_wargame.png/330px-Cover_of_1962_edition_of_Bismarck_wargame.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/0/09/Cover_of_1962_edition_of_Bismarck_wargame.png 2x" data-file-width="357" data-file-height="250" /></a><figcaption>Box cover of original 1962 edition</figcaption></figure> <p><i><b>Bismarck</b></i> is a <a href="/wiki/Board_wargame" title="Board wargame">board wargame</a> published by <a href="/wiki/Avalon_Hill" title="Avalon Hill">Avalon Hill</a> in 1962 (and revised in 1978) that simulates <a href="/wiki/Last_battle_of_Bismarck" title="Last battle of Bismarck">the hunt for the Bismarck</a>. </p> <meta property="mw:PageProp/toc" /> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Description">Description</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Bismarck_(board_game)&action=edit&section=1" title="Edit section: Description"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p><i>Bismarck</i> is a two-player board wargame in which one player controls the <a href="/wiki/German_battleship_Bismarck" title="German battleship Bismarck">German battleship <i>Bismarck</i></a> (and in the 1972 edition, the <a href="/wiki/German_cruiser_Prinz_Eugen" title="German cruiser Prinz Eugen">heavy cruiser <i>Prinz Eugen</i></a>), and the other player the British forces hunting for it. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Gameplay_(1962_edition)"><span id="Gameplay_.281962_edition.29"></span>Gameplay (1962 edition)</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Bismarck_(board_game)&action=edit&section=2" title="Edit section: Gameplay (1962 edition)"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>The game box contains a search board and a battle board, both utilizing a square grid, along with zone cards, die-cut counters representing a large number of British units, and one single German counter, the <i>Bismarck</i>. </p><p>The game uses a double-blind system, where the British search areas and zones of the map for the <i>Bismarck</i>. If the British player discovers the location of the <i>Bismarck</i>, combat takes place on the battle board. The <i>Bismarck</i> has a chance to evade combat, restarting the search. Points are gained by both players for destroying ships, and for the German player, for docking in friendly ports. </p> <figure class="mw-default-size mw-halign-right" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Cover_of_Bismarck_1978_edition.png" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/7/7d/Cover_of_Bismarck_1978_edition.png/220px-Cover_of_Bismarck_1978_edition.png" decoding="async" width="220" height="172" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/7/7d/Cover_of_Bismarck_1978_edition.png 1.5x" data-file-width="319" data-file-height="250" /></a><figcaption>Box cover of second edition, 1978</figcaption></figure> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Gameplay_(1978_edition)"><span id="Gameplay_.281978_edition.29"></span>Gameplay (1978 edition)</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Bismarck_(board_game)&action=edit&section=3" title="Edit section: Gameplay (1978 edition)"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>The 1978 edition has some similarities to the game <i><a href="/wiki/Battleship_(game)" title="Battleship (game)">Battleship</a></i>, with both players having a hidden map-board and calling out coordinates to locate their opponent. The British player sets up a large number of <a href="/wiki/Royal_Navy" title="Royal Navy">Royal Navy</a> vessels and search aircraft on their map-board before game play begins, while the German player places the <i>Bismarck</i> and the <i>Prince Eugen</i> on their mapboard.<sup id="cite_ref-vg_1-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-vg-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Each turn, the players move their respective units, searching for enemy units, and possibly engaging in combat. Each player calls out grid coordinates containing a ship or aircraft, and the opponent indicates whether a ship is located there, and if so what type. A player may choose <i>not</i> to search with a particular unit, thus keeping its location secret. As the British are unlikely to have a force sufficient to sink the <i>Bismarck</i> when they initially find her, they will need to "shadow" the vessel. For example, a fast unit such as the heavy cruiser <a href="/wiki/HMS_Suffolk_(55)" title="HMS Suffolk (55)">HMS <i>Suffolk</i></a>, is able to keep up with <i>Bismarck</i> and follow her on radar without engaging in combat.