"GO": Each time a player's tokenlands on or passes over GO, whether by throwing the dice or drawing a card, the Banker pays himther a $200sala,ry.

The $200 is paid only once each time kound the board. However, if a player passingGO on the throw of the dice lands 2 spaces beyond it on Community Chest, or 7 spaces beyond

it on Chance, and draws the "Advance to GO" card, helshe collects $200 for passing GO the first time and another $200 for reaching it the second time by instructions on the card.

BUYING PROPERTY: Whenever you land on an unowned property you may buy that property from the Bank at its printed price. You receive the Title Deed card showing ownership; place it faceup in front of you.

If you do not wish to buy the property, the Banker sells it at auction to the highest bidder. The buyer pays the Bank the amount of the bid in cash and receives the Title Deed card for that property. Any player, including the one who declined the option to buy it at the printed price, may bid. Bidding may start at any price.

PAMNG When you land on property owned by another player, the owner collects rent from you in accordancewith the list printed on its Title Deed card.

If the property is mortgaged, no rent can be collected. When a property is mortgaged, its Title Deed card is placed facedown in front of the owner.

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It is an advantage to hold all the Title Deed cards in a color- group (e.g., Boardwalk and Park Place; or Connecticut, Vermont and Oriental Avenues) because the owner may then charge double rent for unimproved properties in that color-group.This rule applies to unmortgaged properties even if another property in that color-group is mortgaged.

It is even more advantageous to have houses or hotels on properties because rents are much higher than for unimproved properties.

The owner may not collect the rent if he/she fails to ask for it before the second player following throws the dice.

"CHANCE"AND "COMMUNITY CHEST": When you land on either of these spaces, take the top card from the deck indicated, follow the

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Monopoly specifications

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