Editing Escape from Colditz (section)

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{{short description|Board game published in 1973}}
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{{Infobox game
| name = ''Escape from Colditz''
| image = File:Cover_of_1st_edition_Escape_from_Colditz_Gibson_1973.png
| caption = Gibsons Games 1st edition box cover, 1973
| genre = Strategy
| players = 2–6
| setup_time = 10 minutes
| playing_time = 90 mins to three hours
| random_chance = Dice rolls
| skills = Strategic Planning
}}
'''''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 (1972 TV 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. 

[[File:Escape_from_Colditz_Gibson_second_edition.png|thumb|right|Gibsons Games 2nd edition. The swastika has been replaced by an eagle]]