Dugouts and Trenches

A war boardgame, played with 18 men moving 24 points.

From the beginning of the 20th century, W. Owen of Ballarat produced the "National" series of games. While many of his games remained current for a great number of years, being updated regularly to reflect changing styles and times, others took advantage of the patriotism evident at times of national crisis, such as the First World War. Dugouts and Trenches is one of the latter, and presented the player with a graphic view of the vicissitudes of trench warfare in the comfort of the home. 

According to the rules, the game is played by placing and moving Howitzer guns along trenches to each player's advantage.

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