Games PC MONOPOLY 3 User Manual

TABLE OF CONTENTS

First Things First . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2

The ReadMe File . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2

System Requirements . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2

Setup and Installation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .3

Welcome to the MONOPOLY Game! . . . . . .3

Getting Started . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .3

Gameplay Setup Sequence . . . . . . . . . . . . . .4

The Official Rules . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .6

The Gameplay Screen . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .11

The Gameplay Buttons . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .11

The MONOPOLY Calculator . . . . . . . . . .12

The Trading Screen . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .13

Options Menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .14

Custom Rules Options . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .14

The Short Game . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .15

Playing a Network Game . . . . . . . . . . . . . .16

Network Chat . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .18

GameSpy Arcade . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .18

Infogrames Web Sites . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .20

Technical Support . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .21

License Agreement . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .23

Credits . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .28

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Multiplayer: Ethernet card and LAN with

TCP/IP protocols for LAN Play
Internet access for GameSpy
play

Modem: 28.8K baud or higher (for

online play)

* Indicates device should be compatible with

DirectX®version 8.1 or higher.

SETUP AND INSTALLATION

1. Start Windows®98/Me/XP.

2. Insert the MONOPOLY CD-ROM game

disc into your CD-ROM drive.

3. If AutoPlay is enabled, a title screen should
appear. Click on the Install button. If
AutoPlay is not enabled, double-click on the
“My Computer” icon on your Windows

®

desktop. Next, double-click on your CD-ROM
icon. If the install screen still does not
appear at this point, locate the “setup.exe”
file on the MONOPOLY CD-ROM and
double-click on it to install the game.

4. Follow the remainder of the on-screen
instructions to finish installing MONOPOLY.

5. Once installation is complete, click on the
Start button at the bottom of the screen, and
then choose Programs>Infogrames
Interactive>Monopoly>Play Monopoly to
start the game.

Note: You must have the MONOPOLY
CD-ROM in the CD-ROM drive to play.

Installation of DirectX

®

The MONOPOLY CD-ROM requires
DirectX®8.1 or higher in order to run. If you
do not have DirectX®8.1 or higher installed on
your computer, click “Yes” when asked if you
would like to install it.

WELCOME TO THE
MONOPOLY GAME!

MONOPOLY has fun features for everyone,
including bright 3D graphics, cleverly animated
tokens and 11 gameboard choices. Play against
friends, with challenging computer opponents or
over the Internet.

So, Advance to GO, collect $200 and get ready
for an exciting MONOPOLY experience!

GETTING STARTED

You can play the MONOPOLY CD-ROM game
with up to six players. Your opponents can
either be human or AI (computer-controlled
artificial intelligence), and human opponents
can play alongside you at your computer or
from a remote location.

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FIRST THINGS FIRST

The ReadMe File

The MONOPOLY CD-ROM game has a
ReadMe file where you can view both the
License Agreement and updated information
about the game. We strongly encourage you to
take the time to read this file in order to get
the benefit of changes made after this manual
went to print.

To view this file, double-click on it in the
MONOPOLY directory found on your hard
drive (usually C:\Program Files\Infogrames
Interactive\Monopoly). You can also view
the ReadMe file by first clicking on the Start
button on your Win98/Me/XP taskbar, then on
Programs, then on Infogrames Interactive, then
on MONOPOLY, then on the ReadMe file.

System Requirements

Operating System: Windows®98/Me/XP
Processor: Pentium®II 333 MHz
Memory: 32 MB (64 MB for XP)
Hard Disk Space: 140 MB Free
CD-ROM Drive: 4X Speed
Video: 8 MB Windows®98/Me/XP-

compatible video card*

Sound: Windows®98/Me/XP-

compatible sound card*

DirectX®: DirectX®version 8.1

(included) or higher

TOP PLAYERS SCREEN

When you
first launch
the game, an
opening
sequence will
play and if
previous scores
exist, the Top
Players screen
will appear. From here you can view each player’s
total number of wins and the greatest net worth
they have achieved during play. When you’re
done viewing this information, click on the
“Play” button. This will take you to the start of
the Gameplay Setup sequence.

Note: From the Top Players screen you can also
access the game’s File Menu, Options Menu,
Credits List, and Help Menu by clicking on
the corresponding button at the bottom of the
screen.

GAMEPLAY SETUP SEQUENCE

Before you can begin play, you must first set
up your game. It’s easy! Just follow the steps
outlined on the next few pages.

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If you are a new player, click on the “New
Player” button and then type in your name.
Press the “Enter” key on your keyboard when
you are done. This will take you to the next step.

