As stated by the Rules Committee…

General Rules:

·      When playing a game that the direction reverses when a player goes to jail, the order of turns reverses also.

·      A player who bids more than his total assets (and wins the bid) is automatically out.  However, this cannot be done intentionally to go out bidding.

 

Buying, Selling and Improving Property

·      Players cannot trade improved property.  All improvements must be sold back to the bank prior to trading or selling the property.

·      You can sell property (to the bank or another player) anytime during your turn.

 

Bankruptcy

·      A player must pass go before they may declare bankruptcy.

·      A player may only declare bankruptcy during their turn – beginning or end.

·      A player’s net assets (property is valued at mortgage rates) must be less than the monies received in bankruptcy before they can declare bankruptcy

·      There is no bankruptcy in games that the entire game is played backwards.

·      In games the order is reversed upon going to jail, bankruptcy is only valued at $400.

·      In games that allow “Building Permits” the owner of Mediterranean and Baltic only gets $50 a house (even though they paid $100 a house) when surrendering the property once someone declares bankruptcy.

 

Jail

·      If you are in jail, you can sell property only to THE BANK.

·      You CANNOT build while in jail.

·      A player can go to jail any time during their turn using their "Go-to-Jail" card.

·      You CANNOT cuss your way into bankruptcy via penalties.

·      You CANNOT play ANY card while in jail that would otherwise affect the flow of the game.  This includes Dice Control and/or Six of One.

·      If someone rolls a 12 to get out of jail, an opponent or the roller can play "Six of one" to alter the position of the token.  It does not alter the dice.

·      If a player in jail chooses not to pay the fine to come out of jail and rolls a double, the direction of play reverses immediately and the player comes out in the reverse direction.

 

Free Parking

·      A player that remains on free parking is entitled to all the money paid to free parking during his stay.

·      If more than one person is on free parking, all money paid to free parking is split between each person on free parking.

·      When you "Buy Ahead" to free parking you do not collect money paid to move ahead.

·      When a player lands on free parking and there is no money in the middle, the player must pay $50 to the middle.

 

 

Clarification on specific Cards:

 

Six of One ½ Dozen of Another

·      “Six of one, 1/2 Dozen of Another” now applies to any roll that the holder of the card wishes to alter.

·      You CANNOT play ANY card while in jail that would otherwise affect the flow of the game.  This includes Six of One ½ Dozen of Another.

·      If someone rolls a 12 to get out of jail, an opponent or the roller can play "Six of one" to alter the position of the token.  It does not alter the dice.

·      If you roll double sixes as your 3rd set of doubles (following two other sets of doubles), you cannot use the "Six of one..." card as you must advance directly to jail after your 3rd set of doubles.

·      You must play "Six of one..." before the buy ahead card.  Therefore, if someone has buy ahead and an opponent "Six of one...", The "Six of one..." card is played first to determine roll location before buy ahead is used to advance further.

 

Pennsylvania or Bust.

·      A player will receive $150 dollars for EACH Pennsylvania property they own when the "Pennsylvania or Bust" card is drawn -  regardless of who drew the card.

 

 

Bermuda Triangle

·      If a player is in the Bermuda Triangle, he cannot COLLECT or PAY any money for any reason.

·      The Night on The House card is surrendered EVEN if the landlord is in the Bermuda Triangle.

·      If a player is in the Bermuda Triangle, they cannot affect the flow of the game and/or the other players in any way.  For example, they cannot play their “Dice Control” card on someone’s roll.

·      If you RETURN from the Bermuda Triangle during debt reversal, you must pay $150.

·      A player who bids for property in the Bermuda Triangle is fined $50.00

 

Sell one House Card

·      On games that allow, "building permits", the card "sell one house" is half of the NORMAL value.

 

Buy Ahead Card

·      When you "Buy Ahead" to free parking you do not collect money paid to move ahead.

·      If you pass go then you do not get to use the “go money” towards buy ahead.

·      Buy Ahead is exempt from debt reversal - that is, you still have to "pay" to move ahead.  You do not recieve $100 for each space you advance.

·      You must play "Six of one..." before the buy ahead card.  Therefore, if someone has buy ahead and an opponent "Six of one...", The "Six of one..." card is played first to determine roll location before buy ahead is used to advance further.

