Monopoly Deal
How to Play Monopoly Deal
Monopoly Deal is basically Monopoly in the form of a card game.
It is a quick, 15 minute game for 2-5 players and is recommended for ages 8 It may seem difficult at first, but it is really easy to catch on to.
To win the game, you must collect 3 full property sets but watch out for other players and cards such as Debt Collectors, Forced Deals, and of course the Deal Breaker.
This page will teach you how to play Monopoly Deal, or brush you up if you have already played.
I hope you find what you are looking for, and have fun playing.
"Monopoly Deal - the card game where anything can happen!"
How to Win Monopoly Deal
Be the first player to collect 3 complete sets of properties that are different colors (like shown in picture)
How to Set Up Monopoly Deal
1. Remove the 4 Quick Start Rules and either put them aside or hand them out for reference
2. Shuffle the rest of the cards
3. Deal 5 cards to each player
4. You can look at the cards you were given at this point, but remember to keep them a secret
5. The cards that are left go face down in the center to create the draw pile
6. Decide who goes first
7. Play clockwise from the first person
In Front of You
How to Play Monopoly Deal
Monopoly Deal Card
On Your Turn
If you have no cards at the beginning of your turn, take 5 from the draw pile
then
Take 2 Cards
take the 2 cards from the draw pile and add them to your handthenPlay Up To 3 Cards1. Put money/action cards into your bankif you put an action card in your bank, it has to stay as a money card for the rest of the game, even if you pay it to someone else.2. Put down properties into your collectionlay the property cards in front of you to bulit up your property setthe number of cards needed to complete a set is shown on the property cardreorganizing your properties can only take place on your turnif you relize that you won while someone else is going, you must wait until your turn to say soyou can collect as many property cards as you want, but you only need 3 full sets (with different colors) to win3. Play Action Cards Into the Centerthe instructions on how to use the action cards are on themif you pick up an action card you can use it during that same turn or on a later turnyou can also use action cards as money in your bank. it's value is in a red circle in the corner of the cardthenEnd your turnif you have more than 7 cards in your hand at the end of your turn, discard extras so you onky have 7 leftif you have no cards left in your hand, take 5 at the beginning of your next turnMonopoly Deal Cards
Money
This is Important!
How to pay other players and use your money
cards can NEVER go back into your handNEVER play with cards from your hand, only from in front of youyou can pay with cards from your bank, property collection, or a combination of both. remember, you choose how you want to pay, not the other playerschange is not given, if you pay more than was needed, you don't get any money backif you pay another player with property cards, those cards must go into their property collection, not their bankif you don't have any cards in front of you to pay with, you don't have to pay at allProperties
Property Cards
Wild Cards
Houses/Hotels
Draw and Discard Piles
Rent
Monopoly Deal Cards
Action Cards
Debt Collector, It's My Birthday, Pass Go
Debt Collector
use this card to force one player to pay you the amount stated on the cardcan be put in your bank and used as money for the rest of the gameIt's My Birthday
when you play this card, place in the discard pile and all players have to pay you the amount stated on the cardcan be put in your bank and used as money for the rest of the gamePass Gowhen you play a Pass Go card, place it in the discard pile and you can pick up 2 card from the draw pilemore than one Pass Go card can be used per turncan be put in your bank and used as money for the rest of the gameDeals
Sly Deal, Deal Breaker, Forced Deal
Sly Deal
use this card to steal property from another playeryou choose which property you take from themthe property you steal has to be added to your property collectionyou can't steal a card if it is part of a full setcan be put in your bank and used as money for the rest of the gameDeal Breakeruse this card to steal one full set of property cards from any other playerthis is definitely a card you want to have a 'Just Say No' card forcan be put in your bank and used as money for the rest of the gameForced Dealuse this card to swap one of your property cards with another player'syou choose which property cards are swapped when you play this cardcan be put in your bank and used as money for the rest of the gameHow Many Times Have You Played Monopoly Deal?
Just Say No
A good card to have
you can use this card to 'say no' to any Action card someone uses against youyou can use a Just Say No card at any point during the gameif you use this card and another player puts down a Just Say No card, yours is cancelledJust Say No cards can be put in your bank and used as money for the rest of the game*TIP: Just Say No cards usually don't come to you very often, so make sure you save it. If something small happens and you have enough money, you should pay it. Save it for when someone puts down a Deal Breaker or another card like thatMonopoly Deal Cards
Card Count
These are all the cards included in a Monopoly Deal pack
110 total cards:
4 rules cards
28 Property Cards: 2 Brown, 3 Light Blue, 3 Pink, 3 Orange, 3 Red, 3 Yellow, 3 Green, 2 Dark Blue, 4 Railroads, 2 Utilities
11 Property Wild Cards: 1 Light Blue/Brown, 1 Light Blue/Railroad, 2 Pink/Orange, 2 Red/Yellow, 1 Dark Blue/Green, 1 Green/Railroad, 1 Railroad/Utility, 2 multi-colored Property Wild Cards
34 Action Cards: 2 x Deal Breakers, 3 x Forced Deal, 3 x Sly Deal, 3 x Just Say No, 3 x Debt Collectors, 3 x It's My Birthday, 2 x Double the Rent, 3 x Houses, 2 x Hotels, 10 x Pass Go,
13 Rent Cards 2 Light Blue/Brown, 2 Pink/Orange, 2 Red/Yellow, 2 Dark Blue/Green, 2 Railroad/Utility, 3 Any Rent
20 Money Cards 6 x 1M, 5 x 2M, 3 x 3M, 3 x 4M, 2x 5M, 1 x 10M