STEP 3: SELECT A TOKEN

Click on the
picture of the
token that you
would like to
represent you
during play;
then click on
the “Next”
button to
continue.

STEP 4: ADD/REMOVE PLAYERS

You need at
least one
opponent in
order to play.
There can be
a total of two
to six players
in a game. At
least one play­er must be human. To add or remove a player,
click on one of the following:

Add Human Player – Click here to add another
human player to the game.

Remove Player – Players, either human or AI,
can be removed from a game before the game
begins. Click here to remove a player from the
game; then click on the name of the player you
wish to remove.

Add Computer Player – Click here to add a
computer opponent to the game. You must
then select a “strength” for that player. Click on
the strength level that you want to assign to
that computer player — “First-time Buyer,”
“Entrepreneur” or “Tycoon.”

After you have added all of the players you
want to the game, click on the “Start” button
to continue.

STEP 5: CHOOSE A GAMEBOARD

Classic Board

– Click here if
you wish to
play the game
on the famil­iar classic
gameboard.

Select City –
Click here if
you wish to play on a gameboard that features
actual landmarks from a well-known North
American city. Click on the arrow buttons to
scroll through the list of available cities. After
you’ve selected a city, click on the “Next” button
to continue.

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STEP 1: SELECT THE TYPE OF GAME YOU

WANT TO PLAY

Play a Game

– Click here
if you want to
start a brand
new game on
your computer.
This will take
you directly

to Step 2.

Play Game Online – Click here if you want to
play a network game. See “Playing a Network
Game” on page 16.

Load Saved Game – Click here to continue
playing a previously saved game. This will take
you to the “Load Game” screen. From there,
click on the game you wish to load. The game
will automatically be loaded and play will begin
at the point where the game was last saved.

STEP 2: SELECT OR ENTER A PLAYER NAME

If you have
previously
signed in,

select your
name by click­ing on it. If
your name is
not immedi­ately visible,
click on the “More Names” button to reveal
additional player names.

STEP 6: CHOOSE THE GAMEPLAY RULES

Standard
Rules – Click

here to play
the game
using the
standard rules
from the
classic

MONOPOLY

board game.

Custom Rules – Click here to play the game
with your own custom rules. This will take you
to the Custom Rules screen. From there, click
on the individual options to change their set­ting. See “Custom Rules Options” on page 14.
If you change your mind and would like to
play with the standard rules, click on the
“Restore Standard Rules” button. When done,
click on the “OK” button to continue. Note: If
you want to play a shortened game, click on
the “Short Game” button. For details, see “The
Short Game” on page 15.

Congratulations! Now you’re ready to play!

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On your turn, roll the dice and move forwards
around the board in the direction of the arrow.
The space you land on will determine what you
have to do next. (Two or more tokens may rest
on the same space at the same time.)

The space you land on may require you to do
one of the following:

• Buy properties (if you choose)

• Pay rent (if you land on an owned property)

• Pay taxes

• Draw a Chance or Community Chest card

• Go to Jail

• Rest on the Free Parking space

• Collect $200 salary

Rolling Doubles

Take your regular turn; then roll the dice again
for another turn. If you roll doubles for a third
time in succession, you will be sent directly
to Jail.

Passing “GO”

Every time you either land on or pass “GO,”
you receive $200 from the Bank.

Buying Property

If you land on an unowned property, you may
buy it if you so choose. If you decide to buy,
the price of the property will be deducted from
your cash funds. You will receive in exchange, as
proof of ownership, that property’s Title Deed.

If you decide not to buy, you must immediately
auction the property to the highest bidder.
Even though you declined the option of buying

at the original price, you may join in the bid­ding. (See “Auction” on page 12.)

Owning Property

Owning property entitles you to collect rent
from any “tenants” (other players) who land on
that space. It is an advantage to own all the
properties within a color-group — in other
words to own a monopoly. You can build on
any properties for which you own the complete
color-group (as long as no properties within
that color-group are mortgaged).

Landing on Owned Property

If you land on a property
that has previously been
bought by another player,
you may be required to
pay rent. The amount
payable is shown on the
Title Deed for that proper­ty and will vary according
to the number of buildings
on it. If a player owns all properties within a
color-group, the rent payable is doubled on any
property of that group not yet developed.
Note: You cannot collect double rent if any one
site in a color-group is mortgaged. Where
houses or hotels have been built on a property,
the rent will increase and will be shown on that
property’s Title Deed. Rent is not payable on
mortgaged properties.

