{"product_id":"redsashhercules","title":"The Last Labour of Hercules (Component Kit)","description":"\u003cblockquote\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eThe Last Labour of Hercules\u003c\/em\u003e is a 2 player competitive war game set in the 17th century. It pits the British Empire against the Moors for Morocco. The title is the latest entry in the Red Sash pantheon.\u003cbr\u003e\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\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAvailable Now | From Red Sash Games\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe Last Labour of Hercules is a game about the English occupation of Tangier. The port was bequeathed to King Charles II as part of a dowry when he married the Portuguese princess, Catherine of Braganza. It would be another generation before the English captured Gibraltar from Spain, but Tangier seemed an ideal base for many of the same reasons.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIt would be a handy staging post for ships bound for West Africa and\u003cbr\u003ethe Caribbean, it would place a watch upon the Catholic Spanish, and it might facilitate trade with the Moors, the port being one terminus of the ancient gold-dust caravan route. There were only two problems. The Moors hated outsiders, but more importantly, the port lay open to the worst the Atlantic could throw at it. The anchorage was deep, but it was unprotected.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAs the English player you must keep the Moors at bay while gauging how many of your precious resources you can spare to build Tangier’s Great Mole – a breakwater that will protect your ships.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAs the Moorish player you must endevour to make the English inclined to leave, ideally by sacking Tangier. At the same time, you also have two problems to deal with. First, there is the small matter of a civil war among the Berber tribes, of whom you represent only a fraction. Then, there is the Sultan at Istanbul. He seems to be under the false impression that Morocco belongs to him.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe Last Labour of Hercules is part card game and part wargame. Covering a period of twenty years, it does not represent a single siege of Tangier but many attempts, some large and some small, by the Moors, to dislodge the English. Some times, in fact, the protagonists might even trade with one another.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eSo, the wargame portion covers the fighting and the card game covers both the times of peace and the preparations for war. If the English complete the Great Mole they win. If the Moors take the Citadel they win. If neither side can achieve their main objective someone might or might not win on points, comparing the English player’s progress on the Mole against the Moorish player’s ability to secure\u003cbr\u003eMorocco for his dynasty\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eCOMPONENTS:\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e1 rulebook\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e1 22”x34” inch map\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e3 card decks\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eOver 120 game pieces\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eOver 200 wooden cubes\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e©Copyright Red Sash Games.\u003cbr\u003ePrinted under license by Blue Panther LLC.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Red Sash Games","offers":[{"title":"Component Kit","offer_id":47366214058154,"sku":null,"price":68.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0618\/0313\/5146\/products\/LLH_8.5x11Inch_FRONT.jpg?v=1663792346","url":"https:\/\/www.bluepantherllc.mom\/products\/redsashhercules","provider":"Blue Panther","version":"1.0","type":"link"}