This video is going to show you how to

play Monopoly. First, we'll do a quick

30 second runrough of the game so that

you understand the basics of how to play

Monopoly. Then, we'll dive into the

details of the rules so that you know

the specifics. The objective of Monopoly

is to be the last player with money.

Each player starts with $1,500 and takes

turns rolling two dice trying to land on

properties as they circle the board.

When a player lands on a property, they

have an opportunity to buy it. And if a

player lands on an owned property, they

must pay the owner rent. If a player

owns all properties of a color set, it

is called a monopoly, and they can pay

to build houses, which bring in a lot

more rent. Players can also trade

amongst themselves to get the monopolies

they want. Now, let's get into the

details. The game fits two to six

players. Each player will start with

$1,500 and that money will come and go

through transactions either between

other players or the bank. The bank is

the governing entity of the game and

will serve to facilitate all

transactions that take place through the

board. Someone will need to be the

banker, usually the most trustworthy

person. All players will place their

tokens on go, the starting space on the

board. Monopoly uses two dice. Each

player will roll once and whichever

player rolls highest will go first. Your

turn will start with rolling the dice,

then moving however many spaces on the

board clockwise from your current

location. If a player rolls doubles,

they will handle whatever action is

required from the space landed on and

then they will roll again. If a player

rolls three doubles in a row, they will

be forced to go to jail and will not

land where their third roll would have

taken them. There are two types of

spaces on the board, properties and

action spaces. Action spaces involve

interaction with the board and all money

involved with one of these spaces will

be gained or given to the bank unless if

a chance or community chest card

specifically indicates money to change

hands with another player. There are two

decks of cards in the middle of the

board. Chance and community chest. When

a player lands on one of these spaces,

they'll draw a card and do what the card

says. The go space on the board will

provide the player $200 from the bank

upon every time landing on or going past

go. The jail space on the board will

hold a player prisoner. If a player

lands on this space, naturally they will

be just visiting, a blank space on the

board. Free parking is also a blank

space on the board. Any method of a

player being sent to jail will involve

them not passing go. There are three

ways to escape jail. The first is to

roll doubles on your turn. The second is

to pay a $50 bail, which must be paid

before rolling the dice. Paying the $50

and then rolling doubles will still

involve the player paying the $50 bail.

The third way is to play a get out of

jail free card, which works in place of

your bail. If a double is not rolled

after three turns, the player must pay

the $50 bail and move the amount on the

dice. The property spaces will all start

the game as unowned and will come with a

title deed card. When a player lands on

an unowned property space, they have two

options. Either purchase the property

for the price stated on the board or to

put up the property for auction. How an

auction works is the property starts at

$10 and players can make bids,

increasing the price by as little as $1

and as high as they please. Whoever

claims the highest price is the winner

of the auction and the property and must

pay the amount they bid, regardless of

the amount as higher or lower than the

price stated on the board. If a player

lands on a property space that is owned,

the player must pay the owner the

current rent of the property. The

property will start with a base rent

amount. If the player owns all

properties in a color set, that base

amount will be doubled. Then, if a

player owns all properties in the color

set, they can choose to buy houses. A

player does not have to wait for their

turn to buy houses. The price of houses

is shown on the title deed card. The

houses must be evenly distributed when

placed. Or in other words, you cannot

put a second house on a property until

all properties have their first house. A

property instead of reaching five houses

will instead gain a hotel. There are a

finite amount of houses and hotels. So,

this difference can influence what

houses and hotels can be built in the

game. The railroads and utilities do not

have houses. When buying properties or

houses, all money is paid to the bank.

When a player owns a property, they have

the option to mortgage the property.

Mortgaging a property allows a player to

get half the value of the property in

cash from the bank, but mortgaging will

negate the ability to collect rent from

that property. This is shown by flipping

the title card over. If a player wants

to unmortgage that property, they will

pay the mortgage price plus a 10% fee. A

property with houses cannot be mortgaged

until all houses are sold from the

entire property set. Houses are sold at

half of their cost. If a property set

has increased rents, such as the

railroads, the increased rent will still

be collected even if some of the

properties are currently mortgaged. At

any time, players can trade amongst each

other. Players can trade money,

property, or cards, but they cannot

trade a property set with houses unless

if the houses are sold first. If a

property in a trade is mortgaged, the

collecting player can choose either to

unmortgage the property or to pay a 10%

fee to keep the property mortgaged. In

the event that a player does not have

enough money to pay a debt, they have

the option to raise money by any means

necessary, whether that is selling

houses, mortgaging property, or trading

with other players. If after raising as

much money as you possibly can, you

still cannot pay your debt, you will be

declared bankrupt. If bankrupt to

another player, the player will receive

any money, mortgage properties, and get

out of jail free cards you have. If

bankrupt to the bank, all mortgaged

properties will be declared unmortgaged

and immediately put up for auction. Any

get out of jail free cards will be set

back to the bottom of their respective

deck. There are versions of Monopoly,

specifically older versions, that use

inconclusive language where it can be

interpreted that bankrupting to another

player involves giving them everything

owned without mortgaging everything.

However, newer rule books do not allow

for that, making this officially a house

rule. There are many house rules in

Monopoly, ranging from putting all taxes

and fees in the middle of the board and

treating it as a jackpot when landing on

free parking, landing directly on go and

getting $400, free passes for players,

or skipping auctions. However, all of

these house rules considerably slow the

game. So, it's not recommended for

players not looking for a longer game.

Monopoly is a game of elimination. So,

once a player is bankrupt, they're

eliminated from the game. Once only one

player remains, they're the winner. So,

there you have it. That's how to play

Monopoly. If you want to know the game

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