The Game of
MONOPOLY
REQ. U.S. PATENT OFFICE
CANADIAN RESISTRATION N.S.19.5674
U.S. PATENTS 1,509,312 — 2,026,082
PATENTED CANADA. I936 — 362,124


BRIEF IDEA OF THE GAME
THE IDEA OF THE GAME is to BUY and RENT or SELL properties so profitably that one becomes the 
wealthiest player and eventual MONOPOLIST. Starting from "GO" move Tokens around the Board 
According to throw of Dice. When a Player’s Token lands on a space NOT already owned, he may Buy 
it of the BANK: otherwise it is Auctioned off to the Highest Bidder. The OBJECT of Owning 
property is to Collect Rents from Opponents stopping there. Rentals are greatly increased by the 
erection of Houses and Hotels, so it is wise to build them on some of your Lots. To raise more 
money Lots may be mortgaged to the Bank. Community Chest and Chance spaces give the draw of a 
Card, instructions on which must be followed. Sometimes players land in Jail! The game is one 
of shrewd and amusing trading and excitement.

RULES
For from Three to Eight Players

EQUIPMENT
MONOPOLY Equipment consists of the BOARD with spaces indicating Avenues, Railroads, Utilities, 
Rewards and Penalties over which the players’ pieces are moved. There are Two DICE, TOKENS of 
various designs for playing pieces, thirty-two green HOUSES and Twelve red HOTELS and Two sets 
of Cards for CHANCE and COMMUNITY CHEST spaces. There are Title Deed Cards for every property 
and Scrip representing MONEY of various denominations.

PREPARATION
PLACE the Board on a good sized table, putting the Chance Cards and Community Chest cards face-
down on their allotted spaces on the board. Each player is provided with One TOKEN (Hat, Shoe, 
etc.) to represent him on his travels around the board. Each player is given $1500. All other 
equipment goes to the BANK. One of the players is elected BANKER (See BANK and BANKER).

MONEY
EACH PLAYER is given $1500 divided as follows:— Two $500 — Two $100 — Two $50 — Six $20 — Five 
$10 — Five $5 — Five $1’s.
All remaining money goes to the Bank, providing ample funds for all the necessary transactions.

TO START THE GAME
STARTING with the Banker each player in turn throws the dice. The Player with the highest total 
starts the play. He places his token on the corner marked “GO”, throws the two dice and moves 
his TOKEN in the direction of the ARROW the number of spaces indicated by the Dice. After he has 
completed his play, the Turn to play passes to the Left. The TOKENS remain on the spaces 
occupied and proceed from that point on the Player’s next turn. One or more tokens may rest on 
the same space at the same time.

ACCORDING TO THE SPACE which his Token reaches, a Player may be entitled to buy Real Estate or 
other properties, — or be obliged to pay Rent (if another owns the property), pay Taxes, draw a 
Chance or a Community Chest Card, “Go to Jail”, etc.

IF A PLAYER THROWS DOUBLES he moves his Token as usual the sum of the two dice and the Space thus 
reached is effective (i.e. The Player is subject to any privileges or penalties pertaining to 
that Space.) Retaining the dice he throws again and moves his Token as before and, again, the 
Space thus reached is effective. If, however, he throws three doubles in succession, he does not 
use his third throw but immediately “GOES TO JAIL” (See JAIL). A Player’s turn ends whenever sent 
to Jail.

In the course of the game, Players will encircle the board several times.

SALARY
Every time that a Player’s Token either lands on or passes over “GO”, while going in the direction 
of the Arrow, the Banker pays him $200 “Salary”.

LANDING on UNOWNED PROPERTY
When a Player lands on an unowned property (i. e., on a Property space for which no other player 
holds the title deed) whether by a throw of dice or by a move forced by the Draw of a Chance or 
Community Chest Card, the Player has the Option of Buying that property from the Bank at its 
printed price. If a Player elects to Buy, he pays the Bank for that property and receives the 
Title Deed Card showing Ownership, which he places face-up in front of him. If the Player declines 
this option, the Banker immediately offers this property for sale at AUCTION and sells it to the 
Highest Bidder, accepting Money in payment and giving the buyer the proper Title Deed Card as 
evidence of Ownership. Any Player, including the one who declined the option of buying at the 
printed price, may bid. Bidding may start at any price.

LANDING on OWNED PROPERTY
When a player lands on owned property either by throw of Dice, or by a move forced by a Chance 
or Community Chest Card, the Owner collects RENT from him in accordance with the list printed 
on the Title Deed card applying to it. Note: If the lot contains a House or houses, the rent is 
larger than it would be for an unimproved Lot. If the lot is Mortgaged, no rent can be collected. 
Mortgaged property is designated by turning face-down the Title Deed representing that property.

