Business Baron

The 1940s

All 5 Business Baron scenarios that start in the 1940s, 1940–1947: The ration book, the Blitz, the men coming home, and the pits passing to the state in the…

The ration book, the Blitz, the men coming home, and the pits passing to the state in the hardest winter anyone remembered.

  • On the Ration, January 1940: Registered customers only. One and tenpence a head.
  • The Blitz, September 1940: Fifty-seven nights running. The bar is still open.
  • Demob, May 1945: The war is over. The contracts end on Friday.
  • Vesting Day, December 1946: On New Year's Day the pit belongs to the Board.
  • The Winter of '47, February 1947: No power for industry. No bread without units.

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