GETTING STARTED
Switch the Nintendo Game Boy® Advance system OFF. Never insert or remove a Game Pak while the Game Boy® Advance is ON.
Insert the MONOPOLY® Game Pak into the slot on the Game Boy® Advance. Press firmly to ensure the Game Pak is correctly inserted.
Switch the Game Boy® Advance ON. The title screen should appear. If the title screen fails to appear, return to the previous step.
Press START to enter the Main Menu.
GAME IN BRIEF
MONOPOLY ® is the game of buying, renting or selling Properties so profitably that players increase their wealth. The wealthiest becomes the winner.
Starting from the "GO" space, move your token around the board according to your dice roll. When you land on a Property that is not already owned by anyone else, you may buy it from the Bank. If you choose not to buy it, it is auctioned off to the highest bidder.
Players who own Properties collect rents from opponents stopping there. The construction of Houses and Hotels greatly increase the rent you can collect, so it is wise to build on as many Sites as possible. If you need to raise more money, the Bank can give mortgages on Properties. You must always obey the instructions given on the Community Chest and Chance Cards.
OBJECT OF GAME
The object of the game is to be the only player left in the game who is not bankrupt.
THE RULES
PLAYING THE GAME
On your turn, roll both dice and move clockwise around the board in the direction of the arrow. The space you land on will determine what you have to do. Up to four tokens may rest on the same space at a time.
You may do one of the following according to the space you land on:
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Buy Properties (including Sites, Utilities and Stations).
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Pay Rent by landing on an owned Property.
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Draw a Chance or Community Chest card.
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Rest on the Free Parking Space.
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Be "Just Visiting" the Jail.
Doubles
If you roll a double, move your token and complete your turn. Then roll the dice again and have another turn. If you roll a double for a third time in succession, you must go straight to Jail.
PASSING "GO"
Every time you either land on or pass "GO" while moving in the direction of the arrow, you are paid $200 by the Bank. It is possible to collect $200 twice within one turn if, for example, you land on the Chance and Community Chest space immediately after "GO" and pick the card that tells you to "Advance to GO".
BUYING PROPERTY
If you land on an unowned Property (that is on a Property for which no other player holds the Title Deed), you have the first chance to buy it. There are 3 types of Property - Sites, Utilities and Stations.
If you decide to buy, pay the Bank the price in money as stated on the Title Deed. You will receive in exchange, as proof of ownership, that Property's Title Deed, which will be displayed in your 'The Property Manager'.
If you decide not to buy, the Banker will immediately auction the Property for sale to the highest bidder, starting at any price that another player is willing to pay. Even though you declined the option of buying at the original price, you may join in the bidding too.
OWNING PROPERTY
Owning Property allows you to collect rent from any "tenants" who land on that space. It is an advantage to own all the Sites within a color group - in other words, to own a monopoly. You can build on any site for which you own the complete color group.
Any Sites owned can be displayed in the 'The Property Manager' and additionally viewed in the 'Player Status' screen.
LANDING ON SITES
If you land on a Site that has previously been bought by another player, you will be required to pay rent for stopping there. The player who owns this site will ask you for rent before the player following you rolls the dice.
The amount payable is shown on the Title Deed for that Site and will vary according to the number of buildings on it. If all Sites within a color group are owned by a player, the rent payable is doubled on any Site of that group not yet built on. However, a player who owns a whole color group may not collect double the rent if any one Site has been mortgaged.
Where Houses or Hotels have been built on a Site, the rent will increase and will be shown on that Site's Title Deed. Rent is not payable on mortgaged Properties.
LANDING ON UTILITIES
Landing on one of these allows you to buy the Utility if it is not already owned by another player. As with the other Property spaces, pay the Bank the price stated on the space. If the Utility is already owned, you may be asked to pay rent to the owner according to the dice you rolled to get there.
If the owner has only one of the Utilities, the rent will be four times your dice roll. If, however, both Utilities are owned by the same player, you must pay ten times the amount of your dice roll.
If you decide not to buy, the Banker will again auction the Utility to the highest bidder. You may join in the bidding too.
LANDING ON STATIONS
If you are the first to land here, you have the opportunity to buy the Station. Otherwise it is auctioned by the Bank. Even though you declined to buy at the original price, you may join in the