<sup id="cite_ref-vg_1-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-vg-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Eventually, British heavy units, such as the battlecruiser <a href="/wiki/HMS_Hood" title="HMS Hood">HMS <i>Hood</i></a> may be vectored into the same square as the German Task Force. At this point combat ensues. The British also have air units on the <a href="/wiki/Aircraft_carrier" title="Aircraft carrier">aircraft carriers</a> <a href="/wiki/HMS_Victorious_(R38)" title="HMS Victorious (R38)">HMS <i>Victorious</i></a> and <a href="/wiki/HMS_Ark_Royal_(91)" title="HMS Ark Royal (91)">HMS <i>Ark Royal</i></a> which can both search for the Germans and attack with torpedoes from a distance. The game has combat damage sheets with squares representing areas of each warship that can be damaged in combat. As combat is resolved, squares are checked off.<sup id="cite_ref-vg_1-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-vg-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Intermediate_and_Advanced_rules">Intermediate and Advanced rules</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Bismarck_(board_game)&action=edit&section=4" title="Edit section: Intermediate and Advanced rules"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>The 1978 edition also included Intermediate Rules provide a set of modular additions, such as a more sophisticated weather system, submarines and destroyers, fighter aircraft, alternate "what if" scenarios (such as the German aircraft carrier <a href="/wiki/German_aircraft_carrier_Graf_Zeppelin" title="German aircraft carrier Graf Zeppelin"><i>Graf Zeppelin</i></a>, breakout with the <a href="/wiki/German_battleship_Tirpitz" title="German battleship Tirpitz"><i>Tirpitz</i></a>, French and U.S. forces, etc.), and more. The Advanced Rules implement ship-to-ship combat using a miniatures-type system, with ship counters laid out on the floor, realistic damage to ships, etc.<sup id="cite_ref-vg_1-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-vg-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Scenarios">Scenarios</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Bismarck_(board_game)&action=edit&section=5" title="Edit section: Scenarios"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>The game offers eight scenarios: one historical scenario, and seven "what if?" scenarios.<sup id="cite_ref-cbw_2-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-cbw-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Victory_conditions">Victory conditions</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Bismarck_(board_game)&action=edit&section=6" title="Edit section: Victory conditions"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>The Germans win by avoiding contact with the British, successfully "breaking out" into the Atlantic and ravaging merchant shipping there. They can also achieve victory by destroying any opposition they encounter and making their way to a friendly port in <a href="/wiki/Occupation_of_France_by_Nazi_Germany" class="mw-redirect" title="Occupation of France by Nazi Germany">Occupied France</a>. </p><p>The British win by intercepting and destroying the <i>Bismarck</i>. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Publication_history">Publication history</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Bismarck_(board_game)&action=edit&section=7" title="Edit section: Publication history"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p><i>Bismarck</i> was designed by Thomas Shaw, <a href="/wiki/Charles_S._Roberts" title="Charles S. Roberts">Charles S. Roberts</a>, Mick Uhl, and Jack Greene, and was published by Avalon Hill in 1962. This edition was discontinued in 1972.<sup id="cite_ref-sim12_3-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-sim12-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>In 1978, Jack Greene revised the rules, making the relatively simple search, movement and combat systems more complex. This second edition, with new cover art and components, was published in 1978.<sup id="cite_ref-sim12_3-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-sim12-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>In 1988, Joel Billings and John Lyon created a computer game titled <i>Computer Bismarck</i> based on the Avalon Hill game. (Thomas Shaw, vice-president of Avalon Hill, turned down Billings when he approached the game company about producing computer games for them.) <i><a href="/wiki/Computer_Bismarck" title="Computer Bismarck">Computer Bismarck</a></i> would become the first game produced by <a href="/wiki/Strategic_Simulations_Inc." class="mw-redirect" title="Strategic Simulations Inc.">Strategic Simulations Inc.</a> (SSI), the new company co-founded by Billings and Lyon.<sup id="cite_ref-4" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Reception">Reception</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Bismarck_(board_game)&action=edit&section=8" title="Edit section: Reception"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Writing about the 1962 edition in Issue 8 of <i><a href="/wiki/Games_%26_Puzzles" title="Games & Puzzles">Games & Puzzles</a></i>, <a href="/wiki/Don_Turnbull_(game_designer)" title="Don Turnbull (game designer)">Don Turnbull</a> called the game "an approximate simulation" because it left out the <i>Prinz Eugen</i>. Turnbull considered the game a failure, saying, "It had some, but not much, merit; certainly anyone who thinks <i>Bismarck</i> will simulate naval action any more than roughly would be disappointed."