{"product_id":"dreams-of-empire","title":"Dreams of Empire","description":"\u003cblockquote\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eDreams of Empire \u003c\/em\u003eis a hardcore war game set in 18th century South India. It is the 15th installment in the \u003cem\u003eLace Wars \u003c\/em\u003esaga.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/blockquote\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eNew Component Kit\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eBlue Panther offers complete boxed copies of Red Sash Games in their first year of release. After that, Blue Panther offers ONLY Component Kits for all Red Sash Games.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eA \u003cspan style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"\u003eComponent Kit\u003c\/span\u003e includes all countersheets and maps needed for the game, as well as cards, pawns and cubes for games that require them.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003eComponent Kits do NOT include: rulebooks, player aid sheets, scenario booklets, or historical commentaries.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eYou can purchase the Print And Play version of this game directly from Red Sash Games at \u003c\/em\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/redsashgames.com\/\"\u003e\u003cem\u003ehttps:\/\/redsashgames.com\/\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAvailable Now | From Red Sash Games\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eCompatible with the \u003cstrong\u003eCarnatic War\u003c\/strong\u003e scenario (included with \"Four Corners: A Sea Lords Expansion Pack\"; \u003cspan style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"\u003esold separately\u003c\/span\u003e)\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eDreams of Empire\u003c\/em\u003e is the first in a series of operational wargames covering conflict in India during the 18th Century, using Red Sash Games’ Lace Wars™ rules. DOE looks at Southern India during the 1730s and 1740s. The Subcontinent was not a single country but a collection of warring states, very much like Europe during the same period, but with Persian rather than French being the dominant culture among the social elite.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe game identifies twenty polities of at least some military significance from the Mughal Empire and the Marathas, to the Sultanate of the Carnatic, the ancient kingdom of Madurai, and the rising power of Travancore, plus the insignificant and puny trading companies — EIC, CIO, and VOC. South India is a frontier zone, where the standards of the Muslim Mughals are carried by mercenaries and adventurers against the remnants of Vijaynagara’s Hindu successor states. Except in Malabar, where kingdoms older still continue to produce and sell spices to the latest crop of merchants from lands with uncouth names like ‘Britain’, ‘Holland’, and ‘France’.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eNumber of Players:\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e1-2 during normal play;\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e4-6 if combined with the \u003cem\u003eCarnatic War\u003c\/em\u003e expansion (part of the Four Corners expansion pack, sold separately)\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eScenarios: 4 Minor \u0026amp; 1 Major Campaign\u003cbr\u003eTime to Play: 4-6 hours\u003cbr\u003eAge: 14 and up\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eComponents\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e6 full color maps\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e840 game pieces\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e1 rulebook\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e1 Scenario Book with Exclusive Rules\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eA historical commentary book\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e1 set of display cards\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e© 2024-2026 Red Sash Games.\u003cbr\u003ePublished by Blue Panther LLC under license.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Red Sash Games","offers":[{"title":"Boxed + Printed Historical Commentary Book","offer_id":47366200262826,"sku":null,"price":310.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"Boxed (NO Historical Commentary)","offer_id":48041660612778,"sku":null,"price":260.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"Component Kit","offer_id":47366200295594,"sku":null,"price":96.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0618\/0313\/5146\/files\/DOEBoxLabelShopifyFront2.jpg?v=1727729771","url":"https:\/\/www.bluepantherllc.mom\/products\/dreams-of-empire","provider":"Blue Panther","version":"1.0","type":"link"}