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Monopoly's jailed man has a name

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Even the faceless victims of board game capitalism have official lore. The miserable prisoner perpetually trapped behind the iron bars on the corner square isn't just an anonymous criminal; his legally copyrighted name is 'Jake the Jailbird', a man doomed to roll doubles for eternity.

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