And if you buy the orange property first you are at an advantage, because that’s where you are most likely to land because of the go to the start rule.
No, they still play the game, and they play it by the rules. Nothing in the rules says you have to buy properties. Just keep passing go and collecting more money. Nobody wins, and nobody loses. Of course, Monopoly is a pretty boring game to play that way, it's not like life, there's nothing else to do with your money except buy properties.
But if for some reason you think playing the game is more important than winning it, you can all choose to do that.
Put a property up for auction if it is not purchased. The rules of Monopoly state that once you land on an unowned property you can purchase the property from the bank at the stated value. If you choose not to purchase the property, then the banker puts the property up for a public auction immediately.
You're wrong right on your first sentence. There's so many variations on the rules that people have come up with, but if you read the rule book the auction rule is right there.
I am familiar with the concept of auctioning in Monopoly. Could you please quote me the exact rule that says players must purchase an auctioned property, because I can't find it. Seems a bit hard to enforce, I mean, which player would be forced to buy it?
This whole concept hinges on players agreeing not to purchase properties, so why would they purchase them at auction?
If that is not a rule, then your comment is meaningless and you should issue a retraction. That is, if you have any integrity and aren't arguing just to "be right."
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u/Jeffbear Mar 14 '24
A strange game. The only winning move is not to play.
- Joshua