How gamers saved POWs during WW2

[Grays Harbor]

It seems that during WW2 the makers of the UK edition of Monopoly made some "special editions" which were sent to British POW's in Germany which included files, a compass, a silk map and real money. They looked like regular editions, so the Germans wouldn't get suspicious. Then the POW's could use those items to aid their escapes.

Ya gotta love ingenuity.

Monopoly POW Edition

[Have a Fun Day]

Woooooowww that's amazing, ten thoisand POWs!!!!

thnks for sharing!!!

[Free Lofeta]

That's brilliant.

I know it's a cliché, but World War Two really was Britain's finest hour...

[Tech-gnosis]

I know it's a cliché, but World War Two really was Britain's finest hour...

Since its Empire basically collapsed afterwards?

[Grays Harbor]

I know it's a cliché, but World War Two really was Britain's finest hour...

Since its Empire basically collapsed afterwards?

Please reserve the politicial commentaries for other topics. It might be nice to have one actually, you know, stay on topic for a change?

[Exilia and Colonies]

I know it's a cliché, but World War Two really was Britain's finest hour...

Since its Empire basically collapsed afterwards?

Swan song would be more accurate if you put it that way.

[Unchecked Expansion]

I know it's a cliché, but World War Two really was Britain's finest hour...

Since its Empire basically collapsed afterwards?

Swan song would be more accurate if you put it that way.

I don't know, it was the time that Britain stood against an undoubtably evil empire, alone as the last free bastion of continental europe (except switzerland) with the threat of invasion any day and constant bombardment, and people still pulled together. We were getting ready to fight with pikes and molotovs. It was a pretty fine moment of the Empire, compared to all the colonialism and opium trading

[Tagmatium]

I don't know, it was the time that Britain stood against an undoubtably evil empire, alone as the last free bastion of continental europe (except switzerland) with the threat of invasion any day and constant bombardment, and people still pulled together. We were getting ready to fight with pikes and molotovs. It was a pretty fine moment of the Empire, compared to all the colonialism and opium trading

The rate we go on about it, you'd have thought it was a couple of years ago, not sixty.

If there's one thing I'm pretty sick of, it is the amount of time certain groups of people sit around and talk about the time when the plucky Brits beat the nasty Jerry.

Frankly, it's a bit embarressing at times.

[Grays Harbor]

I don't know, it was the time that Britain stood against an undoubtably evil empire, alone as the last free bastion of continental europe (except switzerland) with the threat of invasion any day and constant bombardment, and people still pulled together. We were getting ready to fight with pikes and molotovs. It was a pretty fine moment of the Empire, compared to all the colonialism and opium trading

The rate we go on about it, you'd have thought it was a couple of years ago, not sixty.

If there's one thing I'm pretty sick of, it is the amount of time certain groups of people sit around and talk about the time when the plucky Brits beat the nasty Jerry.

Frankly, it's a bit embarressing at times.

Frankly, I find nothing at all embarrassing about it. If you don't like it, don't listen. Then you can ignore history the way most everybody else does.

[GetBert]

My grandfather managed to con his way out of stalag luft 6 using only a get out of jail free card...

[Katganistan]

Those who don't learn from history are doomed to repeat it.

*nods sagely*

[Ifreann]

GTA3 teaches Gitmo inmates how to escape by flying small aircraft. I'm pretty sure this is a totally true fact that I didn't just make up.

[GetBert]

A wet bird never flies at night

*nods insanely*

[Grays Harbor]

[Tagmatium]

Frankly, I find nothing at all embarrassing about it. If you don't like it, don't listen. Then you can ignore history the way most everybody else does.

The issue is not that we've done it, but that people like Jeremy Clarkson continually harp on about it and use ignorant stereotypes of Germans all the time. The idea that it is often looked back upon as some sort of golden age by members of the right-wing press is irritating, as it bloody well wasn't a good time. Yeah, we made a stand for what was right, but the continued air-time it gets is something that I personally find annoying.

