Do you change the rules when you play Monopoly?

Yes, we used to do this frequently. We used to do this with other games too such as checkers. Those superkings were the thing man! Sometimes I would make up my own games as well, especially when it came to playing cards.

I’m very fond of the variation where you put add one frito to Free Parking with each roll; the person who lands on it has to eat them. Someone who uses a get out of jail card must stand on one foot until their next turn, reciting __Jaberwocky__ (another poem may me substituted if they don’t know it, but they must pay an $18 penalty additionally.) Anyone owning railroads has to hold them between skin: One railroad=fingers, two=armpit, three= toes, and four=butt crack. Anyone who owns Park Place can instead of rent have the person who lands on it run around the building outside naked. Anyone rolling double 4s twice in a row has to kiss everyone at the table. Anyone rolling double 4s three times in a row has to order pizza and pay for it. Anyone rolling double 4s four times in a row has to kiss the pizza delivery guy.

It’s been a long time since I was able to get up a game.

We also use the “Free Parking Fine Reward” thing when we play.

Players are not allowed to “rush” the board.

This is when a player aims to buy 1 of each property color in the first 1, 2 or 3 orbits of the board. In other words, you are not allowed to try to block trading by buying 1 of each color.

The way rushing works, is when you first start the game, you buy up one of each color asap, so that you can then concentrate on getting train stations and utilities, with the goal of long-playing everyone. The aim is to create a situation were trading can never lead to anyone owning 3 properties of the same color, because you own at least 1 of each color and will not ever trade. You then buy up utilities and stations and just go round and round and round and round the board, collecting 200 each time you pass go, with everyone slowly losing 10 or 50 bucks a round, until they are all bankrupt and you get monopoly.

Not sure if that makes sense.

EDIT:

People who do this often will try to trade within the first orbit of the board, it does not matter if you blow all your cash on the first orbit, you will get 200 each time you pass go, and as no one will have houses or hotels, you can build it back up slowly.

You will see people offering silly prices for a card for the first property on the board, or buying up things for too much cash. If you see this, they are probably rushing the board.

Note: I totally made up the term rushing, not sure if it has an official name

I have just two words for you:

Strip Monopoly.

I have no idea how that should be played, I just have those two words. Sorry ‘bout dat.

My family also did the “fines go to the Free Parking reward fund” thing. It was something that my mother’s family did when she was younger, and she always insisted that we do the same.

@CWOTUS We’ll just have to make the rules up ourselves, then! Some suggestions to get us started:

Rule 1: Players landing on someone else’s property may offer to remove an article of clothing in lieu of paying rent. It is up to the property owner whether or not to accept this offer.

Rule 2: Players who are sent to jail must strip down completely, though they may put their clothes back on after being released.

Rule 3: When passing Go, players may choose to put an article of clothing back on in lieu of collecting $200.

Rule 4: Players may trade the bank an article of clothing for $200. Players must do this if they have any clothes left and would otherwise be forced to go bankrupt (i.e., lose the game).

Alternative game suggestion: just have someone stand on a table and throw Monopoly money at them while they strip naked.

Oh my God. Nekked Monopoly? I’m in!

Oh my FSM. Nekked with @WillWorkForChocolate? I’m… well, probably not “in” in any literally or figuratively wicked way, but I’m… um… going down with that. In flames, apparently.

A guy can dream, anyway. You just don’t want me writing about them afterward.

“In” would likely accidentally occur if we played Nekked Twister… just throwin’ that out there.

Yes, I have always done the free parking pot in the middle of the board too, and, I have been known to get “creative” with my minions who are severely in debt. lol
I also absolutely HAVE to have the doggy playing piece, it’s tradition. I have always been the doggie and I will always BE the doggy. Step away from Toto. haha

Along with the free parking addition, when I play with friends, if you land on the Boardwalk and buy it, nobody else can buy Park Place. It also works the other way around.

So @Coloma you only play doggy style? I learn more about you everyday…

The free parking thing for fines is pretty common.

We moved on to the Monopoly deal card game. Much more fun.

@zenvelo LOL…well, that’s one way of looking at my doggy game piece obsession. haha

Inevitably, yes. I don’t find the game remotely bearable if we’re not drinking so the rules go out the window after a while.

Yes I do, if i’m losing, real bad, then the entire contents of the game must end up flung to the four corners of the room.
This is a slightly controversial rule change, but one I feel is entirely justified.

I’ve been playing since the ‘50’s, but it wasn’t until one day in 1975, when I actually read the rules, that I discovered the free-parking-gets-the-fine-pot rule wasn’t an official rule.

See, you call it Monopoly, I call it “Mowens Wins”

I thought strip Monopoly was where you substituted the names of the unique an original names of Atlantic City with those found in every strip mall: 7–11, Payless, Walgren’s…

Yes if you roll a 12 you can rob the bank of $500 if you roll double 1’s a two then you go to jail and pay a $500 fine.