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THE OFFICIAL RULES

The Game
in Brief

MONOPOLY

is the game of
buying, rent­ing or selling
properties so
profitably that
players
increase their wealth — the wealthiest becom­ing the eventual winner. Starting from the
“GO” space, your token moves around the
board according to your dice roll. When you
land on a space that is not already owned by
someone else, you may buy it from the Bank. If
you choose not to buy it, you must auction it
off to the highest bidder. Players who own
properties collect rents from opponents landing
there. The construction of houses and hotels
greatly increases the rent you can collect on
properties, so it is wise to build on as many
sites as possible. If you need to raise more
money, the Bank can give mortgages on prop­erties. You must always obey the instructions
given on Chance and Community Chest cards.
Sometimes you will be sent to Jail.

Object

To be the only player left in the game that is
not bankrupt.

Playing the Game

At the start of the game you will be given $1,500.

Landing on the Utilities

If you land on a utility, and it is not already
owned, you may buy it. If, however, the utility
is already owned, you may be asked to pay rent
to the owner. Rent amount is determined by
your already rolled dice. If the owner has only
one of the utilities, the rent will be four times
your dice roll. If, however, the same player
owns both utilities, you must pay ten times the
amount of your dice roll. If you are sent to the
utility as a result of a Chance or Community
Chest card, you must roll the dice to determine
how much you should pay. If you decide not to
buy, you must auction the utility to the highest
bidder.

Landing on the Railroads

If you are the first to land on the railroad, you
may buy it. If you decide not to buy, you must
auction it to the highest bidder. Even though
you declined to buy at the original price, you
may join in the bidding. If the railroad is
already owned when you land on it, you must
pay the amount stated on the Title Deed. The
amount payable will vary according to the num­ber of other railroads owned by that player.

Landing on “CHANCE” and
“COMMUNITY CHEST”

These cards may ask you to do one of the
following:

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To get out of Jail you can:

Pay a fine of $50 and continue on your next
turn, or

• Purchase a “Get Out of Jail Free” card from

another player at a mutually agreed upon
price and use it to get out, or

• Use a “Get Out of Jail Free” card if you

already have one, or

• Wait there for three turns, rolling the dice on

each turn to try to roll doubles. If you roll
doubles on any turn, move out of Jail using
this dice roll. After you have waited three
turns, you must pay $50 and then move out
of Jail.

Note: While in Jail you can collect rent on
properties, provided they are not mortgaged.

Just Visiting

If you are not “sent to Jail” but, during the
course of play, land on the Jail space, you are
“Just Visiting” and incur no penalty. On your
next turn, move ahead as usual.

Houses

Once you own all properties of a color-group,
you can buy houses to put on any of those
spaces. This increases the rent you can charge
to passing tenants. The price of a house is
shown on the relevant Title Deed.

You can only buy houses on your turn, and you
must build evenly. You cannot build a second
house on any one site of a color-group until
you have built one house on every site of that

group, and so on, up to a maximum of four
houses per property. Selling houses must also
be done evenly. You can buy or sell at any time,
and as many buildings as your judgment and
financial standing will allow.

Note: Houses may not be built if any site of
the same color-group is mortgaged.

If you own all properties of a color-group, and
only one or two of them have been built on,
you can still collect double rent from another
player who lands on one of your unimproved
properties in that color-group.

Hotels

You must have four houses on each site of a
complete color-group before you can buy a hotel.
Hotels are bought in the same way as houses and
cost four houses, which are returned to the Bank,
plus the price shown on the Title Deed. Only
one hotel may be erected on any one site.

Building Shortages

If there are no houses left in the Bank, you
must wait for other players to return theirs
before you can buy any. Similarly, when selling
hotels, you cannot replace them with houses if
there are none available.

Selling Property

You may sell undeveloped properties, railroads
and utilities to any other player as a private
transaction for a sum agreeable to both of you.
(See “The Trading Screen” on page 13.) No
property, however, may be sold to

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• Move your token

• Pay money – for example,
in taxes

• Receive money

• Go to Jail

• Get Out of Jail Free

If you pick a “Get Out of Jail Free” card, you
may keep it until you wish to use it, or sell it at
a mutually agreed upon price.

Landing on “INCOME TAX”
and “LUXURY TAX”

When you land on either one of these spaces,
the corresponding amount will be deducted
from your cash funds and paid to the Bank.

Free Parking

When you land on “Free Parking,” you must
rest here until your next turn. There is no
penalty for landing here.

Jail

You will be sent to Jail if:

• You land on the “GO TO JAIL” space, or

• You pick a Chance or Community Chest
card which tells you to “GO DIRECTLY
TO JAIL,” or

• You roll doubles three times in succession on
your turn.

Your turn ends when you are sent to Jail. If you
are sent there, you will not collect $200 for
passing GO, regardless of where you are on
the board.