August 8th, 2015: British Rationing

[xoxoxoBruce]

During the Big One, WW II, everyone in Britain had to endure rationing.
We think of people having to suffer restrictions and shortages, but so did companies.

During WWII, the manufacturer of the UK version of Monopoly, John Waddington Ltd., produced a Wartime
edition due to supply constraints. All of the currency and playing cards were printed on cheaper stock
and the famous game pieces were replaced with cardboard cutout versions that were affixed to the top
of pieces of wood. Perhaps the coolest alteration was the spinner that replaced the dice.
The design is simple and effective.
Even the rules were revised for quicker gameplay. A time limit? Madness!

I don't think this was the version they hid money and maps for POWs.

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