It seems at times that it is the only bit of our country's history that people know about (well, that and the Tudors...). Whilst it is, admittedly, one of the most important events in the 20th Century, it certainly wasn't the only one. Similarly, there were many events over the past several hundred years that were probably equally important and, if I may use the phrase, "world changing", but these don't apparently warrant that much attention.

But, as previously said, it was the British Empire's swan song, so that is probably why it is repeated quite so often.

[Unchecked Expansion]

I don't know, it was the time that Britain stood against an undoubtably evil empire, alone as the last free bastion of continental europe (except switzerland) with the threat of invasion any day and constant bombardment, and people still pulled together. We were getting ready to fight with pikes and molotovs. It was a pretty fine moment of the Empire, compared to all the colonialism and opium trading

The rate we go on about it, you'd have thought it was a couple of years ago, not sixty.

If there's one thing I'm pretty sick of, it is the amount of time certain groups of people sit around and talk about the time when the plucky Brits beat the nasty Jerry.

Frankly, it's a bit embarressing at times.

We seem to get a few less threads on here about it than other things (like 'Russia won WWII, we didn't need America'. And 'America won WWII, we didn't need Russia), and it was arguably our finest moment of the 20th century. I haven't heard anyone going on about it recently, except the BNP trying to talk around the fact they had a Polish spitfire as their 'defending britain' logo

[Wilgrove]

That's very ingenious! They should mass produce that and turn it into a game!

[Batzoria]

Frankly, I find nothing at all embarrassing about it. If you don't like it, don't listen. Then you can ignore history the way most everybody else does.

The issue is not that we've done it, but that people like Jeremy Clarkson continually harp on about it and use ignorant stereotypes of Germans all the time. The idea that it is often looked back upon as some sort of golden age by members of the right-wing press is irritating, as it bloody well wasn't a good time. Yeah, we made a stand for what was right, but the continued air-time it gets is something that I personally find annoying.

It seems at times that it is the only bit of our country's history that people know about (well, that and the Tudors...). Whilst it is, admittedly, one of the most important events in the 20th Century, it certainly wasn't the only one. Similarly, there were many events over the past several hundred years that were probably equally important and, if I may use the phrase, "world changing", but these don't apparently warrant that much attention.

But, as previously said, it was the British Empire's swan song, so that is probably why it is repeated quite so often.

It's most probably due to the fact that there are still a lot of veterans and civilians from then still alive now.

You have to admit though, it was our finest hour and we were prepared to make our final stand together. It would either be victory or total annihilation. We've earned the right to talk smack about the Germans.

I personally don't bear a grudge against the Deutsch, but my dad still does. He laughs every time he sees footage of the Dresden bombings. He also hates Americans.

[JuNii]

can you imagine... if ONE, just ONE of those special edition Monopoly sets was still floating around...

[Maurepas]

Wow, thats pretty brilliant, it just amazes me that the Axis never caught on,


The only thing that couldve topped it would be if it were Risk,

[Grays Harbor]

can you imagine... if ONE, just ONE of those special edition Monopoly sets was still floating around...

LOL I'm afraid I would have to win the lottery to afford something like that. I would think that there would have to be at least a couple in museums somewhere though.

[Antilon]

The only thing that couldve topped it would be if it were Risk,

What could they possibly fit in a Risk game box??

[Tagmatium]

The only thing that couldve topped it would be if it were Risk,

What could they possibly fit in a Risk game box??

What couldn't they fit?

It's a pretty big box.

[JuNii]

can you imagine... if ONE, just ONE of those special edition Monopoly sets was still floating around...

LOL I'm afraid I would have to win the lottery to afford something like that. I would think that there would have to be at least a couple in museums somewhere though.

or...

sell it and retire...

[Wilgrove]

can you imagine... if ONE, just ONE of those special edition Monopoly sets was still floating around...

LOL I'm afraid I would have to win the lottery to afford something like that. I would think that there would have to be at least a couple in museums somewhere though.

or...

sell it and retire...

That what I would do if I had one.