<sup id="cite_ref-gp_5-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-gp-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>In <i><a href="/wiki/The_Playboy_Winner%27s_Guide_to_Board_Games" title="The Playboy Winner's Guide to Board Games">The Playboy Winner's Guide to Board Games</a></i>, John Jackson noted that the 1962 edition was "easy to grasp and is, for a wargame, quite short — an hour or two at most." He noted that "It is even possible for the German player to win, occasionally, if the <i>Bismarck</i> can elude its pursuers for a while and can catch one or two of the British ships alone <i>at night</i>."<sup id="cite_ref-pb_6-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-pb-6"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>6<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>In the 1980 book <i><a href="/wiki/The_Complete_Book_of_Wargames" title="The Complete Book of Wargames">The Complete Book of Wargames</a></i>, game designer <a href="/wiki/Jon_Freeman_(game_designer)" title="Jon Freeman (game designer)">Jon Freeman</a> called the original 1962 edition "probably the best — and shortest — introductory wargame on the market at the time." However, Freeman didn't feel that the new (1978) edition was "occupying the same niche. It's still a good game; it's just aimed at a broader audience." He concluded by giving the second edition an Overall Evaluation of "Very Good."<sup id="cite_ref-cbw_2-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-cbw-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>In a retrospective review in Issue 9 of <i>Vieille Garde</i>, Stephane Martin gave a lengthy breakdown of the gameplay in the second (1978) edition, and concluded, "<i>Bismarck</i> still remains today a quality reference in naval simulation games. With a little luck, it is possible to find this second-hand game at a very reasonable price."<sup id="cite_ref-vg_1-4" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-vg-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>In another retrospective review, Joe Scoleri noted in Issue 3 of <i>Simulacrum</i> that "<i>Bismarck</i> was one of the easiest and quickest playing [Avalon Hill] Classics but is obviously limited in terms of realism and simulation value." Scoleri concluded, "Although the original version is perfectly acceptable as an introductory game, naval warfare enthusiasts will want to stick with the second edition."<sup id="cite_ref-sim3_7-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-sim3-7"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>7<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Other_reviews_and_commentary">Other reviews and commentary</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Bismarck_(board_game)&action=edit&section=9" title="Edit section: Other reviews and commentary"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li><i>BattlePlan</i> #2 & #8</li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="References">References</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Bismarck_(board_game)&action=edit&section=10" title="Edit section: References"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <div class="mw-references-wrap"><ol class="references"> <li id="cite_note-vg-1"><span class="mw-cite-backlink">^ <a href="#cite_ref-vg_1-0"><sup><i><b>a</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-vg_1-1"><sup><i><b>b</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-vg_1-2"><sup><i><b>c</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-vg_1-3"><sup><i><b>d</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-vg_1-4"><sup><i><b>e</b></i></sup></a></span> <span class="reference-text"><style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1238218222">.mw-parser-output cite.citation{font-style:inherit;word-wrap:break-word}.mw-parser-output .citation q{quotes:"\"""\"""'""'"}.mw-parser-output .citation:target{background-color:rgba(0,127,255,0.133)}.mw-parser-output .id-lock-free.id-lock-free a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/6/65/Lock-green.svg")right 0.1em center/9px no-repeat}.mw-parser-output .id-lock-limited.id-lock-limited a,.mw-parser-output .id-lock-registration.id-lock-registration a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/d/d6/Lock-gray-alt-2.svg")right 0.1em center/9px no-repeat}.mw-parser-output .id-lock-subscription.id-lock-subscription a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/a/aa/Lock-red-alt-2.svg")right 0.1em center/9px no-repeat}.mw-parser-output .cs1-ws-icon a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/4/4c/Wikisource-logo.svg")right 0.1em center/12px no-repeat}body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .id-lock-free a,body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .id-lock-limited