About this game
This may be the last naval wargame published before the launch of HMS Dreadnought in 1906 revolutionized the design of large warships. In this game, each player has three ship types: ships of the line, large cruisers and small cruisers (in English terms, pre-dreadnought battleships, armoured cruisers and protected cruisers). The ships are metal. The game was patented in 1903 and produced till at least 1909. In 1908 twenty games were purchased by the German emperor for the German navy.
Mechanism
Move and capture
Rules
Each of the two players has a fleet consisting of six ships: two ships of the line with three ship towers, two large cruisers with two towers, and two small cruisers with a single tower. There also is shore-based artillery. Players move along curved circles between ship locations, which limit the degree to which ships can change facing. A ship is hit if it is caught in the crossfire of two enemy ships or artillery. A hit causes a ship to lose a single tower, destroying a ship with only one left. The winner is the player who destroys the enemy fleet.
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