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How to Play Monopoly. Learn how to dominate at Monopoly, a game in which each player attempts
to become the wealthiest by buying, renting, and selling property. You will need 2 or more
players Table Game board Chance cards Community Chest cards Banker Play money 2 dice Markers
Property title deeds 32 houses and 12 hotels. Step 1. Place the Monopoly board on a table,
with the game cards face-down in their allotted spaces. Step 2. Select one player to be the
banker. The banker will handle any play money not owned by the players and will initially
distribute $1,500 in play money to each player. Step 3. Roll the dice and compare your score
with those of the other players. The player with the highest roll goes first. Play proceeds
in a clockwise direction. Step 4. Place your marker in the corner of the board marked "Go."
When it is your turn, roll the dice and move your marker the corresponding number of board
spaces. Step 5. Respond to your dice roll. Depending on where you land, you may be able
to purchase property or build houses or hotels that will generate income for you. If you
land on someone else's property you will have to pay rent to them. Other possibilities include
having to pay taxes or going to "Jail." You may also have the option of taking a Chance
or Community Chest card. Step 6. Continue playing, responding to the game's cues, until
you run out of money or until the game is called because of time. The individual with
the most money at the end of the game wins. Did you know Although usually associated with
the Great Depression, Monopoly was actually based on another game that was patented in
1904.