a,body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .id-lock-registration a,body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .id-lock-subscription a,body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .cs1-ws-icon a{background-size:contain;padding:0 1em 0 0}.mw-parser-output .cs1-code{color:inherit;background:inherit;border:none;padding:inherit}.mw-parser-output .cs1-hidden-error{display:none;color:var(--color-error,#d33)}.mw-parser-output .cs1-visible-error{color:var(--color-error,#d33)}.mw-parser-output .cs1-maint{display:none;color:#085;margin-left:0.3em}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-left{padding-left:0.2em}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-right{padding-right:0.2em}.mw-parser-output .citation .mw-selflink{font-weight:inherit}@media screen{.mw-parser-output .cs1-format{font-size:95%}html.skin-theme-clientpref-night .mw-parser-output .cs1-maint{color:#18911f}}@media screen and (prefers-color-scheme:dark){html.skin-theme-clientpref-os .mw-parser-output .cs1-maint{color:#18911f}}</style><cite id="CITEREFMartin1996" class="citation magazine cs1 cs1-prop-foreign-lang-source">Martin, Stephane (August 1996). "Annexe III: Bismarck". <i>Vielle Garde</i> (in French). No. 9. pp. <span class="nowrap">18–</span>19.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Ajournal&rft.genre=article&rft.jtitle=Vielle+Garde&rft.atitle=Annexe+III%3A+Bismarck&rft.issue=9&rft.pages=%3Cspan+class%3D%22nowrap%22%3E18-%3C%2Fspan%3E19&rft.date=1996-08&rft.aulast=Martin&rft.aufirst=Stephane&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3ABismarck+%28board+game%29" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-cbw-2"><span class="mw-cite-backlink">^ <a href="#cite_ref-cbw_2-0"><sup><i><b>a</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-cbw_2-1"><sup><i><b>b</b></i></sup></a></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222" /><cite id="CITEREFFreeman1980" class="citation book cs1"><a href="/wiki/Jon_Freeman_(game_designer)" title="Jon Freeman (game designer)">Freeman, Jon</a> (1980). <i>The Complete Book of Wargames</i>. 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No. 12. pp. <span class="nowrap">32–</span>33.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Ajournal&rft.genre=article&rft.jtitle=Simulacrum&rft.atitle=Revisiting+the+Avalon+Hill+Classics%3A+Bismarck&rft.issue=12&rft.pages=%3Cspan+class%3D%22nowrap%22%3E32-%3C%2Fspan%3E33&rft.date=2001-07&rft.aulast=Scoleri&rft.aufirst=Joe&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3ABismarck+%28board+game%29" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-4"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-4">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222" /><cite id="CITEREFMaher2016" class="citation book cs1">Maher, Jimmy (2016). <i>The Digital Antiquarian, Volume 10: 1988</i>. pp. <span class="nowrap">80–</span>86.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Abook&rft.genre=book&rft.btitle=The+Digital+Antiquarian%2C+Volume+10%3A+1988&rft.pages=%3Cspan+class%3D%22nowrap%22%3E80-%3C%2Fspan%3E86&rft.date=2016&rft.aulast=Maher&rft.aufirst=Jimmy&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3ABismarck+%28board+game%29" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-gp-5"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-gp_5-0">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222" /><cite id="CITEREFTurnbull1972" class="citation magazine cs1"><a href="/wiki/Don_Turnbull_(game_designer)" title="Don Turnbull (game designer)">Turnbull, Don</a> (December 1972). 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Chicago: Playboy Press. p. 244.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Abook&rft.genre=book&rft.btitle=The+Playboy+Winner%27s+Guide+to+Board+Games&rft.place=Chicago&rft.pages=244&rft.pub=Playboy+Press&rft.date=1975&rft.aulast=Jackson&rft.aufirst=John&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3ABismarck+%28board+game%29" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-sim3-7"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-sim3_7-0">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222" /><cite id="CITEREFScoleri1998" class="citation magazine cs1">Scoleri, Joe (October 1998). "Bismarck". <i>Simulacrum</i>. 