 

Welfare State

·      If there is a tie during “Welfare State”, the money paid by other players is split between the two players in the tie.

·      If the winner of "Welfare State" is in the Bermuda Triangle, he is not paid and the card is null and void.

 

The Rich get Richer

·      If there is a tie during “Rich get Richer”, the money paid by other players is split between the two players in the tie.

·      If the winner of "Rich get Richer" is in the Bermuda Triangle, he is not paid and the card is null and void.

 

Bank Investigation

·      Bank Investigation stays in affect until the player who drew the card has a second turn – this overrides the description on the card “the next turn for every player” in games that the order can be reversed.

·      If you draw "Bank Investigation", you cannot sell property until the beginning of your next turn.

 

Debt Reversal (Give and Take)

·      Free Parking is exempt from debt reversal.

·      If you RETURN from the Bermuda Triangle during debt reversal, you must pay $150.

·      If you draw "Debt Reversal", you cannot tear down until the beginning of your next turn.

·      If you land on income tax during "Debt Reversal", then you ONLY receive 10% of your gross up to $200.  You may NOT elect to receive $200 when your gross is worth less than $2000.

·      Buy Ahead is exempt from debt reversal - that is, you still have to "pay" to move ahead.  You do not recieve $100 for each space you advance.

·    You can not tear down during give-and-take unless it the BEGINNING of your turn and/or your property is hit AND your cash is exhausted.

 

Night on the House

·      The Night on The House card is surrendered EVEN if the landlord is in the Bermuda Triangle.

·      Both The Night on The House card and 50% off Railroad card are surrendered if you possess both the first time you land on someone’s railroad.

 

Extra Visits

·      You can only use the extra visits card when passing the jail space and not when leaving it.

 

Get out of Jail Free

·      The Chance “Get out of Jail Free” card is not get out of Jail free.  It is re-defined so that the player has to advance his token to nearest owned colored monopoly.  If he does not own it, he must pay the player the rent for that monopoly.

·      The Community Chance “Get out of Jail Free” card is not get out of Jail free.  It is re-defined so that the player has to advance his token to nearest owned colored monopoly.  If he does not own it, the owner must pay him the rent for that monopoly.

 

Claim Jump

·      Less than 3 Railroads is considered “un-improved” and a railroad can be claim jumped.

 

Send Another Player to Jail

·      When elected Sheriff, you can only send a players to jail who are NOT already in jail.

 

City Condemns on of Your Houses

·      In games in which you can build without a monopoly and you draw the “City Condemns” card, the bank will pay you half of what you PAID for the house.

·   The person that draws the card can choose to condemn any house on the board.  The owner of that house will receive the reimbursement from the bank.

 

 

Dice Control

·      You CANNOT play ANY card while in jail that would otherwise affect the flow of the game.  This includes Dice Control.

 

50% off Railroad

·      Both The Night on The House card and 50% off Railroad card are surrendered if you possess both the first time you land on someone’s railroad.

 

Penalties

·      $20 cussing violations are now subject to group vote to prevent argument.              

·      If the dice rolls off the table during a roll, the player is accessed a $20 fine.

·      Poor sportsmanship penalty is $20    

·      Hand gestures will be treated as cursing violations and subject to $20 fine.

·      You don’t have to mortgage property to pay a penalty, but, it must be paid as soon as you have the money.

·      Reading another’s community chest or chance card is a $20 fine.

·      A player who bids for property in the Bermuda Triangle is fined $50.00

·      A player who rolls the dice out of turn must pay $50 to the middle.

·      When a player lands on free parking and there is no money in the middle, the player must pay $50 to the middle.

 

 

Remarkable Events

·      Chris Jr. paid $1000 for a Railroad - 5/21/01

·      Chris Jr. paid $1100 for Oriental - 10/5/01

·      Chris Sr. paid $700 for Mediterranean – 11/9/2001

·      David spent $1100 for Ventnor – 11/17/01

·      Chris Sr. goes out of the game by passing GO during debt reversal. – 11/17/01

·      Cory spent $1000 on Virginia – 11/17/01

·      Cory spent $1500 on Shortline – 11/17/01

·      Thomas Jr. bid $100 over his last bid…against himself. – 12/14/01

·      Dr. Murray paid his son $760 for the "Property Tax" card while his son was sitting on Free Parking - 3/1/2002.