But just as Marco Polo himself took to the seas, when Blind Man's Bluff took to the water, the name stuck.īut there's more than just the inspiration that connects Netflix's new series with the classic pool game. One origin story claims that while traveling to China, Marco actually got separated from his family and responded with "Polo" as they called for him with "Marco!" Versions of the game date back to the 1700s, though it was originally land-locked and called Blind Man's Bluff. But surprisingly, it's not totally off base to make that connection, because the Marco Polo pool game gets its name from the actual explorer. So I can't be the only person who still thinks "swimming pool" when I hear Marco Polo, the newest Netflix original series. It's been a while since I took a history class, but it's only been like five months since it was summer vacation.
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