Note: If the owner fails to ask for his Rent before the second player following throws the dice, 
the Rent is not collectible.

ADVANTAGES for OWNERS
It is an advantage to hold Title Deeds to ALL of a complete Color Group (for example: Boardwalk 
and Park Place,— or Connecticut, Vermont and Oriental Avenues) because the owner may then charge 
Double Rent for unimproved Lots of that property (See “Title Deed” Cards).

The advantage of owning Houses and Hotels rather than unimproved property is that Rentals are 
very much Higher than for Unimproved Lots and profit the owner immensely.

LANDING on “CHANCE” or “Community CHEST”
A player takes the top card from the pack indicated and after following the Instructions printed 
thereon, returns the card face down to the bottom of the pack. The “Get Out of Jail Free” card, 
however, is retained until used. After being used, it is returned to the bottom of the pack. 
This card may be Sold by a player to another player at a price agreeable to both. When a player’s 
dice throw totals 3. he has his option of moving his Token or taking a top card from either 
“Chance” or “Chest”.

LANDING ON TAX SPACES pay the bank. INCOME TAX is 10% of a player’s total worth. It is figured 
on CASH ON HAND, printed PRICE of properties (mortgaged or not) and Cost Price of any buildings 
he may own. A player may estimate his tax at $200 and pay the bank at once. If he prefers, 
however, to pay the tax on his actual worth he can do so, but he must make his decision before 
he adds up his total worth.

BANKER
Select as BANKER a player who will also make a good Auctioneer. If, as is customary, the Banker 
also plays in the game, he must, of course, keep his personal funds separate from those of the 
Bank. When more than five persons play, the Banker sometimes elects to act only as Banker and 
Auctioneer.

THE BANK
THE BANKER preferably uses for the BANK a small side-table placed at his elbow and the Game Box, 
or a good sized container. The Bank holds besides the Bank’s Money the Title Deed Cards and 
Houses and Hotels prior to purchase and use by the Players.

THE BANK PAYS Salaries and Bonuses, Sells properties to the Players and Delivers the proper 
Title Deed Cards therefor, Auctions Lots, sells Houses and Hotels to the Players, loans money 
when required on Mortgages of property at the Mortgage Value which is one-half of the Price 
printed on the board. The Bank will at any time buy back Houses and Hotels from Building Lots 
at half price.

PAY TO THE BANK the price of all properties you buy from it, taxes, fines, money penalties, loans 
and interest.

JAIL
A PLAYER LANDS IN JAll —(1) If his piece lands on space marked “GO TO JAIL.” 
                        (2) If he draws a card marked “GO TO JAIL.” 
                        (3) If he throws Doubles three times in succession.

NOTE: When a player is sent to Jail he cannot collect $200 salary in that move since, regardless 
of where his piece is or of the path of the board, he must move his piece DIRECTLY into Jail.

VISITING JAIL. If a player is not “sent to Jail” but in the ordinary course of play reaches that 
space, he is “just visiting,” incurs no penalty, and moves ahead in the usual manner on his next 
turn.

A PLAYER GETS OUT OF JAIL — (1) By throwing Doubles on any of his next three turns after landing 
                                in Jail. If he succeeds in doing this he immediately moves forward 
                                the number of spaces shown by his Doubles throw. 
                            (2) By purchasing a “GET OUT OF JAIL FREE” card from another player, 
                                at a price agreeable to both, (unless he already owns such a card 
                                by having on a previous turn drawn it from Chance or Community 
                                Chest). 
                            (3) By paying a $50 fine BEFORE he throws the dice for either his 
                                next turn or succeeding turn to play. 
                            (4) A player MUST NOT remain in Jail after his third turn (i.e., not 
                                longer than having three turns to play after being sent to Jail). 
Immediately AFTER throwing the dice for his third turn he must pay a $50 fine unless he throws 
Doubles. He then comes out and immediately moves forward from the Jail the number of spaces shown 
by his throw.

A player may buy and erect a house, sell or buy property, and collect Rentals, even though he is 
in Jail.

HOUSES
HOUSES can be bought only from the Bank and can only be erected on Lots of a COMPLETE COLOR-GROUP 
which the Player owns. (Example: If one player succeeds in owning Connecticut, Vermont and Oriental 
Avenues, i. e. a complete Color-Group, he may at any period of his Ownership Buy a House or Houses 
from the Bank to erect thereon. If he Buys one House, he may put it on any one of these three 
lots. The next House he buys and erects must be put on one of the unoccupied lots of this or of 
any other complete Color-Group he may own. The Price he must pay the Bank for each House is shown 
on his Title Deed of the Lot. On the unimproved lots of his complete Color-Group, he can collect 
Double Rental from an opponent landing thereon.)

