The new version of Colditz includes a variety of historical artefacts to intensify the game's WWII context and tone.
BOX CONTENTS
◗ Rulebook (Including both original and updated rules)
◗ Oversized board
◗ 56 wooden playing pieces
◗ 100 illustrated cards
◗ 32-page history book
◗ Prison artefact replicas
He had chiseled through the hard concrete floor of his cell, abseiled down the
60-foot drop with little more than a fraying rope around his waist to trust and squeezed through slicing threads of severed barbed wire. He was breathless but almost there, the disguise, compass, food and forged papers he needed to survive on the outside stuffed in his pockets. The security officer rolled double sixes. A single gunshot rang out and the man fell down, dead.
The original Escape from Colditz was released in 1973, 31 years after its co-creator and source of inspiration, Major Pat Reid, absconded from the notoriously high-security prisoner-of-war camp during World War II. The board game was fairly innovative, featuring co-operative and asymmetrical gameplay – a rarity at the time. Now, Osprey Games has published a new edition of the title to coincide with the 75th anniversary of the real-life breakout next year.