Escape from Colditz first edition with Swastika
1960s
Parker
 
First produced
1960s
Players
2 to 6
Age(s)
8+
             
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1 x Colditz game board in 4 interlocking parts based on a true plan of Colditz Castle

2 x dice

40 x coloured pawns, 5 sets representing American, British, Dutch, French and Polish escape teams

16 x black pawns, representing the German security forces

5 x packs of cards;

- 5 personal civilian escape kit cards

- 27 escape equipment cards

- 45 escape opportunity cards

- 14 German security cards

- 5 x do-or-die cards

1 x Appel diagram

1 x rules leaflet

1 x booklet containing the story of Colditz by Major Pat Reid MBE, MC.

 

Escape from Colditz Castle , the multi national, maximum security prison during the second World War. Reading through the supplementary supplied in the booklet should help understand the atmosphere of Colditz Castle during the war. To play the game successfully requires ingenuity and patience as well as experience. Some knowledge of the cards is an advantage. Up to 5 players (escape officers) compete to achieve the first successful escape from Colditz Castle of one or more members of their respective POW escape teams. One of the players elects to become the German security officer who will deploy his security forces to try to prevent escapes.

 

This game is truly remarkable, bringing to life the true story and events surrounding the daring escape from the castle with great attention to detail. The box containing the playing cards is a red cross parcel, the rules leaflet includes an actual prisoner warning poster from Colditz, the game board is a true plan of Colditz Castle and the booklet telling the story of Colditz contains photographs and copies of falsified documents.
Designed by Major PR Reid who was a prisoner of war at the Castle. Who better to oversee this authentic re-enactment of days at Colditz? A great collector’s item.