GREASED WEASEL
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Kin 'ell
Did somebody just say RISK!
Next we'll be talking about the old Wembley game
[Misc] Just finished playing junior Monopoly and just wondered..............
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Kin 'ell
Did somebody just say RISK!
Next we'll be talking about the old Wembley game
Mr Putdown
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I remember a blazing Christmas row when someone threw three doubles and I said they had to go straight to jail which was challenged. Unfortunately it wasn’t resolved all Christmas, they had lost the rules. 
FatSuperman
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- Feb 25, 2016
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Another vote for Junior Monopoly, great kids game.
I used to love the Mayfair/Park Lane combo, but actually by far the best tactic I have found is the light blues, pinks and oranges - any combo of those, even the two brown streets. Houses and hotels can go up on the browns/blues for just 50 'm', which is an insane return. Mayfair etc are 200m, and whilst it's usually game ending when someone lands on them, by that point you are probably already competing with other scary landlords. The cheap ones are 100% the better tactics, get the houses up ASAP and cripple the other players. Ruins every evening, perfect.
Raleigh Chopper
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Mrs Chopper was given a very special Wrigleys version of Monopoly that the company had specially made for some company anniversary, I think only 500 were made, it is unopened and perfect.
Should be worth a few bob in years to come.
Should be worth a few bob in years to come.
Moshe Gariani
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- Mar 10, 2005
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Enjoyed a cracking game of MASTERPIECE yesterday.
Sold the £1,000,000 painting to the bank and a forgery to my ex-sister-in-law for £400,000... won by miles - very happy.
Sold the £1,000,000 painting to the bank and a forgery to my ex-sister-in-law for £400,000... won by miles - very happy.
thedonkeycentrehalf
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- Jul 7, 2003
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We used to play by those monopoly rules from the OP, is it just a local thing or did those from other parts of the country use those rules as well?
When I was a kid, my parents had this game called careers https://www.amazon.com/DaMert-Company-66-Careers-Board/dp/B000YUYX5E
Anyone else remember this?
When I was a kid, my parents had this game called careers https://www.amazon.com/DaMert-Company-66-Careers-Board/dp/B000YUYX5E
Anyone else remember this?
mreprice
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Bought a new copy of Wembley a couple of months ago. Still great fun.Kin 'ell
Did somebody just say RISK!
Next we'll be talking about the old Wembley game
Worried Man Blues
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Kin 'ell
Did somebody just say RISK!
Next we'll be talking about the old Wembley game
At least Barrow are back in now!
I have Careers (though the box is different to the one in your link) and still play it with Mrs Sully occasionally.
Great game that I discovered whilst staying at a friend’s during the summer holidays when I was about 8.
Fat Boy Fat
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How many of us aged 40+ ever actually played by all the rules? An Xmas family favourite but can recall loads of commonly accepted rules that were never in the game. Almost house rules.
1. You couldn't buy anything on your first lap of the board. Not in the rules.
2. Free Parking cash payout. All fines and taxes paid out as result of Chance/Community Chest cards were put in the middle of board. If you landed there you scooped the lot. Again not in the rules.
3. When you are in jail you can't collect rentals if someone lands on any of your properties. Again not in the rules which indicate that the only obvious restriction is that you can't move around the board.
4. When someone goes bankrupt all their property goes back to the banker and players need to land on again to be able to buy. The cavalry rules indicate that all assets should simply be passed over to the creditor. No wonder the game could last so long!
5. And here's the big one! The official rules state that when a property is landed on, and that player does not want to buy it, that property goes to auction. Meaning someone can buy the property for less than it's worth. As man and boy I don't know anyone who ever applied that significant rule.
For all this we still loved the game albeit it could go on for hours. Did you have any different local house rules? Or maybe you did auction any unowned property that was landed on?
As an aside I the junior version I bought my 7 year olds has been an Xmas favourite and really easy to play. Next year maybe I should buy them the king of board games ...........Escape from Colditz!
I hate Monopoly with a vengeance, but Escape From Colditz was a superb game, which I'm guessing may now fall foul of our PC society ...
On the theme of board games past, I used to love the horse racing game Totopoly...
https://www.doyouremember.co.uk/memory/totopoly
Boroseagull
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Saw this chaps collection on Bargain Hunt the other day. Local to Sussex as well.
https://www.facebook.com/watch/?v=1320095681682679
https://www.facebook.com/watch/?v=1320095681682679
I'm a bit of a board game geek. I have plenty of new ones, but the old ones I have are:
Monoply
Careers
Buccaneer
Totopoly
Escape From Colditz
Business (aka Mine a Million)
Scoop
North Sea Oil
Game of Life
Formula One
Used also to have Swindle and Ratrace.
Monoply
Careers
Buccaneer
Totopoly
Escape From Colditz
Business (aka Mine a Million)
Scoop
North Sea Oil
Game of Life
Formula One
Used also to have Swindle and Ratrace.
How a game of monopoly normally ends:
Is it PotG?
Thrifty non-licker
Beat the Black Ball, Haunted House and The Fastest Gun. All 70s classics.
1066familyman
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- Jan 15, 2008
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Is that before or after your metaphorical pigeon has entered the fray?
1066familyman
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- Jan 15, 2008
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Had a go at playing the new Cheaters addition the other day. We gave up, as not all of us could be arsed to learn the new rules. Looks like it could be quite good though.
1066familyman
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- Jan 15, 2008
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How about Poleconomy?
Used to play that a fair bit with mates when younger. Got quite competitive.
Is that before or after your metaphorical pigeon has entered the fray?
Ahhhhhhhh, the pigeon
Never played that. When we got to our midteens, the houserule in Ratrace was when you got to the racecourse/gambling Square, we'd break out the cards and play a round of poker.
Dave the OAP
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How many of us aged 40+ ever actually played by all the rules? An Xmas family favourite but can recall loads of commonly accepted rules that were never in the game. Almost house rules.
1. You couldn't buy anything on your first lap of the board. Not in the rules.
2. Free Parking cash payout. All fines and taxes paid out as result of Chance/Community Chest cards were put in the middle of board. If you landed there you scooped the lot. Again not in the rules.
3. When you are in jail you can't collect rentals if someone lands on any of your properties. Again not in the rules which indicate that the only obvious restriction is that you can't move around the board.
4. When someone goes bankrupt all their property goes back to the banker and players need to land on again to be able to buy. The cavalry rules indicate that all assets should simply be passed over to the creditor. No wonder the game could last so long!
5. And here's the big one! The official rules state that when a property is landed on, and that player does not want to buy it, that property goes to auction. Meaning someone can buy the property for less than it's worth. As man and boy I don't know anyone who ever applied that significant rule.
For all this we still loved the game albeit it could go on for hours. Did you have any different local house rules? Or maybe you did auction any unowned property that was landed on?
As an aside I the junior version I bought my 7 year olds has been an Xmas favourite and really easy to play. Next year maybe I should buy them the king of board games ...........Escape from Colditz!
Escape from Colditz! Now we played that for hours….one guy would always be the commandant and would keep calling a roll call….annoying ****.
What about Campaign. We would spend weeks playing that game……