Escape From Colditz War Strategy WW2 Board Game Parker 1970s

RARE Collectable

WW2 World War Two

It has the original Swastika and Factory Signed Signature P L Reid.The swastika makes this game hugely collectable.

This 1970s board game was produced in Britain by Palitoy. It was inspired by the former Prisoner of War camp at Colditz Castle in Germany, active during the Second World War. Titled 'Escape from Colditz', the game was devised by former POW, Major Patrick Reid, MBE, MC, who was one of the few people who managed to escape the camp, and went on to write about his experiences.

Players can choose to represent the German guards, or one of five different allied countries (Britain, America, the Netherlands, France or Poland). Prisoners have to try and escape the camp by rolling the dice and collecting 'Escape Equipment'. Guards have to stop the prisoners from escaping.

The game originally featured a Swastika on the box, although this was changed to an Imperial Eagle at a later date

Designed for two six players, Escape from Colditz is set at the height of World War Two. The Germans have selected Schloss Colditz as Oflag IV-C, a prisoner-of-war camp for incorrigible Allied officers who had repeatedly escaped from other camps. To those incarcerated in Schloss Colditz, making escape attempts was not only their patriotic duty, but to an extent, also seen as a sport, as was making the lives and duties of the garrison as awkward as possible.