Colditz

[DaveB]

Yes I remember that as a kid, my daughter is going to miss out on all the new fangled games as I've taken to collecting old classics. I'll add Colditz to the list of games to look out for.

So far I have:

Cluedo
Guess who?
Connect four
Stratego
Risk

She's only 2.

Some others to add to the list :

Settlers of Catan
Britannia
History of The World
Railway Rivals
Talisman
Civilisation
Cosmic Encounter
Axis and Allies

You may have to wait till she is a little older for some of these

 

[Halo Jones]

I second on Settlers of Catan, as for Talisman & Civalization you most likely will only get the new edition ones now which are not as good but still great fun

 

[TheFaQQer]

I used to always try and make a break in the car from Colditz.

I may have Axis and Allies somewhere if anyone wants to buy it from me

 

[DaveB]

Another one to add to the list, now I've remembered the name.

Enemy in Sight.

 

[shaunbhoy]

About 15 years ago I spent a few days in Chemnitz working on a GSM mobile network there. A few of us Brits had the weekend off and went to visit Colditz. Fascinating place, and the ingenuity and resilience of the inmates was phenomenal. I highly recommend a visit to anyone with any interest in man's ability to endure. I mean cutting through multiple 10" thick oak beams with a kitchen knife in a confined space!!!!! Astonishing!!

 

[TimberWolf]

About 15 years ago I spent a few days in Chemnitz working on a GSM mobile network there. A few of us Brits had the weekend off and went to visit Colditz. Fascinating place, and the ingenuity and resilience of the inmates was phenomenal. I highly recommend a visit to anyone with any interest in man's ability to endure. I mean cutting through multiple 10" thick oak beams with a kitchen knife in a confined space!!!!! Astonishing!!

The fact that they built a working glider in an attic speaks volumes. Must have left a few people without comfortable beds though.

 

[shaunbhoy]

The fact that they built a working glider in an attic speaks volumes. Must have left a few people without comfortable beds though.

Indeed. The walls were so thick that french prisoners managed to construct a tunnel down the centre of the wall, disposing of the debris in the loft. They dug for 8 months and got to within metres of safety then were found out and had to fill it all in. How gutted must they have been? They even went through the wine cellar, and I was surprised they ventured any further, but they did. Meanwhile the Brits were making lighting systems from old tins and stolen light bulbs, and ventilation systems for the tunnels out of old bellows. Truly impressive what was accomplished really.