Weltkriegsspiel

1915 · Germany · Not shown

Theme: WWI

About this game

This checkers-type board is 15 squares wide and 16 deep. All pieces move on the black squares. The four ranks at the bottom have Central Power markings, while Allied symbols adorn the upper ranks, with a 3-rank No Man's Land in between. The corners have images of Russian, British, French, Belgian and German troops in action. The inscriptions on the board reads: "We want to win! We will win! We must win!

Mechanism

Checkers

Rules

Move and jump as in checkers. The German player may get advantages given the more than 2:1 advantage in counters for the Allies.

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