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There is no rule allowing money to be stockpiled in the middle of the board.

Also, when someone lands on an unowned property, either they buy it, or the property is auctioned off to the highest bidder.

Finally, you can't build a hotel on a property unless you first build houses there. If there are no houses available, then you have to wait until there are houses available.

Following the rules as written actually makes the game enjoyable (and it doesn't take 4 hours to play.)

"We've always played it that way" is all well and good, but the Buffalo Bills have always played sportsball that way, which kinda suggests doing it the same way over and over doesn't make it the right way.

Go on... dig out the game from its shelf in the basement and try playing by the actual rules once. It makes a huge difference!

There is no rule allowing money to be stockpiled in the middle of the board. Also, when someone lands on an unowned property, either they buy it, or the property is auctioned off to the highest bidder. Finally, you can't build a hotel on a property unless you first build houses there. If there are no houses available, then you have to wait until there are houses available. Following the rules as written actually makes the game enjoyable (and it doesn't take 4 hours to play.) "We've always played it that way" is all well and good, but the Buffalo Bills have always played sportsball *that* way, which kinda suggests doing it the same way over and over doesn't make it the *right* way. Go on... dig out the game from its shelf in the basement and try playing by the actual rules once. It makes a huge difference!

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The makers of Monopoly (Milton Bradley?) actually changed the rules for the Free Parking thing. I used to have an old OLD Monopoly game (one my parents owned) and it had no “collect money for free parking” rule. However, I actually did see with my own eyes a set of Monopoly rules from a newer edition in which it says to place money from fines in the center of the board and collect it on free parking. I think they added this rule around the time the California lottery came in to being. But I did see the rule.