{"product_id":"dawn-of-empire-the-spanish-american-naval-war-in-the-atlantic-1898","title":"Dawn of Empire - The Spanish-American Naval War in the Atlantic 1898 Game","description":"\u003cp\u003eDawn of Empire is an uncomplicated game centered on the naval aspects of the Spanish-American War of 1898 in the Atlantic Ocean. The game depicts this conflict at a strategic level, featuring most operational as well as tactical details represented by fast as well as easy-to-play systems, rather than intricate mechanisms.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe intent of the game is to provide a broad overview of the historical events while being fun to play. It all really started in February of 1895 when Spain unilaterally suspended constitutional guarantees to Cuba and its population.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis lead to open revolt on the island as well as serious retaliatory measures by the Spanish administration of Captain General Weyler, including concentration camps for non-combatants. This was too much for the American press, and as a result, the American public, as well as eventually U.S.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003epressure led to Weyler s removal, but not to a decrease in tensions between the US along with Spain. and then, the Maine happened.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eOn 15 February, 1898, well into the darkness of the night, the USS Maine, anchored in Havana Harbour to visible enforcement of U.S. interests on the island, blew up.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e268 U,S. naval personnel were killed, about 2\/3rd of the crew of the vessel.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe American press exploded also. Headlines shouted Spanish Treachery along with William Randolph Hearts newspapers stirred the pot of American anger vigorously.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBy late March a Naval Court Of Inquiry set down a judgment that the Maine was destroyed by an external explosion, pointing the finger by implication at the Spanish. Before the end of the following month, the United States would declare war on Spain.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe object of the game for the United States player is to control the sea areas around the US Atlantic coast along with Caribbean Sea to prevent Spanish combatants from supporting their island holdings along with to destroy the naval forces of Spain. The object of the game for the Spanish player is to disrupt United States sea control, retain sea control around the Spanish coastline for as long as possible, as well as destroy United States naval forces.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBoth players must deploy their naval resources into the sea areas on the map to earn victory points at the end of each turn for areas under their control, blockaded, along with for opposing units destroyed. Product information Complexity: 4 out of 10 Solitaire Suitability: 4 out of 10 Time Scale: 11 days per turn Map Scale: variable (area movement maps) Unit Scale: individual warships Vendor: Compass Games\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"COMPASS GAMES","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48015825830105,"sku":"DAOFEM","price":98.95,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0759\/8771\/4265\/files\/VR_DAOFEM_1_114a4772-02ee-4ba0-93a5-9ce7ea38cf30.jpg?v=1771995633","url":"https:\/\/www.supergamers.com.au\/products\/dawn-of-empire-the-spanish-american-naval-war-in-the-atlantic-1898","provider":"SuperGamers","version":"1.0","type":"link"}