Monopoly/Monopoly Cheater's Edition - Original Rules

Monopoly: Cheater's Edition, released in 2017, is a variant of Monopoly that adds an element of sleight of hand to the original game. As its name suggests it allows players to cheat - or more specifically, break the normal rules in specific ways to gain an advantage over their opponents.

Equipment
Cheater's Edition comes with the following equipment:


 * The gameboard. It is designed with a unique aesthetic themed around the game box. In addition, the following alterations have been made:
 * The utility and tax spaces have been removed.
 * Some of the prices for the properties have been changed:
 * States Avenue/Whitehall has been lowered from 140 to 20.
 * Atlantic Avenue/Leicester Square has been lowered from 260 to 130.
 * Pennsylvania Avenue/Bond Street has been lowered from 320 to being free.
 * Connecticut Avenue/Pentonville Road's colour strip has an image of a hotel on it.
 * The four stations are no longer properties. This will be further explained later.
 * Five spaces for Cheat cards are designated in the centre of the board.
 * Six tokens (the racecar, top hat, T-rex, dog, cat and penguin), with unique designs.
 * Sixteen Chance and sixteen Community Chest cards. These have different effects themed around cheating.
 * Fifteen Cheat cards. Players will follow the instructions on these cards when attempting to cheat.
 * Sixteen hotels. There are no houses in Cheater's Edition because cheaters like to start at the top.
 * A Bank tray, which holds the money, cards and hotels. There is no Banker in Cheater's Edition - instead the Bank tray is passed between players along with the dice.
 * A pair of handcuffs attached to an orange base. These must be worn by the player currently in Jail.

Setup
To setup the game:


 * The board is laid out on the playing surface.
 * The Chance and Community Chest card decks are shuffled and laid face down on their designated positions on the board.
 * The hotels and money are placed into the bank tray.
 * A single hotel is paced on Connecticut Avenue/Pentonville Road. The player who buys this property will receive the hotel for free.
 * The fifteen Cheat cards are shuffled, and five are dealt front side up onto the five spaces in the centre of the board. The remaining Cheat cards are placed in the Bank tray.
 * The Title Deed cards are laid face up next to their corresponding board spaces.
 * Each player selects a token and places it on GO.
 * Each player is dealt 1,500: two 500 notes, four 100 notes, one 50 note, one 20 note and three 10 notes.
 * The handcuffs are placed next to the board.
 * Each player rolls the dice. The player with the highest total goes first and receives the Bank tray, which they place in front of them. In the event of a tie, roll again.

Basic Gameplay
Basic gameplay is the same as standard Monopoly - the players take turns rolling the dice, moving around the board according to the rolls. Rolling a double allows a player to roll again, and rolling a double three consecutive times will send a player to Jail.

Landing on Spaces
Landing on spaces has the same effects as in standard Monopoly, with the following changes:


 * If a player lands on a Chance or Community Chest space, they draw the top card. If the card says to perform its action immediately, the player must read the card aloud and follow its instructions, after which they return the card to the bottom of its deck. Otherwise, they may keep the card face down in front of them until they are ready to use it. A player may hold on to a maximum of one card of each type. If a player draws a card whilst already in possession of a card of the same kind, the player must either use or discard one of those cards.
 * Chance and Community Chest cards may not be played in Jail (except Get Out of Jail Free cards).
 * If a player goes bankrupt, they must turn over Chance and Community Chest cards alongside their other assets.
 * Stations are not for sale. If a player lands on a station, they immediately move ahead to the next station and end their turn. If you pass GO while doing so, collect 200 as with a normal pass.
 * If a player lands on Free Parking, they must draw either a Chance or Community Chest card.
 * It is possible for an unowned property to have a Hotel on it (for example, Connecticut Avenue/Pentonville Road at the start of the game). If a player wants to buy such an unowned property, they pay the price listed on the space and receive the hotel for free.
 * If a player is in Jail, they must wear the handcuffs, with the base inserted beneath the board near them. If a player is sent to Jail whilst someone else is already there, the other player is automatically released for free and moves to the Just Visiting space. They give the handcuffs to the player taking their place.
 * Some of the cards refer to a property's "face value". This is defined as the purchase price of the property, or rent for a property with a hotel if one is present.

Cheating
The central aspect of Monopoly: Cheater's Edition is the cheating mechanic, which allows a player to break the rules in specific ways to gain an advantage over their opponents.

Included in the game are fifteen Cheat cards, which each have two sides. On the front side, the name of the cheat is listed, along with instructions on how the cheat works (e.g. avoid paying rent). The face-down side states the reward for success and the penalty for getting caught. The fifteen Cheat cards are as follows: In the centre of the board, five Cheat cards are laid front side up. These cards specify what cheats a player may try to use. Cheats may be performed at any time.

If a player is ready to cheat, then on their turn they must secretly attempt to perform the action specified on one of the Cheat cards without anyone else noticing. They are allowed to use distractions and bluffing to help them do this.

If by the time the next player rolls the dice, no one else notices what has been done, the player got away with the cheat. They must announce this, then flip over that cheat's card and collect the reward listed. The card is then returned to the bottom of the Cheat deck and a new card is drawn.

Catching Cheaters
If a player thinks another player cheated, the accuser must call out "CHEATER!", and explain how the player they are accusing cheated.

If the accused player is guilty, they must turn over the Cheat card and take the penalty listed on the back, before replacing the card.

If the accused player successfully proves their innocence, the accuser must pay them 100.

If the accused player is unable to prove their innocence, the other players discuss the situation and decide if they cheated or not, and who deserves the penalty.

Hotels
Unlike standard Monopoly, in Cheater's Edition, there are no houses - properties that are part of complete colour sets are upgraded directly to hotels.

If a player wants to build a hotel on a property, they pay the price listed on the title deed and place a hotel on the property's colour strip. Hotels can also be acquired via cheating.

Unlike standard Monopoly hotels are permanent and may not be sold.

If a property with a hotel is returned to the Bank, the hotel remains on the property.

Selling Properties
Unlike standard Monopoly, properties may not be mortgaged.

If a player does not have enough money to pay a debt they may sell properties to the Bank for the property's face value or to another player for an agreed-upon price.

End of the Game
There are two ways a game of Cheater's Edition may end.

The first way to end the game is if all but one player goes bankrupt, as in standard Monopoly. The last player standing is the winner.

The second way to end the game begins once all of the properties have been purchased. Once this occurs, the final phase of the game begins. During this final phase, the players will move around the board one last time, making their way towards GO. Once they reach the GO space they stop, even if they have moves remaining, and collect 200 as with a normal pass. Once a player has reached GO for the final time, they stop taking turns and wait for the other players to catch up, although they can still collect and pay rent, and go bankrupt.

Once all of the players have reached GO, the players all collect rent from the Bank for each property they own, receiving each property's current rent value. Then the players count up their money, and the player with the most capital wins.

Ultimate Cheater's Mode
Ultimate Cheater's Mode is a special rule variant that may be agreed upon before play begins. If this mode is active, then the normal "controlled cheating" rules are stripped away and the players may cheat all they like. The Chance, Community Chest and Cheat cards still give out their usual rewards, but any cheat is allowed - even outside the normal rules.