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How did the "Marco Polo" game, where one child says "Marco" and another responds with "Polo", come about? The game is fairly new having begun right after WWII. There was a bridge called "Marco Polo" right outside of Wanping (by Beijing)China. The League of Nations had given the the West side of the Bridge to China and the East to Japan right after WWI. Although there was a treaty that said Japan must tell China of any military action in the area, Japan failed to notify China. ...