Comments on: Commonly Missed Monopoly Rules

By: HELEN WILSON

HELEN WILSON — Wed, 05 Mar 2008 14:38:24 +0000

CHRIS, I’M NOT SURE IF MY LAST THANK YOU WENT THRU BECAUSE MY COMPUTER SHUT DOWN ON ME. SO I WILL THANK YOU AGAIN FOR ANSWERING THIS PROBLEM FOR ME. WE HAD PUT THE GAME AWAY NEVER TO BE PLAYED AGAIN IN THIS HOUSE BUT NOW THAT WE ALL KNOW THE ANSWER TO THE “MONEY HIDING” I WILL BRING IT OUT AND MAYBE ENJOY SOME GOOD OLD FASHIONED FUN AGAIN! THANKS A MILLION!. HELEN

By: Chris Mospaw

Chris Mospaw — Wed, 05 Mar 2008 05:51:22 +0000

Hi Helen! I’m always glad to help a grandma.

All player money and properties must be visible on the playing table at all times. However, they don’t have to be displayed. In other words, the money can be in one large pile, as can the properties. Players cannot hide money or property cards completely out of sight. Other than that, things are fair game.

Properties held by the bank (unsold) should be visible to all players at all times, so that players can see what is still available.

By: HELEN WILSON

HELEN WILSON — Mon, 18 Feb 2008 22:47:48 +0000

COULD YOU PLEASE SETTLE A DISPUTE FOR THIS GRANDMA? WE JUST HAD A BIG BLOW UP BECAUSE MY 13 YR OLD WHO THINKS HE’S AN EXPERT AT THE GAME ( AND HE USUALLY WINS) SAYS HE DOESN’T HAVE TO SHOW HIS MONEY OR HIS PROPERTY UNLESS OF COURSE HE HAS TO COLECT RENT. I FEEL LIKE I’M PLAYING IN THE DARK BECAUSE HE SAYS HE DOESN’T EVEN HAVE TO TELL US HOW MUCH MONEY HE HAS? IS THIS FAIR? OR BETTER YET IS IT A RULE? THANKS! HELEN

By: Luke Carr

Luke Carr — Thu, 27 Dec 2007 20:18:10 +0000

I hope you or someone has an answer for me on this. If a player has to break down his hotels on a monopoly to pay another player rent and there are no more houses availible in the bank what happens? Does he lose all buildings on the property and gets completely re-imbursed from the bank for the homes or should we put something there to replace the homes (i.e. penny’s), seeing as they were he owned them before the hotel and before they were bought by someone else. This has been a bitter dispute between my friends for a couple years now and really has taken some of the fun out of the game.

By: Chris Mospaw

Chris Mospaw — Fri, 14 Dec 2007 18:14:20 +0000

“What do you mean when you say that free parking becomes the Stock Exchange?”

There was an expansion set for Monopoly available called “Stock Exhchange” that converted the Free Parking spot into a stock exchange. The originals are very rare, but reproductions are readily available. I had a reproduction when I had my collection, but never played it, so I can’t comment on how it works.

By: Chris Mospaw

Chris Mospaw — Fri, 14 Dec 2007 18:11:59 +0000

Hey Steven! Sorry for the delayed response, but basically when you have to pay for street repairs, you only pay for your houses and hotels. And yes, you have to pay for every single one you own.

By: Chris Mospaw

Chris Mospaw — Fri, 14 Dec 2007 18:09:52 +0000

“do you still collect 2million for passing go even when you get a advance to go collect two million card”

You only get to collect one salary ($200 usually, but $2 million on some editions) per trip around the board. If you are sent to GO! through a card, you collect your salary for landing on GO!, but do not collect another salary when leaving GO!.

By: Keith sullivan

Keith sullivan — Mon, 26 Nov 2007 03:39:01 +0000

do you still collect 2million for passing go even when you get a advance to go collect two million card

By: Cory Dorrough

Cory Dorrough — Thu, 01 Nov 2007 01:50:57 +0000

Thank you. The reason monopoly lasts so long and gets so boring is the made up rules. Free parking lotteries put too much money into the economy and loans prolong the game further.

By: Steven

Steven — Mon, 13 Aug 2007 13:46:58 +0000

Hi Chris,
I hope you still check your blog, I have a questions regarding anobscure rule that is in monopoly that has caused many disagreements amongst the group of players I play with. There is a Chance card that says “You Are Assessed for Street Repairs” and we disagree on the meaning of “street”. Do you have to pay for:
1) all your houses and hotels on the board
2) all your houses and hotels on the side of the board where your piece is (i.e. if you are between Short Line and Park Place, on Chance and get this card do you pay for the houses & hotels that you own on the Greens and Boardwalk and Park Place only?)
3) all the houses and hotels (both yours and other players) on the side of the board where you are (i.e. if you are between Short Line and Park Place, on Chance and get this card do you pay for the houses & hotels on the Greens and Boardwalk and Park Place regardless of who owns them?)
The card does not say that you have to be the owner of the properties to pay for the street repairs…

Thanks!