Punaisten ja valkoisten taistelu Suomessa 1918

Punaisten ja valkoisten taistelu Suomessa 1918 was published during the immediate aftermath of the Finnish Civil War. Designed as a parlor game, it reflected the intense socio-political polarization of a nation struggling to reconcile following the conflict between the socialist Red Guard and the non-socialist White Guard. The game utilized the mechanics of popular turn-of-the-century board games to simulate the military movements of the war, serving as a medium through which the public processed the traumatic events that had divided families and communities just months prior.

The game is a notable example of political ephemera from 1918, featuring cartographic representations of Southern Finland that mirrored contemporary military mapping. While its specific designer remains anonymous, the production was indicative of a brief but significant trend in post-war Finnish commercial printing, where the events of the conflict were quickly packaged for home entertainment. Its design highlights a didactic intent, positioning the conflict as a strategic tabletop exercise for domestic audiences navigating a rapidly changing national identity.