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Official Monopoly City Edition Rules

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Monopoly City is a variation of the classic Monopoly game, featuring buildings like skyscrapers, industrial complexes, and stadiums. The game introduces new elements and rules that add complexity and strategy to the original gameplay.

Components:

  • Game Board: Customized with Monopoly City locations.

  • Title Deed Cards: For properties on the board.

  • Money: In various denominations.

  • Building Blocks: Residential, industrial, and skyscraper blocks.

  • Bonus Buildings: Stadium, School, Sewage Plant, and Park.

  • District Cards: Providing special benefits.

  • Chance and City Chest Cards: For additional gameplay elements.

  • Dice: Two standard six-sided dice.

  • Playing Pieces: Player tokens.

  • Trading Unit: Electronic unit for transactions (if included).

Objective:

The objective of the game is to become the wealthiest player by buying, renting, and selling property, and by developing and trading buildings.

Setup:

  1. Prepare the Board: Place the board on a flat surface.

  2. Distribute Money: Each player receives a starting amount of money (determined by the game rules or set an agreed amount like $15,000).

  3. Choose Playing Pieces: Each player selects a token.

  4. Shuffle Cards: Shuffle the Chance and City Chest cards and place them face down on their designated spots on the board.

  5. Distribute Title Deeds: Place the Title Deed cards beside the board.

  6. Prepare Buildings: Set aside the residential, industrial, and skyscraper blocks as well as the bonus buildings.

  7. Determine Starting Player: Each player rolls the dice; the highest roll goes first.

Gameplay:

  1. Rolling the Dice: Players take turns rolling the dice and moving their token clockwise around the board.

  2. Buying Properties:

    • If you land on an unowned property, you may buy it for the listed price.

    • If you choose not to buy it, the property goes to auction, and all players can bid.

  3. Paying Rent:

    • If you land on a property owned by another player, you must pay rent as indicated on the Title Deed card.

    • Rent increases with the number and type of buildings on the property.

  4. Building:

    • On your turn, you may build structures (residential, industrial, skyscrapers) on properties you own.

    • Each property can hold up to eight buildings, including special buildings like schools or stadiums.

    • Buildings add to the rent value of the property.

  5. Bonus Buildings:

    • These buildings offer special effects (e.g., Parks increase rent, Sewage Plants decrease value).

    • These can be placed on any property, even opponents’.

  6. Special Districts:

    • District cards provide unique benefits and can affect gameplay strategically.

  7. Drawing Cards:

    • When landing on Chance or City Chest spaces, draw the respective card and follow its instructions.

Special Rules:

  1. Trading:

    • Players can trade properties, buildings, and money.

  2. Bankruptcy:

    • If you owe more money than you can pay, you must sell buildings and mortgage properties.

    • If you still cannot pay, you are bankrupt and out of the game. Your properties and assets go to the creditor.

  3. Winning the Game:

    • The game ends when only one player remains solvent, or you can set a time limit and the player with the most assets at the end wins.

Strategy Tips:

  1. Build Wisely: Prioritize building on properties that will generate the most rent.

  2. Use Bonus Buildings Strategically: Placing a Sewage Plant on an opponent’s high-value property can decrease their income.

  3. Trade to Your Advantage: Trading can help you obtain monopolies or improve your position.

  4. Manage Your Money: Keep enough cash on hand to pay rents and avoid bankruptcy.

Monopoly City Edition adds new layers of strategy to the classic Monopoly game, making it an engaging and exciting variation for fans of the original game. With its unique building mechanics and special district cards, players can explore new ways to dominate the board and build their city empire.

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