Editing Illuminopoly (section)

== The Bank ==

All players have 'pet' members on the bank's Board of Trustees, and must select a Chair of the Board, to take the duties of keeping the Bank's funds in order and holding the deeds to all unclaimed properties. A majority is required, so bribes and promises of future favors must be given for any one candidate to win. Once the Chair is chosen, continue with play. {{fnord}}

However, should anyone catch the Chairman dipping into the till, as it were, he is voted out, and a new Chair must be chosen. The ousted player gets a new pet Board member and may vote in this new election. Also, if the Chair goes to Jail for any reason, even if he has a Political Favor card he is voted off the Board.

In lieu of this, a player may chose to be solely the Banker, without choosing a faction. In this case, all he does is play the role of Banker and Auctioneer (if necessary). In cases where there are 10 players, one must be Banker. Such a "professional" banker will also be the final arbiter in inter-player disputes...and of course can take bribes. The Banker can win if the total normal rent from properties under his control (mortgaged) is greater than that of any other player. As a result, offering to mortgage a property is a very effective bribe. (see [[#Mortgages|Mortgages]] below)

If the Bank ever goes broke, it goes under and may be bought by the highest bidder, who must now collect fines and pay out GO money from his own funds. The money bid for the bank goes into the bank's Reserves. If the Reserves (money held separate from the player's money) ever goes below one third of the initial amount, the bank goes up for bid again.

If this is too complicated, simply assume the bank never goes broke, and simply refuses to pay money when it lacks cash in hand.