
- 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

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Second World War at Sea: Gin Palace is an expansion for Second World War at Sea: Arctic Convoy released in 2016 for 2 players. It was designed by Michael Bennighof and its main mechanics are Dice Rolling and Hexagon Grid.
This is the seventeenth of the Avalanche Press Golden Journal supplements. It contains 25 additional counters as well as rules for their use in multiple Second World War at Sea games. The premise is that the British hoped to sell the battleship Agincourt after World War I. These pieces are various possible roles for which the ship could have been repurposed. These range from an Armored Oiler to a Helicopter Carrier or even an Aircraft Carrier. Pieces are provided in colors of multiple nationalities with suggestions for use in various Second World War at Sea games. —user summary
Second World War at Sea: Gin Palace 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: Gin Palace 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: Gin Palace 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: Gin Palace as an expansion for Second World War at Sea: Arctic Convoy. 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: Arctic Convoy to use it. Check that your edition of Second World War at Sea: Arctic Convoy is compatible, as some expansions were revised between editions.