High Flying Dice Games has a new introductory level naval game tackling the Spanish-American War. A Brilliant Combat portrays the opening moves which lead up to the Battle of Manilla Bay and I’ll be curious as to what design elements are brought to bear in order to give the Spanish player a chance at victory, or at least avoid a historically devastating defeat. A Brilliant Combat is available now for $11.95 (or $16.95 with mounted counters).
From HFDG:
A Brilliant Combat is an introductory level wargame simulation on the naval action that occurred at the outbreak of the Spanish-American War. The game design is meant to be simple and highly playable, yet one that portrays the historical challenges facing the combatants. Commodore George Dewey, alerted weeks earlier that war with Spain was likely, prepared the US Asiatic Squadron for action. Upon the war’s outbreak he quickly led his force to boldly take on the Spanish Fleet anchored at ManilaBay. The US navy would sink or capture all of the Spanish ships with little loss, scoring a lop-sided win.
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