Naval War, The Game of

1898 · United States · McLoughlin Bros.

Theme: Spanish-American War

About this game

This game offers an unusually gruesome graphic on the box, and an even more unusual map on the board. The focus of the board map is on Cuba and its surrounding islands. However, the board also includes a map of the Philippines, plunked to the northeast of Cuba.

Mechanism

Spin, Move and Capture

Rules

Red Player starts in Tortugas and Blue Player in Cadiz. Each gets five ships. A 1-8 spinner determines movement. In turn, each player must move one ship by the exact number shown. A player's ship must land on an opponent by exact count to capture it. Routes shown in red and blue are exclusive to the respective players. Gold routes can be used by both. To win, a player must capture all opposing ships.

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