Monopoly Speed
Monopoly Speed Rulebook
Table of Contents
Table of Contents
What's Different About Monopoly Speed?
The Game Ends in Under 10 Minutes! This game is played in four rounds. Each round has a buying stage followed by a trading stage. The timer will signal the start of each stage, count down when there are 10 seconds left, and then signal the end of that stage. There is no break between stages. At the end of the fourth trading stage, you'll all count up your cash and see who has the most!
Everyone Rolls and Buys at Once! You never have to wait your turn! Each player gets a token and a matching die. During the buying stages, all players roll and buy at the same time.
Super Fast Trading with Chance and Community Chest! During the trading stages, you'll have the opportunity to use Chance cards to help you wheel and deal. Community Chest cards get you bonuses at the end of the game.
There Are Two GO Spaces. Free Parking has become a GO space! At the beginning of the game, you choose which GO space you'll start at. Each time you pass a GO space, you collect M1000.
Get Out of Jail Free, Every Time! When you land on the Go to Jail space, zoom over to Jail, but keep on rolling. Jail is unlocked! You don't have to pay anything or roll anything special to get out.
Contents
- Timer
- Gameboard
- 4 Plastic Tokens
- 28 Title Deed Cards
- 16 Chance Cards
- 12 Community Chest Cards
- 4 Dice
- Money Pack (150 M1000 bills)
Set Up
- There's no Banker! Each player takes 5 x M1000. Keep the rest of the money here. This is the Bank!
- Place the timer here. You'll press it once to start the game and won't need to press it again unless you'd like to pause.
- Place the Title Deed cards next to their matching board spaces.
- Shuffle the Chance cards, and deal 4 to each player. Don't look at yours! Keep them in a pile, facedown in front of you. Put the rest of the deck back in the box.
- Shuffle the Community Chest cards, and deal 3 to each player. Put the rest of the deck back in the box. Take a look at your cards so you know which properties you need to collect to get bonuses at the end of the game.
- Each player takes a token and the matching die. Choose one of the two GO spaces, and place your token there. Then get ready to roll your die!
- If this is your first time playing, read the rest of these rules before you start; otherwise, the youngest player may hit the button on the timer to start the game! The timer will count down from 3 seconds, and then you will hear a zoom sound that means the first buying stage has begun!
Total: M5000.
Who Goes First?
There are no turns in Monopoly Speed! Just dive into the first buying stage.
How to Win
Buy and trade as fast as you can! The player with the most money at the end of the game wins!
The Buying Stage
Everybody does the following at the same time and continues to do so until the timer makes a horn sound, marking the end of the stage.
- Roll your die.
- Move your token clockwise that number of spaces. Where did you land? Follow the rules of that space as described below.
- When the horn sounds, the stage is over! Get ready, because as soon as you hear the trading bell, the trading stage will begin!
The buying stage gets shorter as the game continues:
| Round | Buying Stage Length |
|---|---|
| 1st Round | 30 seconds |
| 2nd Round | 20 seconds |
| 3rd Round | 20 seconds |
| 4th Round | 10 seconds |
The Trading Stage
Everybody does the following at the same time and continues to do so until the timer makes a horn sound, marking the end of the stage.
- Flip over your top Chance card, and read it to yourself.
- If the card says to do something immediately, you must announce what the card says and complete that action, then discard that card.
- If the card says you may keep it until you're ready to use it, you may use that card at any time during any trading stage, keeping it secret until you do. After you use it, discard it.
- All players may buy, sell, or trade any properties, Chance cards that they've already flipped over, or Community Chest cards as they'd like. Try to make deals that will get you complete property sets or earn you Community Chest bonuses.
- When the horn sounds, the stage is over! Get ready, because as soon as you hear the zoom sound, the buying stage will begin!
The trading stage gets longer as the game continues:
| Stage | Trading Stage Length |
|---|---|
| 1st Stage | 40 seconds |
| 2nd Stage | 50 seconds |
| 3rd Stage | 70 seconds |
| 4th Stage | 70 seconds |
Unowned Properties
If you land on an unowned property and want to buy it, throw M1000 into the Bank, and take the Title Deed card! Then keep rolling and moving! You don't have to buy every unowned property you land on.
Owned Properties
If you land on an owned property, roll again! You don't need to pay rent!
GO
If you pass or land on a GO space, take M1000. Then keep rolling and moving!
Go to Jail
If you land here, move to the Jail space. Then keep rolling and moving!
Jail
If you land here, keep rolling and moving. Jail is unlocked!
What If I Run Out of Money?
If you land on a property but have no money, keep rolling and moving. Grab M1000 when you pass GO!
The Timer
- The timer face is a button. Press it to start or pause the game!
- The four red lights mark which round you are in. At the start of each round, one will light up. When all four lights are on, you'll know you're in the final round!
- This symbol means you're in the buying stage.
- This symbol means you're in the trading stage.
- The timer will count down the last 10 seconds of each stage. Use your time wisely!
- Note: If you keep the game paused for longer than 3 minutes, the timer will turn off, and your progress will be erased.
- To reset your game, press and hold this button for 3 seconds.
The End of the Game
At the end of the fourth trading stage, you'll hear the horn and then applause, meaning the game is over. All players stop trading and count up their cash!
To add up your cash:
- Count any M1000 bills you have left.
- Collect the amount shown on each of your Title Deeds. Remember to collect double rent when you own a set.
- Add any Community Chest bonuses you have.
Here's an example: the printed example shows M2000 in cash, M10000 in Title Deeds, and M4000 and M1000 in Community Chest bonuses, for a total of M17000.