11 Rules You're Getting Wrong In Monopoly The Board Game

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11 Rules People Play Incorrectly In Monopoly The Board Game

Monopoly is a board game that has traversed the sands of time, being played from generation to generation and from cardboard to the digital platform. It is such a memorable game because its fun playing with paper money, rolling dice and playing for hours and hours using house rules that have either developed or evolved over time.

This video aims to clarify some of the actual Monopoly Rules that players may not be aware of.

Please don't let this change the way you play because if what you're doing is fun, keep playing it your way!

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Credits to the Monopoly Rule Book Hasbro Gaming 2013

[ButterySkater]

When the rules you made up as a kid dont count on console lol.

[gmh]

My only house rule is when there’s an auction, you have to go up by $10 at least
Cuz its so annoying when people just keep going up by $1 and it takes ages

[Slapjack]

I refuse to play with people who put $$ on Free Parking. The same people who complain about the game's length are the one's who do this.

[PlumpyThimble]

thank you! Monopoly is much more palatable when played correctly.

[AJPLAYZBoyzzz]

If you play the games iPad version for example you don't have to worry about the rules as you can't cheat

[aqua_]

Over a year old and still awesome. This just made Monopoly scarier and more complecated. THANK YOU SO MUCH. :3

[Ausar]

I'm pretty sure the properties are only auctioned off if the player goes bankrupt to the bank.

If a player is the reason for bankruptcy, then that player receives the properties

[keirrobinson]

11) Wrong. That only happens if the Bank is the creditor; if the creditor is another player that player immediately receives all that the bankrupt player has of value except Houses and Hotels (which are sold for the usual half price, and the creditor also receives this cash).

[stephenkehl]

If a player purchases a mortgaged property, they have the option of leaving it mortgaged, but must pay 10% of the board price, as was stated. However, when the player later unmortgages the property, they must again pay the 10% fee.

A bigger rule often overlooked is that the supply of houses and hotels are limited to 32 and 12, respectively, and the cost of a hotel is $50, $100, $150 or $200 plus four houses, not just $250, $500, $750, or $1000. If the houses aren’t available because they’re on other properties, hotels cannot be built. Putting four houses on each property in the two cheapest color groups and at least eight houses on any other color group or groups uses up 28 houses, and not even the most expensive color group can be developed up to the critical three-house-per-property level. If you own the three cheapest color groups and your last opponent owns the most expensive five (plus the railroads and utilities), you’re still the most likely to win the game, but only if you soak up (or monopolize) the houses.

[CurtRenz]

In our circle we play by the printed rules with one exception: A player landing on an unowned property cannot simply buy it at the printed price; it immediately goes up for auction. The first thing this does is eliminate the advantage for players rolling the dice and initially moving before others. More importantly, through auctions a true open marketplace price is paid for properties, as was intended before the Quakers took over the game. Players can abstain from bidding on properties in which they have no interest, and bid aggressively on properties that suit their strategic plans.

One might think that many auctions lengthen the time of the game. Actually, they shorten the playing time, since players more quickly assemble monopolies. Those who argue that improving the skill factor ignores the fact that luck is a part of life, should realize that the Dice, Chance and Community Chest remain considerable luck factors. If a game of pure chance rather than skill is preferred, then play Bingo. Meanwhile, we greatly enjoy the above described version in which the factor of skill is enhanced.

[Xerneas]

it's crazy when realizing a lot of regions are having these same wrong rules even before the internet era

[kubulll]

why i am using all rules correctly and our game last 3-4 hours each?!

[IcedFire]

All of the vg versions I've played have it wrong then. I've never had a bankrupt players property go up for auction, it's always gone to the player (or bank) who caused the bankruptcy. I don't remember if the vg versions used the $10 minimum bid rule, but everything else is how I've played unless special rules were decided upon at the beginning.

[roseleenrave]

Guess I was right about the free parking

[LTS]

i like how u explain things, ur video doesnt bored like the other

[Psydank]

Another rule people seem to not follow, Houses and Hotels are limited, not unlimited. Once all the houses and hotels are sold, that’s it. No using legos or pieces of paper to make more houses, If you want to build a house or hotel but there are no more left, you have to wait until another player sells their houses or hotels back to the bank.

[BeeTeej]

People: Monopoly takes so

Those same people: oh yay free parking! Money!

[rileysullivan]

I actually didn't know you could build houses or hotels on any turn, but I use it as a rule because otherwise ppl just interrupt everyone else's turn constantly to buy a singular house, and it drives me crazy. I also use Free Parking, but ik it's not an official rule. I also didn't know for the longest time that a property went up for auction if the person who landed on it doesn't want it/can't buy it. Everything else was basically common sense to me.

[serenaschutz]

In regard to the last rule I thought when a player was bankrupt all their assets went to the player that they owe the money to it would only go to the bank if the thing that was causing the bankruptcy is a result of the bank

[cjb]

Classic board game that keeps families bonding strong! Thanks for the tips. I had no clue. 🤙🏻 happy new year.