MONOPOLY X How Top-Secret World War II Operations Used the Game of Monopoly to Help Allied POWs Escape, Conceal Spies, and Send Secret Codes

Corey Snow's baritone is splendid for narrating this account of how the Monopoly board game was used to enable Allied POWs to escape German captivity during WWII. During the war, British and American intelligence services were able to conceal tools, money, and maps in special editions of Monopoly that were given to their POWs by various charities. These tools enabled a number of POWs to escape captivity in coordination with local resistance forces. The plot was designated "Monopoly X" and has only recently come to light. Snow is a skilled narrator, and his authoritative tone is a wonderful match of voice and text. Snow's slightly staccato intonation is reminiscent of a newsreel's. He is appropriately expressive throughout the production and smoothly handles foreign words. M.T.F. © AudioFile 2025, Portland, Maine [Published: SEPTEMBER 2025]