
- BGG rank
- BGG #8,655
- BGG rating
- 7.3
Second World War at Sea: Bomb Alley
- 2 players
- 360 min
- Complexity 3.1/5
- 2002

Expansion for Second World War at Sea: Bismarck
2017
Rules assistance for Second World War at Sea: Battle Cruisers into Carriers
Plain-language explanations of turns, card effects and disputed situations, with official source references and saved question history.

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Second World War at Sea: Battle Cruisers into Carriers is an expansion for Second World War at Sea: Bismarck released in 2017 for 2 players. It was designed by Michael Bennighof and its main mechanics are Dice Rolling and Hexagon Grid.
Golden Journal expansion / variant for Second World War at Sea: Strike South, Plan Z and Coral Sea with counters for conversions of British and US battlecruisers into aircraft carriers. Part the Second Great War alternative history story arc. Contains 3 variants to existing operational scenarios and 1 new battle scenario. Comes with 10 long ship counters and 20 aircraft counters.
Second World War at Sea: Battle Cruisers into Carriers supports 2 players according to the catalogue. This is the publisher’s listed player count, so the game is designed for exactly that number of participants. Variants for other group sizes, if any, are described in the rulebook of your edition, so check it before setting up a different configuration.
Second World War at Sea: Battle Cruisers into Carriers belongs to these categories: Wargame, Nautical, and World War II. Its main mechanics are Dice Rolling and Hexagon Grid. Categories describe the theme and setting of a game, while mechanics describe what players actually do on their turns. Each mechanic links to a catalogue hub with similar games, which helps when you want something comparable.
The credited designers of Second World War at Sea: Battle Cruisers into Carriers are: Michael Bennighof. These credits come from the published game data and name the people responsible for the game’s design, not its illustrators or publishers. Designer pages on MeepleRules collect other titles by the same designers, which helps when you enjoy a game and want to find similar ones.
The catalogue lists Second World War at Sea: Battle Cruisers into Carriers as an expansion for Second World War at Sea: Bismarck. Expansions add new content, rules or scenarios to the base game and usually cannot be played on their own, so you need Second World War at Sea: Bismarck to use it. Check that your edition of Second World War at Sea: Bismarck is compatible, as some expansions were revised between editions.