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(game)">D-Day</a></i> (1961)</li> <li><i><a class="mw-selflink selflink">Bismarck</a></i> (1962)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Afrika_Korps_(game)" title="Afrika Korps (game)">Afrika Korps</a></i> (1963)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Stalingrad_(wargame)" title="Stalingrad (wargame)">Stalingrad</a></i> (1963)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Midway_(1964_game)" title="Midway (1964 game)">Midway</a></i> (1964)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Blitzkrieg_(game)" title="Blitzkrieg (game)">Blitzkrieg</a></i> (1965)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Jutland_(board_game)" title="Jutland (board game)">Jutland</a></i> (1967)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/1914_(game)" title="1914 (game)">1914</a></i> (1968)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Anzio_(game)" title="Anzio (game)">Anzio</a></i> (1969)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/PanzerBlitz" title="PanzerBlitz">PanzerBlitz</a></i> (1970)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Caesar_(board_game)" title="Caesar (board game)">Caesar</a></i> (1971)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Origins_of_World_War_II_(game)" title="Origins of World War II (game)">Origins of World War II</a></i> (1971)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Outdoor_Survival" title="Outdoor Survival">Outdoor Survival</a></i> (1972)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Richthofen%27s_War" title="Richthofen's War">Richthofen's War</a></i> (1972)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/1776_(boardgame)" title="1776 (boardgame)">1776</a></i> (1974)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Alexander_the_Great_(board_game)" title="Alexander the Great (board game)">Alexander the Great</a></i> (1974)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Panzer_Leader_(game)" title="Panzer Leader (game)">Panzer Leader</a></i> (1974)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Rise_and_Decline_of_the_Third_Reich" title="Rise and Decline of the Third Reich">Rise and Decline of the Third Reich</a></i> (1974)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/The_Russian_Campaign" title="The Russian Campaign">The Russian Campaign</a></i> (1974)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Tobruk_(game)" title="Tobruk (game)">Tobruk</a></i> (1975)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Wooden_Ships_and_Iron_Men" title="Wooden Ships and Iron Men">Wooden Ships and Iron Men</a></i> (1975)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Starship_Troopers_(board_wargame)" title="Starship Troopers (board wargame)">Starship Troopers</a></i> (1976)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/War_at_Sea" title="War at Sea">War at Sea</a></i> (1976)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Air_Assault_on_Crete" title="Air Assault on Crete">Air Assault on Crete</a></i> (1977)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Arab-Israeli_Wars_(game)" class="mw-redirect" title="Arab-Israeli Wars (game)">Arab-Israeli Wars</a></i> (1977)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Hexagony" title="Hexagony">Hexagony</a></i> (1977)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Napoleon_(board_game)" title="Napoleon (board game)">Napoleon</a></i> (1977)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Squad_Leader" title="Squad Leader">Squad Leader</a></i> (1977)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Victory_in_the_Pacific" title="Victory in the Pacific">Victory in the Pacific</a></i> (1977)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Wizard%27s_Quest" title="Wizard's Quest">Wizard's Quest</a></i> (1979)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/The_Longest_Day_(game)" title="The Longest Day (game)">The Longest Day</a></i> (1980)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/War_and_Peace_(game)" title="War and Peace (game)">War and Peace</a></i> (1980)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Hitler%27s_War_(game)" title="Hitler's War (game)">Hitler's War</a></i> (1981)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Storm_Over_Arnhem" title="Storm Over Arnhem">Storm Over Arnhem</a></i> (1981)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Panzer_Armee_Afrika_(board_game)" class="mw-redirect" title="Panzer Armee Afrika (board game)">Panzer Armee Afrika</a></i> (1982)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/B-17,_Queen_of_the_Skies" title="B-17, Queen of the Skies">B-17, Queen of the Skies</a></i> (1983)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Up_Front_(game)" title="Up Front (game)">Up Front</a></i> (1983)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/White_Bear_and_Red_Moon" title="White Bear and Red Moon">White Bear and Red Moon</a></i> (1983)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Panzergruppe_Guderian_(game)" title="Panzergruppe Guderian (game)">Panzergruppe Guderian</a></i> (1984)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Advanced_Squad_Leader" title="Advanced Squad Leader">Advanced Squad Leader</a></i> (1985)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Empires_in_Arms" title="Empires in Arms">Empires in Arms</a></i> (1985)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Platoon_(boardgame)" class="mw-redirect" title="Platoon (boardgame)">Platoon</a></i> (1986)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Patton%27s_Best" title="Patton's Best">Patton's Best</a></i> (1987)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Turning_Point:_Stalingrad" title="Turning