6 commonly made-up Monopoly rules - these are the actual rules to stop players cheating We’ve all been there: you’re sitting around the table on Christmas Day playing Monopoly with your family, only for the whole thing to descend into a huge argument over whether you should put tax money under the Free Parking square, or whether you get more cash for landing directly on GO.
Amber Crook, editorial chief and rules expert at GameRules.com, has debunked bogus Monopoly Rules so you don’t fall foul of any chancers this Christmas.
'While this may have helped you out of sticky situations in previous games, it is not actually a rule and only serves to make the game to go on longer than it needs to be,' says Amber.
'If you land on GO, you should only receive £M200 from the bank, in the same way as if you were passing GO.'.
Okay, this is one I'm guilty of - but it's actually fake news that any in-game fines and taxes should be stashed under the Free Parking Square.
