2022Jean-Christophe Bouvier
- Videos
- 34
- Creators
- 21
Mainly unboxings and playthroughs
1 - 6 players45 - 60 minMedium weight
Escape from Colditz
1973Bob Brechin, Brian Degas, Major P.R. Reid M.B.E., M.C.
- Videos
- 5
- Creators
- 3
Mainly playthroughs. Escape from Colditz is covered on BoardGameVideo.com by 2 how-to-play guides and 3 recorded sessions.
2 - 6 players
180 min
Medium weight: Teach it in one sitting
From BoardGameGeek
Escape From Colditz is a 1-vs-many semi-cooperative game where one player is the Security Officer of the German forces, and the others are Escape Officers for various nationalities or prisoners of war (POWs). Escape Officers try to acquire the equipment they need for a successful escape (rope, wire cutters, etc.), while the Security Officer tries to hinder them by putting them in solitary confinement and consficating their equipment. Play lasts for a pre-determined length of time or number of rounds. If an Escape Officer can free a pre-determined number of POWs (usually 2) before then, they win. Otherwise the Security Officer wins. The game was co-designed by Major PR Reid, a British soldier who was one of the few to actually successfully escape from Colditz during the Second World War.
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Escape from Colditz has 5 videos from 3 creators: 2 how-to-play guides and 3 playthroughs. They date from 2016 to May 2026.
To learn the rules, start with "Colditz Rules Explanation" by Osprey Games, which runs 14 min.
To see it played, watch "Axis and Allies Colditz Assault Part 1" by 2 or Less, one of 3 playthroughs.
If you like it, try Rallyman: DIRT, The Game of Life, Millennium Blades or Vietnam: 1965-1975 (2nd Edition), which share several of its mechanics.
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About Escape from Colditz
From BoardGameGeek:
Escape From Colditz is a 1-vs-many semi-cooperative game where one player is the Security Officer of the German forces, and the others are Escape Officers for various nationalities or prisoners of war (POWs). Escape Officers try to acquire the equipment they need for a successful escape (rope, wire cutters, etc.), while the Security Officer tries to hinder them by putting them in solitary confinement and consficating their equipment. Play lasts for a pre-determined length of time or number of rounds. If an Escape Officer can free a pre-determined number of POWs (usually 2) before then, they win. Otherwise the Security Officer wins. The game was co-designed by Major PR Reid, a British soldier who was one of the few to actually successfully escape from Colditz during the Second World War.
Designers
Bob Brechin, Brian Degas, Major P.R. Reid M.B.E., M.C.
Artists
Antonio Catalán, Peter Dennis
Publisher
Clipper
Categories
AdventureWorld War II
Mechanics