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Miniatures Adventure => The Great War => Topic started by: Adam on 26 May 2010, 03:21:13 PM

Title: WW1 German Childrens' wargame found in German loft
Post by: Adam on 26 May 2010, 03:21:13 PM

Any one got a spare £400?

(http://i.dailymail.co.uk/i/pix/2010/05/26/article-1281490-09BE18AA000005DC-210_634x913.jpg)

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-1281490/The-German-WW1-board-game-aim-destroy-Britain.html

Title: Re: WW1 German Childrens' wargame found in German loft
Post by: Hammers on 26 May 2010, 03:27:19 PM

Quote from: Adam on 26 May 2010, 03:21:13 PM

Any one got a spare £400?

(http://i.dailymail.co.uk/i/pix/2010/05/26/article-1281490-09BE18AA000005DC-210_634x913.jpg)

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-1281490/The-German-WW1-board-game-aim-destroy-Britain.html

I think I just soiled myself... Quite un-PC, which I find irresistable, and just look at the artwork on that thing! As a matter of fact I do have £400 to spare but I think they are seriously underestimating how much it will fetch.

Title: Re: WW1 German Childrens' wargame found in German loft
Post by: Plynkes on 26 May 2010, 03:32:15 PM

I absolutely adore the Plakatstil style. It is the pinnacle of art in my opinion, and I am angry and outraged that it ever went out of fashion.

Title: Re: WW1 German Childrens' wargame found in German loft
Post by: Hammers on 26 May 2010, 03:35:47 PM

Quote from: Plynkes on 26 May 2010, 03:32:15 PM

I absolutely adore the Plakatstil style. It is the pinnacle of art in my opinion, and I am angry and outraged that it ever went out of fashion.

Mike Mignola is very much inspired by it.

I have a couple of replica WWI posters "Uboote heraus!" and than famous warbond one stashed away somewhere. Used to have them on my study wall. Took them down as they frightened the wife.  ::)

Title: Re: WW1 German Childrens' wargame found in German loft
Post by: Adam on 26 May 2010, 03:47:09 PM

Cheers for the name of that style, Plynkes. It produces much better image search results than 'old posters' etc.

Handy stuff for printing off and sticking to model buildings:

(http://i773.photobucket.com/albums/yy18/AdamfromLancashire/Erdt1.jpg)

(http://i773.photobucket.com/albums/yy18/AdamfromLancashire/ObPos2.jpg)

(http://i773.photobucket.com/albums/yy18/AdamfromLancashire/hohlwein2.jpg)


EDIT: There are quite a few here:

http://www.internationalposter.com/search-results.aspx?defaultview=browse&title=Poster%20Style%20%28Plakatstil%29&style=Poster%20Style%20%28Plakatstil%29

Title: Re: WW1 German Childrens' wargame found in German loft
Post by: Aaron on 26 May 2010, 05:00:42 PM

I have to admit if I was the type who often had 400 quid laying about I'd snap that up for the box art alone.

Title: Re: WW1 German Childrens' wargame found in German loft
Post by: Wirelizard on 31 May 2010, 05:47:45 AM

Very cool cover, and what we can see of the map looks pretty graphically slick too! You could put that up against a lot of modern games and have nothing to be ashamed of.

And thank you for the term "plakatstil", Plynkes. Count me another huge fan of that and related early/mid 20th C style!