How Monopoly helped WWII Allied POWs escape German stalags

Joyce Park
4:59 PM Jan 15 2014

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Sounds like something out of Hogan's Heroes, but an eccentric genius named Clayton Hutton put escape tools into Monopoly sets shipped to POW camps.

Joyce Park
4:59 PM Jan 15 2014

Clever! Gaming saves the day!!

Adam Rifkin
6:20 PM Jan 15 2014