Point: Stalingrad">Turning Point: Stalingrad</a></i> (1989)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Battle_of_the_Bulge_(1991_game)" class="mw-redirect" title="Battle of the Bulge (1991 game)">Battle of the Bulge</a></i> (1991)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Midway_(1991_game)" title="Midway (1991 game)">Midway</a></i> (1991)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Advanced_Third_Reich" class="mw-redirect" title="Advanced Third Reich">Advanced Third Reich</a></i> (1992)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Guadalcanal_(1992_game)" title="Guadalcanal (1992 game)">Guadalcanal</a></i> (1992)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/We_the_People_(boardgame)" title="We the People (boardgame)">We the People</a></i> (1993)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Empire_of_the_Rising_Sun" title="Empire of the Rising Sun">Empire of the Rising Sun</a></i> (1995)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/London%27s_Burning_(game)" title="London's Burning (game)">London's Burning</a></i> (1995)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Axis_%26_Allies" title="Axis & Allies">Axis & Allies</a></i> (1999)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Battle_Cry_(game)" title="Battle Cry (game)">Battle Cry</a></i> (2000)</li></ul> </div><table class="nowraplinks navbox-subgroup" style="border-spacing:0"><tbody><tr><th id="Axis_&amp;_Allies13" scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Axis & Allies</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><i><a href="/wiki/Axis_%26_Allies:_Europe" title="Axis & Allies: Europe">Axis & Allies: Europe</a></i> (1999)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Axis_%26_Allies:_Pacific" title="Axis & Allies: Pacific">Axis & Allies: Pacific</a></i> (2001)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Axis_%26_Allies:_D-Day" title="Axis & Allies: D-Day">Axis & Allies: D-Day</a></i> (2004)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Axis_%26_Allies_Miniatures" title="Axis & Allies Miniatures">Axis & Allies Miniatures</a></i> (2005)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Axis_%26_Allies:_Battle_of_the_Bulge" title="Axis & Allies: Battle of the Bulge">Axis & Allies: Battle of the Bulge</a></i> (2006)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Axis_%26_Allies_Naval_Miniatures:_War_at_Sea" title="Axis & Allies Naval Miniatures: War at Sea">Axis & Allies Naval Miniatures: War at Sea</a></i> (2007)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Axis_%26_Allies:_Guadalcanal" title="Axis & Allies: Guadalcanal">Axis & Allies: Guadalcanal</a></i> (2007)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Axis_%26_Allies:_Europe_1940" title="Axis & Allies: Europe 1940">Axis & Allies: Europe 1940</a></i> (2010)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Axis_%26_Allies:_Pacific_1940" title="Axis & Allies: Pacific 1940">Axis & Allies: Pacific 1940</a></i> (2010)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Axis_%26_Allies:_World_War_I_1914" title="Axis & Allies: World War I 1914">Axis & Allies: World War I 1914</a></i> (2013)</li></ul> </div></td></tr></tbody></table><div> </div></td><td class="noviewer navbox-image" rowspan="7" style="width:1px;padding:0 0 0 2px"><div><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Avalon_hill_peak_logo.png" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b4/Avalon_hill_peak_logo.png/80px-Avalon_hill_peak_logo.png" decoding="async" width="80" height="72" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b4/Avalon_hill_peak_logo.png/120px-Avalon_hill_peak_logo.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b4/Avalon_hill_peak_logo.png/160px-Avalon_hill_peak_logo.png 2x" data-file-width="214" data-file-height="192" /></a></span></div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a href="/wiki/Role-playing_game" title="Role-playing game">Role-playing games</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"></div><table class="nowraplinks navbox-subgroup" style="border-spacing:0"><tbody><tr><th id="Victory_Games13" scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Victory Games</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><i><a href="/wiki/James_Bond_007_(role-playing_game)" title="James Bond 007 (role-playing game)">James Bond 007</a></i> (1983)</li></ul> </div></td></tr></tbody></table><div> <ul><li><i><a href="/wiki/Lords_of_Creation_(role-playing_game)" title="Lords of Creation (role-playing game)">Lords of Creation</a></i> (1983)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Powers_%26_Perils" title="Powers & Perils">Powers & Perils</a></i> (1983)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/RuneQuest" title="RuneQuest">RuneQuest</a></i> (1984)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Tales_from_the_Floating_Vagabond" title="Tales from the Floating Vagabond">Tales from