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''Monopoly'' is a board game that Parker Brothers claims was created in the 1930s by Charles Darrow, who patented it in 1935. Players get $1,500 of starting cash, then roll dice to move their tokens around the board. They may then land on property squares, Chance squares, Community Chest squares and even Free Parking. The object of the game is to become the Monopoly - that is, to bankrupt every other player by buying, selling, and collecting rent from properties.

Properties are the cornerstone of the game. If a player lands on a property square that is unsold, they may buy the property at its listed price. If they decline, everyone gets to bid on the property and the deed goes to the highest bidder. If the player lands on a property square that is sold, however, he must pay the listed rent on the property deed to whoever owns the property (there's no charge for landing on one of his own properties). Should a player collect all the properties in a color group, they can then use money to build houses and hotels - which dramatically increase the amount of rent players have to pay for landing on their spaces [[One Hit Kill|(Hotel on Boardwalk will likely bankrupt a player in one turn)]]. In between turns, players have the option to broker trades with other players. They may trade money, properties, Get Out of Jail Free cards or any combination thereof.

Properties are the cornerstone of the game. If a player lands on a property square that is unsold, they may buy the property at its listed price. If they decline, everyone gets to bid on the property and the deed goes to the highest bidder. If the player lands on a property square that is sold, however, he must pay the listed rent on the property deed to whoever owns the property (there's no charge for landing on one of his own properties). Should a player collect all the properties in a color group, they can then use money to build houses and hotels - which dramatically increase the amount of rent players have to pay for landing on their spaces [[One-Hit Kill|(Hotel on Boardwalk will likely bankrupt a player in one turn)]]. In between turns, players have the option to broker trades with other players. They may trade money, properties, Get Out of Jail Free cards or any combination thereof.

The colored properties in the U.S. version of ''Monopoly'' were named for streets in Atlantic City, New Jersey. Foreign versions of the game rename the properties after local features and use the local currency: London, for example, has Mayfair [a very high-end residential area] take up the £400 slot.

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** Post-2008 editions of "classic" US game upped the luxury tax from $75 to a whopping $100. They also changed Income Tax to a flat $200, as opposed to a choice between that and 10% of your assets<ref>your on-hand cash, the face value of all your properties, and what you spent building houses and/or hotels</ref>.

* [[Rouge Angles of Satin]]: The correct spelling of the housing area just south of Atlantic City is ''Marven'' Gardens. Monopoly's spelling is considerably better known. In 1995, Parker Brothers issued a formal apology for misspelling the name for the past ''sixty years'', but elected to keep the "''Marvin'' Gardens" spelling.

* [[Screw the Rules I Have Money]]: Late-game, the best place in the game is in jail.

* [[Screw the Rules, I Have Money]]: Late-game, the best place in the game is in jail.

* [[Serious Business]]: At least one game of Monopoly you play in your life will devolve into an argument about the rules, and then into an argument about who lost the rule sheet. And let's not get started on [[Tournament Play]]...

** Well explained [http://baldw1n.net/2009/07/20/how-to-play-monopoly/ here]:

{{quote| It is now the turn of each player to explain their theory as to how the person who goes first should be decided. While the game rules stipulate a simple dice roll contest, anyone citing this will be told that they are wrong, and that a different rule is correct. You may see some of the following expounded, typically by the person who would benefit the most from them: Youngest goes first; oldest goes first; people born during a seasonal equinox go first; a fight; all the money is thrown in the air and whoever grabs the most goes first, like in [[The Crystal Maze]] ; the last person to kill themselves while Phil Collins’ “Sussudio” is on an infinite loop goes first.}}

* [[Spin Off]]: At first, there was only ''[[Star Wars]]'' Monopoly, but thanks to the USAopoly company, there are: [[Nintendo]] Monopoly, ''Simpsons'' Monopoly, ''[[Family Guy]]'' Monopoly, ''[[Pokémon|Poké]][[A Worldwide Punomenon|mon]]opoly'', ''John Deere Monopoly'', Pittsburgh Steelers Super Bowl Champions Monopoly, ''[[Scooby Doo]]'' Monopoly...

* [[Spin-Off]]: At first, there was only ''[[Star Wars]]'' Monopoly, but thanks to the USAopoly company, there are: [[Nintendo]] Monopoly, ''Simpsons'' Monopoly, ''[[Family Guy]]'' Monopoly, ''[[Pokémon|Poké]][[A Worldwide Punomenon|mon]]opoly'', ''John Deere Monopoly'', Pittsburgh Steelers Super Bowl Champions Monopoly, ''[[Scooby Doo]]'' Monopoly...

** [http://jergames.blogspot.com/2006/02/monopoly-versions.html This page] attempts to maintain a current list.

** There are two main lines: Most "<blank> Monopoly" games are officially licensed by Parker Brothers, while most "<blank>opoly" games are unlicensed and made by Late For The Sky.