Who has ever played the board game "Escape from Colditz"?

[_DOOMMASTER_]

In my opinion it is the best board game.

It is also close to the Wolfenstein genre with the exception
that the castle is called differently and there are still several prisoners.

[thirdkeeper]

That actually sounds really interesting. - I grew up on board games - my dad
was a huge gamer 40 years before home computers.

What's the vintage of that one? - Does it work for just two players?

[_DOOMMASTER_]

Nice!
The game is for 2-6 players.
The board game is based on the real historically outbreak in the castle Colditz.
In itself, the board game is really cool.

You are trapped in a castle and you have to try to escape and not let the Germans grab you.

[thirdkeeper]

Originally posted by _DOOMMASTER_:

Nice!
The game is for 2-6 players.
The board game is based on the real historically outbreak in the castle Colditz.
In itself, the board game is really cool.

You are trapped in a castle and you have to try to escape and not let the Germans grab you.

I'm pretty sure that's a real place. Since it's Germans it could have been produced any
time between 1914 and now. - Do you know the vintage?

[_DOOMMASTER_]

The board game is from the 70s.
But there were several new editions in time.
The castle from the board game is real.

The castle is in Germany in the area of Leipzig.
I've been there myself.

The outbreak one reenact in the board game really took place there in WW2.

[thirdkeeper]

Ok - I think you've got me hooked ! - Where can I find this historic anomaly ??

[_DOOMMASTER_]

You can try to get the board game on Ebay.
And if you like the background-story there are 2 options to go deeper into the matter

1.) You can watch the TV series of the 70s
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xn_FEgp81oE&list=PL152bjytsMC4o9YtuqdxpRmdVitYUESqS

2.) You can read the novel "Escape from Colditz" by P.R.Reid

[thirdkeeper]

Originally posted by _DOOMMASTER_:

You can try to get the board game on Ebay.
And if you like the background-story there are 2 options to go deeper into the matter

Thanks very much for all the info -
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Obvious form letter but a bit less 'formal' than most.

Est. delivery week to 10 days

( unfortunately couldn't locate Shoots-n-Ladders With Guns )..

[thirdkeeper]

As long as we're off-topic - I stumbled on this 'little' nugget today for some insane real-world
antics.. - from 2014 - don't know for sure if the place still exists as it seems ripe for multiple
injury lawsuits.. - (haven't found any photographs yet) - Enjoy ; )

Search = World's largest trampoline

source:
https://newatlas.com/worlds-largest-underground-trampoline/32802/

Complete Article:

The old Blaenau Ffestiniog slate mine in Northern Wales is soon to become the
home of the world's largest underground trampoline. Set to open on Friday,

Bounce Below is the newest attraction to the Zip World theme park, which
currently boasts the world’s longest and fastest zip wire and the world’s biggest
zip zone.

Zip World's commercial director, Sean Taylor came up with the idea of an
underground trampoline after seeing a similar netted structure in a French forest.

Inspired by the idea to create a year round adventure experience, Taylor hopes the
new underground park will attract more visitors to the area.

"The surreal experience of Bounce Below cannot be matched as there’s nothing like
it anywhere else on earth," says Sean Taylor. "It’s essentially a ginormous
underground playground and an amazing way to experience a subterranean world
in a way never before possible. The best thing is you can do it all year round."

Bounce Below is located deep within a 100 ft (30.5 m) deep and 60 ft (18.3 m) wide
disused mine.

The new site features three large trampolines stretching across the
cave-like mine walls and are positioned at varying heights. The trampolines are
linked together by 60 ft (18.3 m) slides and a spiraling staircase. Adding to the
atmosphere, multi-colored LED lights have been installed throughout the mine,
which project onto the walls of the cavern.

It took over a kilometer of nett and 4,500 man hours to complete the underground
trampolines, which can accommodate 100 bouncing visitors at a time. Patrons are
required to wear protective gear, including overalls and a helmet before gaining
access to the site via an old mining train. They're also encouraged to bounce as
high as they dare, potentially reaching a maximum height of 80 ft (24 m).

Bounce Below opens on July 4, with tickets starting from £15 (about US$25) per
person.