The Allowance Game Rulebook

Table of Contents

Table of Contents

• Getting Started
• Let's Play
• What Happens If?
  • You land on a PAY space and don't have enough money to pay:
  • You land on the LEMONADE STAND space:
  • You pass the HOME space:
  • You land on the BANK space:
  • You land on the MALL space:

Getting Started

• Set your game board up on a flat surface like a table or floor.
• Each player gets a game pawn and two matching game chips.
• Separate the game money and place it inside the marked spots on the game board.

Let's Play

• Before you start to play, you will need to select a banker. The banker is the person who handles all the money transactions between players and the bank on the game board. You can choose one person to be the banker, or each player can be his or her own banker.

  Once this has been decided, the banker gives each player $3.00 in game money: two $1 bills, two quarters, three dimes and four nickels.

• To decide which player goes first, have each player roll the die. The player who rolls the highest number goes first. If there is a tie, the players with the tie roll again. The game then proceeds to the player on the left.

  For each turn, players roll the die and move around the game board in a clockwise direction, beginning at the space marked HOME.

  When a player lands on a space that says he receives or pays money, the money must be received or paid before the next player takes a turn.

What Happens If?

You land on a PAY space and don't have enough money to pay:

You must return to the HOME space immediately. You also lose your next turn and start over with $3.00.

You land on the LEMONADE STAND space:

If you're the first one to land on the lemonade stand, you can buy it! Just pay the bank $1.00, and it's all yours! If you buy it, place one of your game chips inside the space to show ownership. Then, any player who lands there must pay you 40¢ for a glass of lemonade.

You pass the HOME space:

Each time you pass the HOME space, you can say, "Show me the money," because the bank is going to pay you a $3.00 allowance! That's right…every time you pass home, you get $3.00!

You land on the BANK space:

The first time you land on this space, get ready to hand over some of your hard-earned cash. Give the bank a $2.00 deposit and place one of your game chips inside the BANK space. Each time you land on this space, you'll earn 50¢ in interest from the bank. Each player may make only one deposit per game.

Sorry players, but no withdrawals may be made from the bank during the game. Your game chip, however, is a reminder that you have $2.00 tucked away for future use. This $2.00 can be used toward your total in the race to be the first player to save $20.00 and win the game!

You land on the MALL space:

Get ready to go shopping! That's right…it's time to spend a little cash. Each time you land on this space, pay the bank $1.00, roll again and continue around the board.

It's each player's responsibility to keep a careful watch over his or her own money, because the first one to earn a total of $20.00 wins.

Good luck!