🎲 How to Play Monopoly: A Simple Guide for First-Timers

Whether you're crushing your cousins at game night or dusting off the family board game shelf, Monopoly is a classic for a reason. Here's a no-stress guide to get started (and maybe dominate).

📦 What's in the box ?

• A game board
• 2 dice
• Player tokens
• Property cards
• Chance & Community Chest cards
• Monopoly money
• 32 houses & 12 hotels
• Title Deed cards

🧕️ Step 1: Choose Your Token & Banker

Pick your favorite token. One player should also volunteer as the banker to handle money, property, and auctions.

💵 Step 2: Starting Cash

Each player starts with $1,500 in Monopoly money:

• 2 x $500
• 4 x $100
• 1 x $50
• 1 x $20
• 2 x $10
• 1 x $5
• 5 x $1

🎲 Step 3: Let the Game Begin

Everyone rolls the dice—the highest roll starts. Play proceeds clockwise.

🏠 Step 4: Your Turn

1. Roll both dice
2. Move that number of spaces
3. Follow the space instructions:
   • Buy it if it's unowned
   • Pay rent if owned
   • Draw a card if it's Chance or Community Chest
   • Go to Jail if you land there

💰 Step 5: Buying & Building

Buy properties when you land on them. Once you own all properties in a color group, you can build houses (and eventually hotels) to raise rent.

🚒 Jail Rules

Ways to land in jail:

• Landing on "Go to Jail"
• Drawing a jail card
• Rolling doubles three times

To get out:

• Pay $50
• Use a "Get Out of Jail Free" card
• Roll doubles

🔄 Step 6: Trading & Auctions

Trade with others anytime. If a player declines a purchase, the banker auctions it to the highest bidder.

☠️ How the Game Ends

Players are eliminated when bankrupt. The last player standing wins! Or, set a time limit and crown the richest player.

Now you're ready to rule the board. Just try not to flip the table when someone builds a hotel on Park Lane 😅