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Friday, 24 August 2007, 11:09 GMT 12:09 UK

In pictures: WWII board game

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Some games were more overtly political than others. Hitler is the bullseye in the family game in which politicians become the centre of attention.

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Bomber Command provides an opportunity for players to stage their very own invasion of Nazi-occupied Europe and lay siege to Berlin.

The Great Air Flight Game

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The air war was a totally new form of warfare. For the first time Britain was in a war where the civilian population was a target.

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Blackout re-enacts the everyday, yet terrifying events which followed the sounding of the air raid sirens.

ARP

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Without television, board games like The ARP (Air Raid Protection) could form an important avenue of communication.

Chase the Enemy

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World War II saw a greater than ever need to mobilise populations.

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A Monopoly-style game was created with a war theme.

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