The Spanish-American War, 1898

From Compass Games:

Spanish-American War, 1898 is a two-player game of the Spanish-American War of 1898 by Vance von Borries. It recreates the strategic naval and land campaign against Spanish forces in Cuba and Puerto Rico. One player controls the American and Cuban units, while the other controls the Spanish ones. The game is played in game turns, consisting of alternating player turns in which each player moves his pieces and resolves any resulting combat. When all the game turns have been completed, the game is over, and the winner is determined.

The game is divided into separate but closely related land and sea systems. A campaign game combines both of these into one strategic game. The introductory scenarios should be played before attempting the full Campaign Game. Some specially marked land and sea rules apply only to the Campaign Game. You can ignore them when you play introductory scenarios. The Campaign Game uses all the rules. Using separate land and sea commanders, up to four players can play the Campaign Game.

Product Information:

Complexity: Medium

Playing time: 3 to 6 hours

Solitaire Suitability: Medium

Players: Two to Four (suitable for solitaire play)

Map Scale: variable (for both areas and hexes based on map)

Time Scale: 1 Turn = 20 Minutes

Unit Scale: 1 Unit = 1 ship or battalion/regiment

Game Design: Vance von Borries

Game Components:

Three color maps, each 22” x 34”

Two counter sheets of 5/8” counters

Two counter sheets of 3/4” counters

Five land set-up displays

Three naval set-up displays

Three player aid cards

Two random event cards

Two laminated naval status cards

Rules Booklet

One dry erase marker

Two six-sided dice

Box and Lid set