It turns out we’ve all been playing Monopoly completely wrong… and this little-known rule is blowing minds all over Britain
With the festive season approaching, you can bet that millions of us will be dusting off our copy of the classic board game to pass the time with the family.
MONOPOLY is notorious for causing blazing Christmas Day rows with the in-laws... but maybe that's because we've all been playing it wrong?
With the festive season approaching, you can bet that millions of us will be dusting off our copy of the classic board game to pass the time with the family.
But while we've all played Monopoly countless times, it turns out that we haven't all been playing it according to the game's rules.
An obscure Monopoly law has sent Brits into a frenzy, and it completely changes the way the board game is meant to be played.
One frustrated player started an intense argument with a tweet reading: "When someone lands on a property in #Monopoly & they don't buy it, IT GOES TO AUCTION for any player to buy. IT. IS. IN. THE. RULES."
If there's one thing we Brits love to argue about, it's Monopoly, but despite some initial resistance, it turns out that the auction rule is totally legit.
The game manual's section on buying properties reads: "If the player lands on an unowned property, whether street, railroad, or utility, they can buy the property for its listed purchase price.
"If they decline this purchase, the property is auctioned off by the bank to the highest bidder, including the player who declined to buy."
Being able to buy any property at auction adds a whole new strategic element to the game, and can stop it dragging on so much.
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It also adds the risk-and-reward factor involved with turning down properties at first sniff so you can get them on the cheap at auction.
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