Monopoly: The Card Game - The Deck

The Deck

The deck is composed of 60 cards. There are 28 property cards, which are exactly the same as the ones in the standard Atlantic City Monopoly game. Each of these cards (except the railroads and utilities) has a distinct color band on the top and the bottom, signifying the "color-group" to which it belongs. The card also displays the property name, the number of cards in its "color-group", and the value of the complete group and each house attached (which will be explained later).

There are also 14 house cards and 2 hotel cards in the deck. You may "build" these cards onto any complete "color-group". You need not have all 4 houses and a hotel to go out, but if you do have any houses, they must be "built" in sequence (you can't use house 3 without having houses 2 and 1 also in your hand). Houses cannot be "built" on railroads and utilities. Each house is worth the same amount as the completed "color-group" upon which it is "built". Hotels are worth $500, regardless of where they are "built".

Now comes a number of bonus cards which help increase the value of your hand. There are 6 token cards, each of which will double the value of your entire property set (including houses, if any). There are also 4 GO cards, each worth $200. Four Mr. Monopoly cards are also included. Whoever has the most of these cards at the end of the hand gets $1000. Finally, there are 2 Chance cards. Chance cards may represent any card in the deck needed to complete a set. Beware, though; these cards are only useful to the person who goes out at the end of the hand. If you have a chance card and someone else goes out, your entire hand is worth nothing, and you score $0 for the round.

Score is kept with the pad of money enclosed in the box. Deal each player their amount of money after each round.

TIP: It may be easier to keep score by writing each person's score down on paper instead of passing out money. This way, it is easier to see who is winning (so you don't have to continuously count it up), and you don't have to deal with the hassle of who cleans up the mess afterwards!