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'Nazi Poland' in popular card game, Polish gov't reacts

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'Nazi Poland' in popular card game, Polish gov't reacts
Update: Mattel apologized and assured that the card including the phrase 'Nazi Poland' was withdrawn from the production in 2013, although there still some can be found in an old edition of the game. The phrase 'Nazi Poland' appeared in a card learning game produced by American toymaker Mattel, according to Nowy Dziennik, the Polish community daily. Polish Minister of Foreign Affairs has demanded a withdrawal of the game from sales and the Polish embassy in Washington has already sent an intervention letter to the company, the Polish Press Agency reported. "There is a response. There is a letter of the Polish ambassador in Washington, we are contacting the firm, we have demanded the withdrawal of the game," Grzegorz Schetyna, the Minister of Foreign Affairs said. The ministry has also launched a protest on the internet, the agency informed. The "Apples to Apples" is a game where people have to guess a word from the description. In one of the game's editions, there is a card where one can read that "Schindler's List" directed by Steven Spielberg tells "the real story of a catholic entrepreneur who saved 1,000 Jews from Nazi Poland."

The game sold 3 million copies.

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