{"product_id":"watergate","title":"Watergate","description":"\u003cul class=\"a-unordered-list a-vertical a-spacing-none\"\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-list-item\"\u003e2 Players\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAges 12+\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-list-item\"\u003e30 - 60+ Minutes\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eCapstone Games\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eMatthias Cramer\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003eMatthias Cramer created this two-player game.  You will know him from Lancaster.    Capstone Games entered this era of swirling political scandals and has injected a new way to explore the ultimate Washington scandal:  Watergate.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003eIn Watergate, one player represents the Nixon administration and tries not to resign before the end of the game while the other player represents The Washington Post and tries to show the connections between Nixon and some of his informers.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003eThe game doubles as a historic reference for the Watergate scandal, including historical notes about the incident and details about the game cards, which are based on events from the scandal’s history.\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cem\u003e \u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(0, 0, 0);\"\u003eHISTORY:\u003cbr\u003eNixon during his five-and-a-half-years in power waged five overlapping wars – on the anti-war movement, the media, Democrats, the US justice system and history itself.  From the beginning of his presidency Nixon sought to undermine anyone who he considered an enemy. \u003cbr\u003eWatergate was a politically motivated break in and the cover up by the White House.   \u003cbr\u003eNixon famously went in front of the media and the world at a press conference from Disney World in Florida to declare that he was not a crook.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(0, 0, 0);\"\u003eFor more than two years Nixon had lied to the nation, to his closest aides, and to his own lawyers.\u003cbr\u003eNixon decided to resign, saying that the scandal over Watergate would prevent him from carrying out his duties.\u003cbr\u003eImpeachment proceedings against Nixon were dropped following his resignation. Ford explained to the Nation that he felt the Nixon family’s situation was “an American tragedy in which we all have played a part”\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c!----\u003e","brand":"Lion Rampant","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47611892826196,"sku":"CSGFG1001","price":40.99,"currency_code":"CAD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0576\/9802\/5556\/files\/CSGFG1001.jpg?v=1788359319","url":"https:\/\/amazingstoriesgames.ca\/products\/watergate","provider":"Amazing Stories","version":"1.0","type":"link"}