We are all familiar with the classic board game Monopoly. We know its rules, its length, its ability to cause arguments among friends and family. However, how familiar are we all with Monopoly Junior? The spin-off game invented for children with a shorter play time, less room to cause arguments, and less complicated rules. So let’s get into them. Here’s how to play Monopoly Junior.

Components

When you open up your Monopoly Junior box, you will find:

• 1 Gameboard
• 4 Tokens
• Character Cards
• 90 x M1 Notes
• 20 Chance Cards
• 48 Sold Signs
• 4 Who’s Your Token?
• 1 Die

Set up

Firstly, open up your gameboard and put it in the middle of all players. Next, each player selects their chosen character card and places it on GO. Then players will find the 12 sold signs that match their character token. Next, find the Chance Cards, shuffle them, and place them down on the Chance space on the board. One player must be the banker and they look after the money. Next, deal out the cash. The amount of money each player gets is based on the amount playing.

• 2 player game: give each player 20 M20
• 3 player game: give each player M18
• 4 player game: give each player M16

Game Play

Now, time to play the game!

The first player rolls the die and moves the number of spaces it shows clockwise from the GO space. If they land on a property space they may buy it using your M banknotes and put their sold signs on the colored band at the top of the space so everyone knows they own it. When the next player rolls, if they land on an owned property they must pay the owner rent. However, if they land on a  free property, they may also purchase it!

Properties are not the only spaces to be landed on. Players could end up on the Chance space, in which players will then pick up a Chance Card, that could be either a trick or treat! Players could land on the Go to Jail space, where, you guessed it, they must go to jail! If players land on the Just Visiting jail space or free parking, they simply have a rest for a turn. Every time players go past go they may collect M2 from the banker.

Players must survive the game without going bankrupt. The best way to do this is by buying up property, especially those of the same colour. The more properties you have within the same colour the more rent your opponents owe you and that’s how to play Monopoly Junior!

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