Monopoly fans left angry after 'hidden' rule discovery

Virgin Radio

8 Aug 2023, 12:11

If you have a competitive family, you might want to give this "hidden" Monopoly rule a miss.

It all seems fairly straightforward, right? Buying property, Do Not Pass Go, and so on.

However one board game fan has caused chaos by unearthing a less-known rule.

Many people think Monopoly goes on for far too long, and this sneaky rule could speed things up.

According to this rule, you don't have to buy every property you buy on, but the banker has to auction them instead.

It turns out that you can still make a bid for them even if you declined to purchase them in the first place.

A Reddit user posting as Gumbledorus shared the rule, writing: "Cause chaos by invoking this completely standard rule."

"I’ve never heard that rule before! I’ve never read the rule book because I was taught to play by my parents and foolishly assumed they were teaching me how to play properly," confessed one fan.

"Never knew this rule until playing on an iPad the other day, even then I thought it was made up just to make the game quicker" added another.

Many disagreed and said they knew.

"This is why a lot of Monopoly games go on unnecessarily long. If you follow the rules properly and auction properties, then they get bought up faster. Then there’s more chance of players having to pay rent, and therefore go bankrupt faster."

Another added that far from being "chaotic", the rule actually helped.

"The game moves more quickly, is more exciting and the difference between weak and strong players is reduced. Always use this rule."

Others disagreed: "Having since played using the ‘proper’ rules I’ve decided the auction rule makes games worse, so ignorance was bliss after all" said one.

"Do you hate your family that much? No one evokes that rule, it’s like the deep magic" joked another.

Did you know this rule?

Elsewhere, a live action Monopoly film is in the works.

No director or actor is currently attached to the project, which is coming from Lionsgate.

Kevin Hart, Tim Story and Ridley Scott were all previously connected to the project, which has long been delayed.

It seems the success of Barbie has given a boost to the idea.