Escape from Colditz (1973)

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Designer	Bob Brechin Brian Degas Major P.R. Reid M.B.E., M.C.
Artist	Antonio Catalán
Publisher	Clipper Devir Factor Games Gibsons Games Nike and Cooper Española, S.A. Parker Brothers Smeets & Schippers Show More »
Year Published	1973
# of Players	2 − 6
User Suggested # of Players	Best with 4 players Recommended with 3, 4, 5, 6 players (22 voters) [poll]
Playing Time	180 minutes
Mfg Suggested Ages	12 and up
User Suggested Ages	12 and up (8 voters) [poll]
Language Dependence	Some necessary text - easily memorized or small crib sheet (13 voters) [poll]
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Category	Adventure World War II
Mechanic	Card Drafting Roll / Spin and Move Simulation
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Primary Name	Escape from Colditz
Alternate Names	Colditz Fuga de Colditz
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One player takes the part of the German Guards, whilst the others play "Escape Officers" who are responsible for organizing escape attempts by their team of prisoners. Generally, the winner will be the Escape Officer who achieves the most successful escapes; but it might be the German Forces, if they are able to limit the number of escapes.

The game has been reedited in 2006 by Devir in Spain, with a totally new graphic design and a rewritten rulebook based in the original edition by Gibsons Games . This new edition has been supervised and approved by the original designer, Brian Degas.

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Box Size (Devir version): 29.7 x 29.7 x 7.2 cms.

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Fuga de Colditz

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Spanish Revised Edition

Publisher: Devir

Artist: Antonio Catalán

Year: 2006

Product Code: 84-96422-76-3

Size: Medium Square (e.g. Ticket to Ride)

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Nike and Cooper Española Spanish edition, 1981

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Year: 1981

Product Code: 001

Size: 37.00 x 27.00 x 3.00 inches

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Parker Brothers Edition

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Year: 1973

Product Code: 31211

Size: 20.50 x 14.50 x 1.50 inches

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Size: 19.50 x 11.70 x 1.50 inches

3.25 pounds

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Universal Head ESCAPE FROM COLDITZ Rules Summary

The Universal Head ESCAPE FROM COLDITZ Rules Summary v1 (Jul'11). Double-sided rules summary.

UniversalHead

2011-07-30

Ordenes para el Oficial Alemán.

Ordenes-ayuda para el Oficial de Seguridad Alemán, según las reglas de Devir. Modificacion basada en el archivo creado por mrkaf a quien agradezco su colaboración.

diego23

2010-04-19

Fuga de Colditz - Ayuda Oficial Aleman (Devir)

Ayuda-Resumen para el Oficial de Seguridad Alemán, a partir de las reglas de Devir.

mrkaf

2010-03-28

Escape From Colditz Rules - 60 Min Variant

A rule set incorporating a bunch of homegrown variants that we've enjoyed playing.

PBrennan

2009-07-04

Alternative design for pawn box

karl69

2008-10-31

Tuckbox 2

Tuckbox for all cards with sleeves in DEVIR version

karl69

2008-10-31

Tuckbox 1

Tuckbox for pawns in DEVIR version

karl69

2008-10-31

La_Fuga_de_Colditz_-_Reglas_NAC.pdf

La Fuga de Colditz - Reglas - Edición NAC

jcd2001es

2005-06-14

Escape_from_Colditz_-_Reglas_Parker.pdf

La Fuga de Colditz - Reglas - Edición Parker

jcd2001es

2005-06-14

Escape from Colditz.PDF

English rules summarised and clarified (with slight modifications), in PDF

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2002-03-04

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Thematic Rank:	198
Num Ratings:	1198
Average Rating:	6.53
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Dutch rules	http://spelarch.khbo.be/PDFspelregels/219.pdf	2011-11-23
Dutch review on speldatabase.be	http://speldatabase.be/spelinfo.php?id=219&zoekcri...	2011-11-23
RetroActive: Review of Escape From Colditz with rating	http://www.dicemaestro.com/games-articles/retroact...	2011-07-08
Cracked LCD 18.8: Barnes' Best: the 1970s	http://www.gameshark.com/features/809/p_10/Cracked...	2011-03-10
English Review on Spotlight on Games	http://spotlightongames.com/list/nights/e.html#esc...	2010-05-06
Colditz Castle - Oflag IVC.	http://www.colditzcastle.net/	2010-04-25
La Fuga de Colditz	http://www.devir.es/producto/tablero/colditz/index...	2010-02-21
Freeware version of Colditz for the PC	http://www.thehouseofgames.net/index.php?t=10&id=8...	2008-05-13
Rules in Spanish	http://www.devir.es/producto/tablero/colditz/docs/...	2006-10-30
Game review at La Tana dei Gobin	http://nuke.goblins.net/modules.php?name=Reviews&r...	2004-12-01