The Nazi party and individuals therein were responsible for the combined murder of several millions of civilians and prisoners; thus, the term “Nazi” is near universally considered synonymous with evil. Following World War II, just 199 Nazis were put on trial for their crimes at Nuremberg, but many thousands more fled to various corners of the world; Argentina alone is thought to have harbored up to 5000 Nazi fugitives. Many of these Nazis were hunted down by various interested parties in the name of justice, or in many other cases, recruited for their knowledge and/or expertise for scientific advancements or other self-serving goals. In the US alone, at least 1000 ex-Nazis were put on the payrolls of intelligence, military, and other national agencies; in some instances, their family members were provided refuge in the US as well.
These morally controversial facts form the background of Don’t Panic Games’ 2025 board game titled The Hunt. In the Hunt, 2-4 players take on the roles of asymmetric factions who will competitively hunt down Nazis in an effort to promote varying personal interests. It’s a gateway-level game taking 60-90 minutes, and as the rulebook states, the goal of this game is to “help keep the memory of these tragic historical events alive.”