A Player may Buy and Erect in accordance with the above rules, at any time, as many Houses as 
his judgment and financial standing will allow, but he must build EVENLY (i. e. you cannot erect 
more than one House on any one Lot of any Color-Group until you have built one House on every 
Lot of that Group. You may then begin on the second row of Houses and so on up to a limit of not 
exceeding Four Houses to a Lot. But, you cannot Build, for example, three houses on one lot if 
you have only one house on another lot of that group.)

HOTELS
A Player must have Four Houses on each lot of a complete Color-Group before he can buy a Hotel 
building. He may then Buy a Hotel from the Bank to be erected on any lot of that Color-Group, 
delivering to the Bank therefor the Four Houses from that Lot together with the Money price shown 
on Title Deed. (It is very desirable to erect Hotels on account of the very large Rental which 
may be charged. Only one Hotel may be Erected on any One Lot.)

BUILDING SHORTAGE
When the Bank has no Houses to sell, players wishing to build must wait for some player to turn 
back or to sell his houses to the Bank before building. If there are a limited number of Houses 
and Hotels available, and two or more players wish to buy more than the Bank has, the Houses or 
Hotels must be sold at auction to the highest bidder.

SELLING PROPERTY
UNDEVELOPED LOTS, RAILROADS AND UTILITIES (but not buildings) may be sold to any Player as a 
private transaction for any amount that the Owner can get. No Lot, however, can be sold to another 
player if buildings are standing on any lots of that Color Group. Any Buildings so located must 
be sold back to the Bank before the owner can sell any Lot of that color group.

HOUSES AND HOTELS may be resold by Players to the Bank only, but this may be done at any time 
and the Bank will pay one-half the price paid for them. Hotels cost the price of Five Houses and 
the BANK will pay One-half that price for them.

MORTGAGES
MORTGAGING PROPERTIES can be done through the Bank only. The mortgage value is printed on each 
Title Deed. The rate of interest is 10 per cent, payable when the mortgage is lifted. If any 
property is transferred which is mortgaged, the new owner may lift the mortgage at once if he 
wishes, but must pay 10 per cent interest. If he fails to lift the mortgage he still pays 10 
per cent interest and if he lifts the mortgage later on he pays an additional 10 per cent interest 
as well as the principal.

Houses or Hotels Cannot be Mortgaged. All Buildings on the Lot Must Be Sold back to the Bank 
before any Property can be Mortgaged. The Bank will pay one-half of what was paid for them.

In order to rebuild a house on mortgaged property the owner must pay the Bank the amount of the 
mortgage, plus the 10 per cent interest charge and buy the house back from the Bank at its FULL 
PRICE.

BANKRUPTCY
A player who is bankrupt, that is, one who owes more than he can pay must turn over to his Creditor 
all that he has of value, and retire from the game. In making this settlement, however, if he 
owns Houses or Hotels, these are returned to the Bank in exchange for Money, to the extent of 
one-half the amount paid for them, and this cash is given to the Creditor. If a Bankrupt player 
turns over to his Creditor property that has been mortgaged, the new owner must at once pay the 
Bank the amount of interest on the loan. At the same time he may at his option lift the mortgage 
by paying the principal.

When a Player cannot pay his Taxes, or penalties even by selling his Buildings and mortgaging 
property, the Bank takes over all his assets and sells by Auction everything so taken (except 
Buildings). The Player then retires from the game. The Last Player left in the game WINS.

MISCELLANEOUS
If a player owes more Rent than he can pay in CASH he may pay his creditor part in cash and part 
in property. A creditor will often accept certain property far in excess of its mortgage value 
so as to obtain control.

The Bank loans Money only on mortgage security. Players may not borrow money or property from 
each other.


NEW SHORT GAME
Copyright 1935 by Parker Brothera. Inc
Before starting game the Players agree at what Hour game shall end. At end of game Richest Player 
Wins.

The Banker shuffles Title Deed Cards and after pack is cut he deals two cards to each player. 
Players immediately pay Bank price of the Property thus dealt to them. Game then starts and 
proceeds in usual manner. At the first stroke of the Hour agreed upon, the game ends. No further 
trading may be concluded, but if a player is in actual play, he completes his move and any action 
connected with it. Each player then values his property:
   (1) Cash on hand. 
   (2) Lots, Utilities or Railroads owned by him at Price printed on board. 
   (3) Any mortgaged property owned by him at One-half of Price printed on board. 
   (4) Houses at Cost. 
   (5) Hotels valued at cost of five houses. Highest Total Wins.

Extra Sets of “Money” may be obtained from your Dealer, or will be sent post-paid from Toronto 
upon receipt of 50 cents. (Remittance may be made by postal note.)

Manufactured in Canada by

COLLETT-SPROULE BOXES LIMITED
TORONTO	CANADA
Under Licence from
PARKER BROTHERS, Inc. - Salem, Mass.





    
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