the Floating Vagabond</a></i> (1991)</li></ul></div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a href="/wiki/Computer_game" class="mw-redirect" title="Computer game">Computer games</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <li><i><a href="/wiki/B-1_Nuclear_Bomber" title="B-1 Nuclear Bomber">B-1 Nuclear Bomber</a></i> (1980)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Computer_Acquire" title="Computer Acquire">Computer Acquire</a></i> (1980)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Lords_of_Karma" title="Lords of Karma">Lords of Karma</a></i> (1980)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Midway_Campaign" title="Midway Campaign">Midway Campaign</a></i> (1980)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/North_Atlantic_Convoy_Raider" title="North Atlantic Convoy Raider">North Atlantic Convoy Raider</a></i> (1980)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Planet_Miners" title="Planet Miners">Planet Miners</a></i> (1980)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/NukeWar" class="mw-redirect" title="NukeWar">NukeWar</a></i> (1980)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Conflict_2500" title="Conflict 2500">Conflict 2500</a></i> (1981)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Empire_of_the_Over-Mind" title="Empire of the Over-Mind">Empire of the Over-Mind</a></i> (1981)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Galaxy_(video_game)" title="Galaxy (video game)">Galaxy</a></i> (1981)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Voyager_I_(video_game)" title="Voyager I (video game)">Voyager I</a></i> (1981)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Alien_(Avalon_Hill)" title="Alien (Avalon Hill)">The Alien</a></i> (1982)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Andromeda_Conquest" title="Andromeda Conquest">Andromeda Conquest</a></i> (1982)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Legionnaire_(video_game)" title="Legionnaire (video game)">Legionnaire</a></i> (1982)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Telengard" title="Telengard">Telengard</a></i> (1982)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Computer_Football_Strategy" title="Computer Football Strategy">Computer Football Strategy</a></i> (1983)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Panzer-Jagd" title="Panzer-Jagd">Panzer-Jagd</a></i> (1983)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Gulf_Strike_(video_game)" title="Gulf Strike (video game)">Gulf Strike</a></i> (1984)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Incunabula_(video_game)" title="Incunabula (video game)">Incunabula</a></i> (1984)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Jupiter_Mission_1999" title="Jupiter Mission 1999">Jupiter Mission 1999</a></i> (1984)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Quest_of_the_Space_Beagle" title="Quest of the Space Beagle">Quest of the Space Beagle</a></i> (1984)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Space_Cowboy_(video_game)" title="Space Cowboy (video game)">Space Cowboy</a></i> (1984)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Under_Southern_Skies_(video_game)" title="Under Southern Skies (video game)">Under Southern Skies</a></i> (1984)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Under_Fire!" title="Under Fire!">Under Fire!</a></i> (1985)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Darkhorn:_Realm_of_the_Warlords" title="Darkhorn: Realm of the Warlords">Darkhorn: Realm of the Warlords</a></i> (1985)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Guderian_(video_game)" title="Guderian (video game)">Guderian</a></i> (1987)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Wooden_Ships_and_Iron_Men_(video_game)" class="mw-redirect" title="Wooden Ships and Iron Men (video game)">Wooden Ships and Iron Men</a></i> (1987)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/5th_Fleet_(video_game)" title="5th Fleet (video game)">5th Fleet</a></i> (1994)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Flight_Commander_2" title="Flight Commander 2">Flight Commander 2</a></i> (1994)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Operation_Crusader_(video_game)" title="Operation Crusader (video game)">Operation Crusader</a></i> (1994)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Kingmaker_(video_game)" title="Kingmaker (video game)">Kingmaker</a></i> (1995)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/1830:_Railroads_%26_Robber_Barons" title="1830: Railroads & Robber Barons">1830: Railroads & Robber Barons</a></i> (1995)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/D-Day:_America_Invades" title="D-Day: America Invades">D-Day: America Invades</a></i> (1995)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/World_at_War:_Stalingrad" title="World at War: Stalingrad">World at War: Stalingrad</a></i> (1995)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Avalon_Hill%27s_Advanced_Civilization" title="Avalon Hill's Advanced Civilization">Avalon Hill's Advanced Civilization</a></i> (1996)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Over_the_Reich" title="Over the Reich">Over the Reich</a></i> (1996)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Wooden_Ships_and_Iron_Men_(1996_video_game)" title="Wooden Ships and Iron Men (1996 video game)">Wooden Ships and Iron Men</a></i> (1996)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Achtung_Spitfire!" title="Achtung Spitfire!">Achtung Spitfire!