Tabletop games
Escape from Colditz
Gibsons Games, 1973
Escape from Colditz is a tabletop game published by Gibsons Games in 1973. It is played with 2 to 6 players, from age 12 and in about 180 minutes.
- players
- 2–6
- minutes
- 180
- years
- 12+
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The box
- Publishers
- Gibsons Games, Clipper, Devir, Factor Games, Nike and Cooper Española, S.A., Osprey Games
- Designers
- Bob Brechin, Brian Degas, Major P.R. Reid M.B.E., M.C.
- Artwork
- Antonio Catalán, Peter Dennis
- Year of release
- 1973
- Also known as
- Colditz · Fuga de Colditz
- Official website
- ospreypublishing.com
About the game
Escape from Colditz is a board game produced by Gibsons Games of London in 1973 that simulates attempted escapes by Allied prisoners-of-war (POWs) from Oflag IV-C (better known as Colditz Castle) during World War II. Designed in part by Pat Reid, a former POW who escaped from Colditz, the game was released during the first run of the popular television series Colditz, and the game likewise proved popular. Licensed editions were published by Parker Brothers and a number of other companies. The game proved especially popular in Spain, and resulted in a Spanish-language sequel.Information from Marquoir’s game database, which cross-checks several open sources. Spotted a mistake? Write to us from the Contact page.