The board is circular, with interlocking paths leading toward a central fortress. Each player represents one of the five nations at war in the west: Germany, Britain, France, Italy and Russia. (Although this is an American game, the US was still neutral at time of publication.) The playing pieces are paper flags mounted with metal pins on wooden cylindrical bases.

Mechanism

Move and capture

Rules

The game is for up to five players. Each player's four flags start on the outer ring of the circular board. The aim is to capture the fortress in the middle, but the movement and capture rules are not clear.