The dogs b*******s (Monopoly)

Member Name: vam87814

Product:	Monopoly
Date:	10/11/01 (43 review reads)
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Advantages: Great laugh, Get even with your mates, Win Win Win

Disadvantages: 6 players maximum, Can be very long

Probably one of the best board games in history. A bit strong you may think, well I challenge you to play it with your mates one evening, and then we'll see who's right. Add to this game playing pleasure, a couple of cans ( or even a lot ) and you have the recipe of a brilliant night.

The aim of the game is to buy as much property as you can, add to this houses and hotels, then cream your mates for as much money as you can.

No seriously, you each choose your playing piece. Either an old boot, a car, an iron, boat, a hat or a little ( what looks like a scottie ) dog. You then nominate a banker, best if its yourself ( unless you have a really trustworthy friend ) who then dishes out £1,250 to each player.
Put your community chest and chance cards on the board, and you're now ready for the off.

Roll the dice and move the amount equivelant in spaces, this will take you to either a street , a train station, a utilities factory, free parking, go to jail , community chess , chance, or go to jail squares.

What do all these squares do? Well read on , and I will explain.

Streets - All the streets are ones which can all be found in London. They start from Old Kent road £60 moving up in price as you move around the board until you reach Mayfair, at a pricey £400. Streets come in colour coded sets, usually 3 or 4 to a set. The idea is to buy as many of these sets as you can, because for each set double rent can be charged everytime it is landed on by an opponent. You can of course still charge rent for any part sets you own, however do remember that not only can you not charge double rent, but you are also unable to buy houses / hotels for that property either.

Train stations - Only four of these on the board, all priced at £200 each. for each station owned by one individual, rent is as follows:
1 station owned = £25
2 stations owned = £50
3 ststions owned = £100
4 stations owned + £200
Do
remember that no houses / hotels can be bought for stations.

Utilitie factorys - There are just 2 of these, one is the elecrtic light company and the other is the ewater works company.
For one of these utilities owned , you can charge 4 times the amount which was rolled on the dice, or if you own both, you can times the dice number by 10.
No houses / hotels can be bought for these properties.

Free parking is just that. A square of the board which is like your breather area, great if you have no money left and very little property.

Go to jail - Land on this square at your peril. you must go straight to jail when you land on this square, to get out of jail, you must then throw a double, you are given 3 chances to do this. Igf by the 3rd attempt you have not thrown a double, you must pay the bank £50. You can of course pay the £50 owithout attempting to throw a double, and leave jail on your next throw of the dice.

Community chest / chance - When landing on either of these squares, take the appropriate card and follow the instructions. Some cards can be good e.g it is your birthday collect £10 from each person, or they can be horrible e.g go to jail, move directly to jail, do not pass go, do not collect £200 .

The final square is the go square, every time you pass this, you can expect to receive £200 from the bank.

Well, I think thats about it. All thats left to say, is:
HAVE A BALL

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