A few weeks ago JustaBXgirl found an old version of Monopoly at Abuela’s house. She’s really been into the game since. That being said when given the chance to check out the newest version of Classic Monopoly with the new tokens I had to say, YES!!! It arrived just as we got home from JustaBXgirl’s birthday trip so she was excited to have a birthday gift waiting!
Now, since she’s just learned how to play and doesn’t read yet I don’t have to worry about her cheating when she plays with me. I’m betting if your littles are a bit bigger then you have to keep an eye out for the cheaters. Or are you the Monopoly cheater at your house? It is okay and you are not alone. In a recent survey about half of the people surveyed admitted to some form of cheating when it comes to the classic board game. Shame on you all!! Just kidding.
Of course, I have taught her that any money paid for Community Chest, Chance or taxes goes to the Free Parking space. Did you know some people don’t use that space to get free money??? Yea, I know craziness.
Hasbro has, however, come up with a really fun way to report those cheaters. Now through February 16th the Monopoly Cheatbot will help settle disputes. The best part is the Cheatbot will serve as the judge and hand out punishments. To check out the Cheatbot head over to their Facebook page, but first, enter my giveaway for your own Monopoly & PayDay below.
PayDay is fun and a way to start teaching little about responsibility. Will you be broke at the end of the month? JustaBXgirl said we are not going to open the PayDay until her cousins come over so we haven’t had the chance to play it yet but I am looking forward to checking it out and I’m excited that we can offer one of you the opportunity to check out both of these games.
We follow the rules of the game as stated. As kids everyone had thier own set of rules haha
Good for you. We were just playing earlier this evening and I laughed reading the questions on the box. I remember having to wait to go around the board once before buying property. So happy that’s not a real rule.
I do the free parking space takes the money from the pot and my husband does not. He thinks I’m cheating when I do that.
Sounds like he will be using the Cheatbot this month!
Nope !! We stick to the book !!
Kudos to you! I feel like I didn’t learn some rules weren’t real until I was in college!
No, I do not make my own rules when playing Monopoly.
I love how many people follow the rules!
We added a rule where you got a jackpot if you landed on free parking
Yay! We can play together since we use that rule too!
We saw the new gamer version so gonna get that one can’t wait to see how they bend the rules lol
I love the new tokens.
We try to stick to the rules
So many rule followers here. I love it!
We usually end the game when the 1st person has the most houses
Interesting rule!
We stick to the rules, I think. Maybe a few tweaks.
Every rule deserves a good tweak!
we would barter between the players which i am sure is against the rules.
we play by the rules, love to play with my grandkids
We love board games!
We’ve always followed the rules.
We make landing on free parking with bonus money.
We are a board playing family and try to always follow the rules (there have been some exceptions with out youngest grandchild – always have to have an exception to the rule!).
There will always be exceptions!
We make landing on free parking w/ the $500 and with any taxes or monies paid to the bank except buying properties of course.
WE make up a rule only about hotels and stuff. we dont use them. they confuse us!
We do the money from community chest and chance when landing on free parking
Us too!
No, we try to follow the rules.
Good job!
We follow the rules of the game since I have more than one child, they would end up arguing if we didn’t.
That’s a good reason to follow the rules!
My husbands makes side deals for property between players. These are done on the sly and try to get away with it without being caught. My side of the family are pretty strict rule followers.
No we follow the regular rules.
No, I’m a stickler for rules 🙂
Monopoly and Uno are the only games I’m comfortable adding rules to!
No, we follow the original rules.
The family adults usually “let” the younger children win.
My daughter would love playing with you because she has to earn her wins. In other words, I don’t like to lose LOL
Nah- we play by the original rules
You are in good company in these comments. It seems most people play by the book!
No we are a by the book family
You rock! I’m starting to rethink how I play!
No, we don’t make our own rules.
I’m starting to feel bad for adding money to Free Parking!
