The name of the game comes from its publisher, the makers of Benedict Peas, who then added the alternate title "Beat the Blitz". The board is colorful, but the game's most interesting feature is the ad-filled back of the envelope that contains it. Its four-verse ditty boasts of the company's long reliance on British peas, a big plus now that "the war has come - and foreign peas, No longer fill our docks and quays.

Mechanism

Roll and move

Rules

The game is described on its envelope as a thrilling race against air raids, time bombs, traffic jams, tank traps and diversions. However, it actually is a very ordinary roll and move from the pea patch through the factory and into the home. First player to reach the home wins.