
The player with the highest total starts the play. Starting with the Banker, each player in turn throws the dice. The Bank never "goes broke." If the Bank runs out of money, the Banker may issue as much as needed by writing on any ordinary paper.

The Bank also collects all taxes, fines, loans and interest. It sells and auctions properties and hands out the proper Title Deed cards when purchased by a player, and it also sells houses and hotels to the players and loans money when required on mortgages. The Bank pays salaries and gives bonuses. When more than five persons play, the Banker may elect to act only as Banker/Auctioneer.īesides the Bank's money, the Bank holds the Title Deeds, and the houses and hotels prior to purchase by the players. A Banker who plays in the game must keep their personal assets separate from those of the Bank. Select as Banker a player who will also make a good Auctioneer. editions since 2008 / British editionsĪll remaining money and other equipment go to The Bank. Each player is given $1 500 divided as follows: Each player chooses one token to represent them while travelling around the board. Place the board on a table and shuffle the Chance and Community Chest cards and place face down on their allotted spaces of the board. The equipment consists of a board, 2 dice, tokens, 32 Houses and 12 Hotels (set aside extras), 16 Chance and 16 Community Chest cards, 28 Title Deed cards (one for each property), and $20,580 play money (thirty of each bill denomination). The object of the game is to become the wealthiest player through buying, renting, and trading Property with the intention of bankrupting all opponents.
