Editing Monopoly (section)

==/tg/-Approved House Rules ==

Not to be set back by the monotony of Monopoly, /tg/ has, after a period of discussion, decided that the following rules can potentially make a game of Monopoly strategic and more fun.

# Landing on an unowned property incurs an Auction, not a sale. (See [[#The Rules Nobody Use|below]].)
## Bidding can start either at $1 or the value of the property, with the former allowing cheap purchases and the latter ensuring that all properties will sell at or above their face value.
# A completed color group is not required to purchase improvements on a property, with the exception of Hotels.
## Properties don't collect rent until there is a house on it. Not only does this remove the insanity of paying rent for an empty lot, it makes the utility actual useful, at least in the early game, as those will always be able to collect money.

All of these modifications actually bring the game slightly closer to the way it used to be when it was "The Landlord's Game," before Darrow got his hands on it.