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Monopoly
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Monopoly

Designed by Charles Darrow, Elizabeth J. Magie (Phillips)

Published by Parker Brothers, (Self-Published) + 61 more

Casual Flow: 15 Min Teach

Players

2-8

Play Time

60-180 min

Complexity

1.6 / 5

Rating

4.4

Year

1935

Community Snapshot

Best with 4
Medium-Light complexity
60–180 min
4.4 on BGG (39.7K)
Some text

Language Editions

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Categories

Economic
Buy, sell, trade, and invest — manage money and markets to build wealth.

How It Plays

Auction / Bidding

Players bid against each other for cards, tiles, or resources — knowing when to go big and when to fold is the key.

Auction: English

Bids go up one at a time until nobody wants to go higher — classic 'going once, going twice' excitement!

Income

You earn resources automatically each round based on what you've built up — the snowball effect is real.

Loans

You can borrow resources now but have to pay them back later — living on credit is risky but tempting!

Lose a Turn

Certain actions or events can cost you a turn — avoiding that penalty becomes part of your strategy.

Ownership

You can claim and own certain game elements that give you ongoing benefits — mark your territory!

Player Elimination

Players can be knocked out before the game ends — play carefully or you might be watching from the sidelines.

Roll / Spin and Move

Roll the dice (or spin a wheel) and move that many spaces — a classic way to race around a board.

Set Collection

You're gathering matching groups of cards or tokens to score points — the more complete your sets, the better you do.

Trading

You can swap resources or cards with other players — making clever trades can give you a serious edge.

About This Game

Theme Players take the part of land owners, attempting to buy and then develop their land. Income is gained by other players visiting their properties and money is spent when they visit properties belonging to other players. When times get tough, players may have to mortgage their properties to raise cash for fines, taxes and other misfortunes.…

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Expansions & Related

18 Expansions

Monopoly Stock Exchange Add-on

Monopoly Stock Exchange Add-on

1936

Variations on a Theme: Supplementary Rules for Monopoly

Variations on a Theme: Supplementary Rules for Monopoly

1983

Mafiopoly

Mafiopoly

1986

Beyond Boardwalk and Park Place (fan expansion for Monopoly)

Beyond Boardwalk and Park Place (fan expansion for Monopoly)

1986

Game Spice: Monopoly Expansion (fan expansion for Monopoly)

Game Spice: Monopoly Expansion (fan expansion for Monopoly)

1988

Entrepreneur's Accessory to Monopoly (fan expansion for Monopoly)

Entrepreneur's Accessory to Monopoly (fan expansion for Monopoly)

1989

Super Add-Ons: Monopoly (fan expansion for Monopoly)

Super Add-Ons: Monopoly (fan expansion for Monopoly)

2005

Monopoly: Mob Rule Expansion Deck

Monopoly: Mob Rule Expansion Deck

2008

+ 10 more expansions

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