{"product_id":"dogs-of-war","title":"Dogs of War","description":"\u003cp\u003eA Game of Shifting Allegiances for 3 to 5 Players\n\nThis is a fractured and wretched realm. Six once-great Houses can hardly stand, yet are at each other’s throats. Their armies decimated, they turn to you - the Dogs of War - to break their stalemate in exchange for fame and fortune.\nYou and your most treacherous friends will compete, each wielding a unique and powerful advantage over the others. You will raise armies to do these rulers’ dirty works, fight their endless wars, and win at any cost. Allegiances - only as deep as your pockets are lined.\nEvery turn a single play might sway an entire battlefield to victory, acquire new armies, tactics, and gold, turn a hard-won skirmish into a crushing defeat, or hollowly divert attention from your true motives.\nAt the end of three long years of bloodshed, only the Dog of War most steeped in battlefield trophies and influence with the prevailing Houses will stand victorious.\n\nA curse shall light upon the limbs of men.\n Domestic fury and fierce civil strife\n Shall cumber all the parts of Italy.\n Blood and destruction shall be so in use,\n And dreadful objects so familiar,\n That mothers shall but smile when they behold\n Their infants quartered with the hands of war,\n All pity choked with custom of fell deeds,\n And Caesar’s spirit, ranging for revenge,\n With Ate by his side come hot from hell,\n Shall in these confines with a monarch’s voice\n Cry “Havoc!” and let slip the dogs of war,\n That this foul deed shall smell above the earth\n With carrion men, groaning for burial.\n    -Act 3, Scene 1 of William Shakespeare’s Julius Caesar\n\nDuring three rounds, battles between six “noble” Houses take place. Each player controls a Dog of War, choosing which House to support at each moment by sending their Captains leading Soldier Companies into battle.\nAs a House emerges victorious from battle, it becomes more valuable for the players who have influence with it. \nThere are many paths to victory for the Dogs of War. While earning influence with the prominent Houses is key, victory may also be achieved by defeating your opponents in battle and earning bountiful rewards and riches.\n\nNow, Cry 'Havoc!', and let slip the Dogs of War.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePlayers:\u003c\/strong\u003e 3–5\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePlay time:\u003c\/strong\u003e 75 min\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eComplexity:\u003c\/strong\u003e 2.64 \/ 5\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDesigner:\u003c\/strong\u003e Paolo Mori\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eYear:\u003c\/strong\u003e 2014\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e","brand":"Cool Mini Or Not","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51909582749912,"sku":"SB-DAF390D882A2-BOARD-GAMES-UNK-SEALED","price":0.0,"currency_code":"CAD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0734\/6271\/0488\/files\/fn9pgob8xa2achud3kj2ondzr0m1.png?v=1785466859","url":"https:\/\/abbyboardwalkstore.com\/products\/dogs-of-war","provider":"Boardwalk Cafe \u0026 Games","version":"1.0","type":"link"}