The last time we played we didn’t make own rules, but sometimes we do add $ to free parking
Case by case. I like!
MY family plays strictly by the rules so no one can get mad!
Good reasoning!
We use the rules with 5 kids it’s the only way to keep from fighting lol
That makes a lot of sense!
No, we always play by the rules.
We do the free parking rule where all the tax money and what not goes there and if you land on it you get a big payday!
Pretty much a stickler for the original rules…I take Monopoly very seriously. It’s my FAVORITE.
However, I we put taxes in free parking. JUST taxes. Keeps things interesting.
I take Uno very seriously!
My don’t make any new rules for the games.
You seem to be in good company!
We put all the tax money in the middle and whoever lands on free parking wins the money. Thank you!
Me too! Love landing there!
we keep it classic when we play! go by the rules 🙂
I really thought some of the additions were rules!
I follow the rules strictly!
Good for you!
no i do not make up my own rules
Good for you!
Our family follows the game’s rules. However, we’ve play so many times, so we might have changed it up without noticing ☺
That is so funny. That happened to me with Uno.
$500 for landing on Free Parking?!?
We do the money collected from “penalties” is reward for landing on Free Parking. It wasn’t until recently that I learned that this wasn’t the “correct” way to play.
Right?! So many people play that way you assume it is a real rule.
Our only rule that we made up was that if during a long game if someone wanted to quite the player could giveaway and divide up their assets. Monopoly is a family favorite growing up (my mom was super competitive! lol
That could be a game changer in itself.
We have Monopoly rules that I think arent in the rule book about the pile of money in the middle, if you land on FREE PARKING you get that pile of money.
Yup, that’s an added rule.
We follow the regular Monopoly rules. I am sure my grown kiddos probably made their own rules since they have been known to not want to follow the norm. lol
Haha! What mama doesn’t know won’t drive her crazy
We play that when you land on free parking the money in the middle of the board is yours!!
We have free parking where you get money.
We sometimes just put a time limit on our game…maybe set a timer for 2 hours and the person with the most money wins. Otherwise the game can go on forever. Thanks and God Bless!
That is a great rule!
We play by the rules of the game
No we try to go by the rule unless the game goes to long.
What do you do when it gets long?
No, we do not make our own rules.
We just follow the rules provided by the game
That’s a way to keep the peace.
I don’t make my own rules when it comes to Monopoly. I like to follow the rules with most board games. I think Uno is the only one where we stray from the rules a bit.
I recently learned an Uno rule we use isn’t a real rule!
We follow most rules, but the one that seems to drive everyone nuts when we play with people outside the family is that we put ALL of the money into free parking – NONE of it goes back to the bank!! Land on free parking and it can change your entire game!!
Oh that does sound like a game changer
Yes, our rule is when one person get a railroad, no one else can buy one.
Oh wow! That’s a cool one!
I have never played Monopoly. I would play by the rules.
We just stick to the house rules unless it’s an endless game, and then we add up whoever has the most money wins
Free parking we put all the fine money in there and if someone lands on it they get it.
Me too!
We usually give more money than what it says to. More competition to purchase stuff faster!
no, we have always stuck to the rules of the game
We include having money in the free parking spot.
I follow the rules per the instructions that come with the game.
I only follow the rules given with the game to the letter.
We make the rule that if you land on Go exactly, you get $500.
Ooh, that’s a good one!
We put all money in the middle for the free parking space. Meaning if we buy a property, it goes in the middle. My aunt was HORRIFIED that my daughter and I play that way.
Wow, that’s a free parking I want to land on!
We follow the rules by the book, but I’d play it with some bent rules!
We follow the rules as the game states it. When we play a game of Monopoly it’s pretty hardcore in our house, lol.
We’ve always just followed the rules.
I follow the rules yet also make some up along the way to win. lol lol lol
Haha, this might be my favorite answer yet!
We follow the rules that come with the game.