</a></i> (1997)</li> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Board games</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><i><a href="/wiki/Management_(game)" title="Management (game)">Management</a></i> (1960)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Squander" title="Squander">Squander</a></i> (1965)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Kingmaker_(board_game)" title="Kingmaker (board game)">Kingmaker</a></i> (1975)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Acquire" title="Acquire">Acquire</a></i> (1976)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Diplomacy_(game)" title="Diplomacy (game)">Diplomacy</a></i> (1976)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/TwixT" title="TwixT">TwixT</a></i> (1976)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Rail_Baron" title="Rail Baron">Rail Baron</a></i> (1977)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Speed_Circuit" title="Speed Circuit">Speed Circuit</a></i> (1977)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Bowl_Bound" title="Bowl Bound">Bowl Bound</a></i> (1978)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Dune_(board_game)" title="Dune (board game)">Dune</a></i> (1979)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Magic_Realm" title="Magic Realm">Magic Realm</a></i> (1979)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Source_of_the_Nile_(board_game)" title="Source of the Nile (board game)">Source of the Nile</a></i> (1979)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Circus_Maximus_(game)" title="Circus Maximus (game)">Circus Maximus</a></i> (1980)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Civilization_(1980_board_game)" title="Civilization (1980 board game)">Civilization</a></i> (1980)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Machiavelli_(board_game)" title="Machiavelli (board game)">Machiavelli</a></i> (1980)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Amoeba_Wars" title="Amoeba Wars">Amoeba Wars</a></i> (1981)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Conquistador_(game)" title="Conquistador (game)">Conquistador</a></i> (1981)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Paydirt_(game)" title="Paydirt (game)">Paydirt</a></i> (1982)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Titan_(board_game)" title="Titan (board game)">Titan</a></i> (1982)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Wizards_(board_game)" title="Wizards (board game)">Wizards</a></i> (1982)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/The_Mystic_Wood" title="The Mystic Wood">The Mystic Wood</a></i> (1983)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/1830:_The_Game_of_Railroads_and_Robber_Barons" title="1830: The Game of Railroads and Robber Barons">1830: The Game of Railroads and Robber Barons</a></i> (1986)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Britannia_(board_game)" title="Britannia (board game)">Britannia</a></i> (1987)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Kremlin_(board_game)" title="Kremlin (board game)">Kremlin</a></i> (1988)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Merchant_of_Venus" title="Merchant of Venus">Merchant of Venus</a></i> (1988)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Republic_of_Rome_(game)" title="Republic of Rome (game)">Republic of Rome</a></i> (1990)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Advanced_Civilization" title="Advanced Civilization">Advanced Civilization</a></i> (1991)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/History_of_the_World_(board_game)" title="History of the World (board game)">History of the World</a></i> (1993)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Age_of_Renaissance" title="Age of Renaissance">Age of Renaissance</a></i> (1996)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Air_Baron" title="Air Baron">Air Baron</a></i> (1996)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Stratego:_Legends" title="Stratego: Legends">Stratego: Legends</a></i> (1999)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Cosmic_Encounter" title="Cosmic Encounter">Cosmic Encounter</a></i> (2000)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Star_Wars_%E2%80%93_The_Queen%27s_Gambit" class="mw-redirect" title="Star Wars – The Queen's Gambit">Star Wars – The Queen's Gambit</a></i> (2000)</li> <li><i><a 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