Child Soldiers

1942 · Japan · Asahi Shimbun newspaper

Theme: WWII Training

About this game

This WWII game encourage kids to consider army careers. Each player becomes on of the five children on the lower right and pursues a distinct training path that leads to one of the five service branches: Infantry, Artillery, Signals, Armor, and Air Force. The game was included as a centerfold pull-out in a children’s magazine published by the Asahi Shimbun newspaper chain. The absence of any naval roles suggests that the game was army-sponsored.

Mechanism

Roll and Move

Rules

This sugoroku includes five player paths. First to complete the chosen path wins the game.

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