10. The Policeman And Criminal Have Names...

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Yes, surprisingly, there is some back story to the characters on the Monopoly board. Besides just being colourful illustrations, all of the people who appear amongst the properties actually have names and histories. Very involved interpersonal histories, in fact.

The guy stuck behind bars in jail is called Jake The Jailbird, and who put him there? Why, it was the rozzer who points players to go directly to jail, whose name is Officer Edgar Mallory.

Which is far less fanciful than Jake The Jailbird. But also more realistic. Sort of.