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Even experienced Monopoly players sometimes play according to the wrong rules. In fact, only a few know the exact rules. Curious: Some of these errors are so widespread that the game instructions even refer to them explicitly on the last page.
False Monopoly game rules: Anyone can buy a street
Most followers of the popular game Monopoly go by the wrong game rules when buying roads.
- If you think that you can only buy a road if your piece is on it, you are wrong.
- The instructions say that only “one” of the players has to stand on it with his piece. If this player does not want to buy the object, the bank auctions off the street. Each player is allowed to bid.
- By the way, this rule also applies to railway stations.
Mistake 2: Free parking does not bring money in Monopoly
These game instructions are often misinterpreted.
- The player who arrives on the “free-parking” field collects the penalties from the players in the middle of the field – a common variation.
- This is also wrong: the instructions say that nothing happens if a piece lands on this board.
- However, anyone who lands on the “Income or Additional Tax” square raises money for the bank.
Monopoly mistake 3: No zero round at the beginning
The board game starts in the first round. However, it is often not practised this way.
- During the first round of the game, no roads or stations may be bought – this assumption is also wrong.
- This zero round is not mentioned in the game instructions of Monopoly.
- The first round of play is no different from the following rounds.
