This is about the Monopoly game. There is a house rule called (I think) Russian Roulette that allows a player to challenge another one. The winner takes everything to the looser who leaves the game. I am trying to find some reference on this. Any idea?
Clarification added January 5, 2008:
I did browse the net but could not find anything. The best site I found so far was http://mospaw.com/monopoly/. But no mention to this rule.
To John: A player loosing could just agonise or play this rule: this would either kick him out faster or putting him back in track (he would challenge usually the leading player).
Clarification added January 20, 2008:
I actually played this rule in a Monopoly competition. I'll try to find out with the organisers and will come back. Thanks to all for your answers.
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The hole idea of House Rules is based on the fact, that YOU can make any rule you want as long as the other players accept the rule.
As there are no official house rules: Just make them...and see if you can find someone, who will play by your rules.
The Russian Roulette has only value for the looser, because it is his chance to make a revolution and a power change. But does the rule make Monopoly a better game? I don't think so - but perhaps quicker
I would love to see the tournament rules if you find them. Untill then just make your own rules and try them out... even new and better ones
good luck :-)
Karin
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I've never heard of such a thing - why would either player even want to do this?
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Sounds like a rule for a massive argument!
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There are a lot of "house rules" for Monopoly that aren't in the official book but have evolved. Examples include:
1) Starting with 6 ones instead of 5
2) Putting all the fines collected in a pot, and if you land on Free Parking you win it.
And many others. I just googled and found some sites that suggest some additional ones people have come up with.
Links:
- http://playagaingames.com/games/monopoly_home_rules
- http://www.bellaonline.com/articles/art28123.asp
Clarification added January 5, 2008:
Sounds like it's yet another twist people have added to the game. Well, if your friends want to play that way, have fun!
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Monopoly is the most cut throat board game ever created. I've watched people take real money loans from other players to fund their continued play. It was like watching those poker games in western movies where people are throwing in watches, jewelry, and land deeds when they run out of chips.
We always played with a pot in the middle of the board. If someone landed on Free Parking, they win the pot.
I dont know..... in my experience, I have never heard of that rule. The only House Rule I have played by is if a player LANDS on go, the make $500, instead of 2.
Thanks for referencing my site. I'm glad you found it slightly useful.
I have played a LOT of Monopoly and have never heard of that house rule or one similar. The thing is with house rules is that they are just that: house rules. There's obviously no "official" Parker Brothers sanctioned rule that allows this. So if you're playing what I call "tournament style", which is strictly by the rules and limitations of a standard Monopoly game, there are no house rules.
On the other hand, many people enjoy house rules, such as those mentioned by Carole Meagher. The “all money goes into Free Parking” and so on. Monopoly has a reputation of taking a very long time to play. Many house rules keep cash in play, which actually prolongs the game. The “Russian Roulette” rule, depending on how it's played, might shorten the games quite a bit, depending on how it can be employed and at which stage of the game. Either way, house rules can add an extra dimension to the game.
The only advice I can give on house rules is make sure they’re established before the game begins. And if it’s a slightly unusual one, such as “Russian Roulette”, make sure everyone playing is perfectly clear how it works. That saves any arguments and sore feelings about being cheated, etc. I very rarely play with house rules since they do tend to make the game longer and skew the balance of the game, but I’m not necessarily opposed to them as long as everyone agrees in advance.
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I wrote a program to play monopoly, including all the strategies as an exercise in coding the strategy elements of the game. After researching a number of house rules, I included some of them in the program as options but never came across the one you describe. I think it would distort the game too much.
There are surprisingly few points in the game where you have to make a decision by the way, I think there were six in the program, including :
1. Buy/don't buy a property that you land on.
2. Whether to pay to get out of jail free.
3. What to mortgage if you run out of cash. (And when to unmortgage)
4. When to buy houses.
5. When/what to trade.
6. How much to bid for an auction.
Implementing the trading strategy was the hardest part, followed by deciding how much to bid at auction.
Sounds like your older cousin was losing and wanted to pull a fast one on you.
I have had a few house rules thrown my way and though I vauguely remember it our "challenge" rule when at follows: (Condition 1) Most money - who had the most on had cash (Condtion 2) Most property - who had the most / most valued properties (Condition 3) Overall Wealth - Speaks for itself. After checking total equity in houses, motels, cash and property.
Essentially this was used (by my older sister) to stave off defeats and pay bills beyond ability. Challenges could only be used 3 times per person during the entire game and we would play for hours at a time looking for an edge. We also played the fine / penalty rule where anything we payed out for fees and the like went under free parking to go to whomever landed on it. That saved a lot of people frequently.
I played a ton of Monopoly as a child. I've never heard of that rule. I did use the rule to put the pot in the middle which you win for landing on Free Parking. We also would play the quick version where we dealt out all the properties and then started the game.
Wow, just reading your post makes we want to go out and buy the game.
