Welcome to Modified
Monopoly
Background: The origin of Monopoly can be traced to a Quaker woman that
created the game called The Landlord’s Game to warn people about the
problems of monopolies in the world. Flash forward to the Great Depression, a
man named Charles Darrow created the board game based on his memories of summering at Atlantic City, New
Jersey. Now more than 275 million game boards have been sold worldwide in more than 111 countries. The
ultimate goal of this game to buy up properties, develop the properties, collect rent from opponents to eventually
drive them into bankruptcy. 1
Today we will be playing Monopoly for an hour in our groups and we will then debrief at the end of the hour.
Tonight you will have a reflection to write based on what happened while playing.
Normal directions:
1- Rolling the dice, players move that many spaces. If the property is unoccupied (not bought by another
player) they may opt to purchase the property based on the purchase price. If the property is already
occupied (bought by another player) the player must pay rent to the owner (rent found on the card about
the property).
2- If you pass go you will get paid your wage. (Please refer to the added directions below for your amount) If
you are sent to jail you do not pass go, you do not collect your money.
3- If you land on free parking – it is just a free space.
4- If you land on income tax you may count up your earnings and pay 10% of that or pay the flat fee of $200.
5- If you land on go to jail, you must go to jail. Refer to the added directions for ways to get out of jail)
6- If you land on Chance or Community Chest you must draw from the pile and follow directions.
7- If you own all of the properties of a certain color, you may now consider buying houses for each of the
properties. This must be done uniformly across the properties. (Meaning if one of the properties have two
houses ALL of the properties must have two) You also must buy four houses before buying a hotel for
your properties.
8- You cannot build on a Railroad or a utility – but rent goes up if you own more than one of them.
9- Properties can be mortgaged. Mortgage- a temporary pledge of property to a creditor as security for
repayment of debt. YOU DO THIS WHEN YOU ARE IN DEBT AND STILL HAVE TO BILLS/ RENT TO PAY!
Properties are mortgaged to the bank for half the price you paid for the property. If you want to buy back
ownership of the property you must pay for the mortgage price plus 10%.
10- Bankruptcy- If a player cannot pay what they owe; they are bankrupt and are out of the game. 2
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Source: http://inventors.about.com/library/weekly/aa121997.htm:
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Source: : http://www.hasbro.com/monopoly/en_us/discover/about.cfm
Added Directions:
1- To begin each person in the group will select a color from Mr. Justice’s cup. That will be your color for the
game.
2- If you are blue- you are the bank as well! NO CHEATING!
3- To start the game each group begins with the following amounts of money
a. blue- $2500
b. green- $1500
c. purple- $1000
d. orange- $500
e. yellow- $300
f. brown- $200
4- The order of play will go in descending order shown above
5- Salaries are given each time a player passes go. Salaries are as follows:
a. Blue- $250
b. Green- $200
c. Purple- $150
d. Orange- $100
e. Yellow- $75
f. Brown- $50
6- Purchase of properties: opportunities for buying properties
a. Blue- may buy any property on the board
b. Green and Purple- may buy purple, light blue, maroon and orange properties, plus utilities and
railroads
c. Orange and Yellow- may buy purple, light blue, maroon and orange properties
d. Brown- may only buy purple and light blue properties
7- Go to Jail- different rules apply to each color when instructed to going to jail
a. Blue- upon receiving instructions to go to jail, the upper class immediately tolls the dice. If they
receive an odd number in the roll, they go to jail but can roll again immediately. If the second roll
is greater than 7, then they are released. If less than 7, they must remain in jail taking their
regular turn until a number greater than 7 is rolled or pay $50 for release
b. Green and Purple- must go directly to jail. On their next turn or any following turn they can pay
$50 to get out or can remain until a number greater than 7 is rolled
c. Orange and Yellow- must go directly to jail. On the next or any following turn can pay $50 to get
out or remain there until doubles are rolled.
d. Brown- must go directly to jail. Must remain there until doubles are rolled.
8- Additional rules
a. You cannot complain about the rules. If you complain about the rules you will be put in jail.
(Refer to Go to Jail section on how to get out)
b. Any unclear rules will be clarified by the Blue player.
c. When time is called- fill out the worksheets given to you by Mr. Justice3
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Sources:
http://paulsjusticepage.com/elite-deviance/Monopoly-StratifiedSociety.pdf
http://activelearningps.wordpress.com/2013/10/09/poverty-games-part-5-inequality-monopoly/
Worksheet #1- ONLY ONE PER BOARD
At the end of the game, complete this worksheet one per board and turn in to Mr. Justice.
To calculate Gross Worth, add up all their cash on hand and the value of their properties.
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All lots, utilities, railroads are valued at the price printed on the board
Any mortgaged property is valued at one-half the price printed on the board
Houses are valued at purchase price found on property’s deed card
Hotels are valued at hotel purchase price found on the deed card plus the purchase price of four
houses required in order to purchase a hotel
Get out of Jail Free cards are valued at $50
Player’s starting money
Blue- $2,500
Green - $1,500
Purple - $1,000
Orange- $500
Yellow- $300
Brown- $200
Add extra player here if
applicable
Player’s name (first and
last name)
Gross Worth
End Rank
1 is the highest
Worksheet #2 - In class reflection worksheet
Directions: After your group has finished playing the game and have completed worksheet #1, fill out
the following based on your experience playing the game.
1) What happened in general at your board?
2) What happened to you specifically?
3) What is your reaction to what happened?
Number 4 on the back
4- Use the above graphic fill out the chart of who each Monopoly player represented.
Player’s starting money
Blue- $2,500
Green - $1,500
Purple - $1,000
Orange- $500
Yellow- $300
Brown- $200
Social class
Monopoly Reflection Paper- 30 points
Objective- Analyze your experiences, individually and collectively, at
your board and connect them to real life experiences they could be
representing.
Length- This is to be two pages typed, four pages hand written. (FULL
PAGES down to the bottom of the page) Failure to reach the full
two/four pages will result in being docked half credit.
ContentFirst half of the essay
- Explain what happened in your experience playing the game
Second half of the essay
- Analyze what happened in your experience and connect to
modern day
- How can what happened to you or other people that you played
with be related to events that happened?
o Think: jail, certain rules, bankruptcy etc.
o Refer to the rules given to you in class
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Monopoly Reflection Paper- 30 points
Objective- Analyze your experiences, individually and collectively, at
your board and connect them to real life experiences they could be
representing.
Length- This is to be two pages typed, four pages hand written. (FULL
PAGES down to the bottom of the page) Failure to reach the full
two/four pages will result in being docked half credit.
ContentFirst half of the essay
- Explain what happened in your experience playing the game
Second half of the essay
- Analyze what happened in your experience and connect to
modern day
- How can what happened to you or other people that you played
with be related to events that happened?
o Think: jail, certain rules, bankruptcy etc.
o Refer to the rules given to you in class