10 Oct 05
Originally posted by CoconutLoL
well I guess you can call them "house rules," but many people don't know all the real rules so they accidentally play by "house rules."
I suspect you are right.
these forums are good for all sorts of issues.I shall call on you good people more often. Well,most are good.
10 Oct 05
The beauty of Monopoly is that in most cases, you play by the same rules as when the game was first created, but it is very common to play by one or two extra "house" rules as well...
The most common "house" rule I have come across is paying bank fees and fines to the "Free Parking" space and the next person to land on "Free Parking" gets the cash.
In fact, this "house" rule is so common that current editions of the rules specifically state that NO exchange of money of any kind happens when landing on "Free Parking".
10 Oct 05
Originally posted by jimmacCash is king.
After many years I am just getting back into monoply with my family.(my son brought the game).
As usual we got into a debate about the rules.
what happens when a player is unable to pay a fine to another player.
One of us says they can not give property in lieu of cash.i.e They MUST pay cash no matter how much they mortgage, untill they can mortgage no mor ...[text shortened]... ty instead.
Who KNOWS the answer to this.
Your help will be apprietiated.
10 Oct 05
Originally posted by jimmacIf a player owes more Rent than he can pay in CASH he may pay his creditor part in cash and part in property. A creditor will often accept certain property far in excess of its mortgage value so as to obtain control.
After many years I am just getting back into monoply with my family.(my son brought the game).
As usual we got into a debate about the rules.
what happens when a player is unable to pay a fine to another player.
One of us says they can not give property in lieu of cash.i.e They MUST pay cash no matter how much they mortgage, untill they can mortgage no mor ...[text shortened]... ty instead.
Who KNOWS the answer to this.
Your help will be apprietiated.
http://www.gameroom.com/gamebits/RULES/332_Monopoly_Rules.html
10 Oct 05
Originally posted by AThousandYoungThis is undisputable evidence.Fantastic.
[b]If a player owes more Rent than he can pay in CASH he may pay his creditor part in cash and part in property. A creditor will often accept certain property far in excess of its mortgage value so as to obtain control.
http://www.gameroom.com/gamebits/RULES/332_Monopoly_Rules.html[/b]
Even my teenage sons cannot argue with this.
Thank You. This cements it all together.
Jim Mc
10 Oct 05
Originally posted by AThousandYoungAs it happens my son(teenager) does not accept this as our rules do NOT state this under miscellaneous.He claimes that the rules on the net may not be the correct ones.
[b]If a player owes more Rent than he can pay in CASH he may pay his creditor part in cash and part in property. A creditor will often accept certain property far in excess of its mortgage value so as to obtain control.
http://www.gameroom.com/gamebits/RULES/332_Monopoly_Rules.html[/b]
He is a Teenager. (oh well).
can anyone HELP a frustrated dad.
11 Oct 05
Originally posted by Fish manGive im a clip round the earole!
As it happens my son(teenager) does not accept this as our rules do NOT state this under miscellaneous.He claimes that the rules on the net may not be the correct ones.
He is a Teenager. (oh well).
can anyone HELP a frustrated dad.
11 Oct 05
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Originally posted by Fish manGood point. The site I quoted may or may not be Parkers Brothers official.
As it happens my son(teenager) does not accept this as our rules do NOT state this under miscellaneous.He claimes that the rules on the net may not be the correct ones.
He is a Teenager. (oh well).
can anyone HELP a frustrated dad.
Supposedly these are the official rules:
You are declared bankrupt if you owe more than you can pay either to another player or to the Bank. If your debt is to another player, you must turn over to that player all that you have of value and retire from the game.
In making this settlement, if you own houses or hotels, you must return these to the Bank in exchange for money to the extent of one-half the amount paid for them.
This cash is given to the creditor. If you have mortgaged property you also turn this property over to your creditor but the new owner must at once pay the Bank the amount of interest on the loan, which is 10% of the value of the property.
The new owner who does this may then, at their option, pay the principal or hold the property until some later turn, then lift the mortgage. If they hold property in this way until a later turn, they must pay the interest again upon lifting the mortgage.
Should you owe the Bank, instead of another player, more than you can pay (because of taxes or penalties) even by selling off buildings and mortgaging property, you must turn over all assets to the Bank. In this case, the Bank immediately sells by auction all property so taken, except buildings. A bankrupt player must immediately retire from the game.
Also,
Unimproved properties, railroads and utilities (but not buildings) may be sold to any player as a private transaction for any amount the owner can get. However, no property can be sold to another player if buildings are standing on any properties of that colour-group. Any buildings so located must be sold back to the Bank before the owner can sell any property of that colour-group.
Houses and Hotels may be sold back to the Bank at any time for one-half the price paid for them. All houses on one colour-group may be sold at once, or they may be sold one house at a time (one hotel equals five houses), evenly, in reverse of the manner in which they were erected.
http://richard_wilding.tripod.com/monorules.htm
There is no mention of when you can do this. Therefore it's unclear what happens in this scenario:
Rob can muster $1000 through cash, selling houses and mortgaging. Rob throws the dice on his turn and lands on Carlo's propery which has a hotel. Rob must now pay Carlo $1500. Now, can Rob sell stuff to Jane or to Carlo to pay off his debt to Carlo, or is he forced to immediately go bankrupt no matter what?
Theoretically, it seems to me as soon as Rob rolls the dice he owes Carlo that money and as he cannot pay it must go bankrupt. This is if I literally read the rules as anally as I can.
There is probably some official tournament ruling on this issue out there somewhere.