 Board for Fang den Hut! with four spokes; Coppit's board has six spokes | |
| Years active | Fang den Hut 1927–present Coppit 1964–present |
|---|---|
| Genres | Strategy |
| Players | 2–6 |
| Setup time | 2 minutes |
| Playing time | 30–60 minutes |
| Chance | Die rolls |
| Age range | 5 and up |
Coppit is a running-fight board game created in 1927 by Otto Maier Verlag[1] which was originally called in ‹See Tfd›German: Fang den Hut (or Capture The Hat in English). It was renamed and has been re-released several times, most notably by the Spear's Games company in 1964. It is a game for two to six players and is based partly on luck with a die and partly on strategy. It is similar to the game Ludo and is nominally a children's game. The emblem on U-995, the world's only remaining German Type VIIC/41 submarine, features two Fang den Hut characters, as seen on the game's board.[2]