Occupation board game found in Jersey attic pokes fun at Nazis | UK news | The Guardian
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A long-lost board game that gives a glimpse into life on Jersey under Nazi occupation has been found in a loft on the Channel island.
The game, loosely based on Monopoly, is called Occupation and makes gentle but pointed jibes at the Nazis, who were on Jersey from 1940 to 1945.
It is believed to have been produced, possibly secretly, to help families cope with living under occupation.
The front of the game – on paper rather than board – invites competitors to “laugh your troubles away by playing Occupation”. It adds: “Tell your friends about it and cheer them up as well.”
Players had to roll a dice to progress around the board, moving forward or backwards depending on where they land.
Some squares are good – “receive two eggs, go forward three” or “receive 50 cigarettes, go forward eight”. Others are not so good. If you landed on “identity card lost” you had to go back four and if you exceeded your electricity ration, it was back five.
Others were even worse. “Ration book lost” meant having to go to “food control”, and “blackout offence” meant you had to go to Gloucester Road, where the prison was located, and from where players had to throw specific numbers to re-enter the game.
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