Description
Theme
Players take the part of land owners, attempting to buy and then develop their land. Income is gained by other players visiting their properties and money is spent when they visit properties belonging to other players. When times get tough, players may have to mortgage their properties to raise cash for fines, taxes and other misfortunes.
Gameplay
On his turn, a player rolls two dice and moves that number of spaces around the board. If the player lands on an as-yet-unowned property, he has the opportunity to buy it and add it to his portfolio or allow the bank to auction it to the highest bidder. If a player owns all the spaces within a color group, he may then build houses and hotels on these spaces, generating even more income from opponents who land there. If he lands on a property owned by another player, he must pay that player rent according to the value of the land and any buildings on it. There are other places on the board which can not be bought, but instead require the player to draw a card and perform the action on the card, pay taxes, collect income, or even go to jail.
Goal
The goal of the game is to be the last player remaining with any money.
Cultural impact on rules
Monopoly is unusual in that the game has official, printed rules, but most players learn how to play from others, never actually learning the correct way to play. This has led to the canonization of a number of house rules that make the game more palatable to children (and sore losers) but harm the gameplay by preventing players from going bankrupt or slowing down the rate of property acquisition. One common house rule has players put any money paid to the bank in the center of the board, which jackpot a player may earn by landing on Free Parking. This prevents the game from removing money from play, and since players collect $200 each time they pass Go, this results in ever-increasing bankrolls and players surviving rents that should have bankrupted them. Another house rule allows players to take "loans" from the bank instead of going bankrupt, which means the game will never end. Some house rules arise out of ignorance rather than attempts to improve the game. For instance, many players don't know that properties landed on but left unbought go up for auction, and even some that know to auction don't know that the bidding starts at $1, meaning a player may pay well below the listed price for an auctioned property.
Rental Information
Game rental is charged per week (7 days) with a minimum rental period of 1 week and a maximum rental period of 8 weeks per booking.
Rentals are available for pick-up after 12pm the day after you place your order. If you require same day collection please contact us to discuss before placing your order.
Rentals must be picked-up and dropped-off in person at Crafted Coffee which is located at 121 Blenheim Road, Christchurch, 8025.
Crafted Coffee's standard opening hours are:
7am - 2:30pm Monday to Friday
10am - 2pm Saturday
Closed - Sunday
Hours may change on public holidays. You can contact Crafted Coffee on 03 348 4833.
A 10% discount will automatically be applied to all rentals taken for more than 4 weeks. Discounts can only be applied at the initial time of booking and can not be applied at a later point.
We do our best to ensure every game is complete and fully playable but if you do find anything wrong with the game that prevents you playing it please let us know as soon as possible. We are happy to refund any hire fees once the game has been returned. Please advise us if you wish to return a game. You are responsible for the game until it arrives back at Meepleopolis. We will refund or credit only once we have received the game and determined its condition.
If you buy from us the same game you rented within 7 days of the rental period ending we will apply a discount on the purchase price equal to one week of the rental cost. Discount will stack with your member discounts, no other discounts or promotions will stack with this discount. The purchase is dependent on stock availability for which we make no guarantees.
You are responsible for returning the rented game(s) on time - by the end of the rental period. Failure to return the rental on time will incur late return charges. Late return charges are set at 200% of the rental price paid for each week (or part of) of late return.
If some components of the game(s) go missing and can be replaced from the manufacturer you will be charged for these replacements, if required. Due to some manufacturer replacement policies, it may be necessary to replace the entire game should some pieces get lost or damaged. You acknowledge, understand and accept this risk. If you should receive a game where there are pieces missing then please notify us promptly.
By renting our games you are agreeing to provide proper care of the games and to return all games in the same condition as they were rented, at the end of the rental period. Responsibility of the rental remains with the customer from the time of receipt from pickup to the time of return. Please be sure all game equipment is accounted for at all times and protected from weather or other events that could damage the game(s).
In the event that the game is lost, stolen, damaged or abandoned during rental, you are responsible for paying the full retail price of an equivalent game. You will be able to keep the game that is damaged. You will not be able to rent any further games until these moneys have been paid in full.
If you do not return the game(s) rented or pay any funds required for lost game(s) / missing components and remain un-contactable, Meepleopolis Limited reserves the right to pursue the reclaim of the game(s) and / or money owing through all legal means. Any costs incurred by Meepleopolis Limited during this process will be on charged to you, the customer.
All games rented remain the property of Meepleopolis Limited at all times. Customers are not permitted to sub-rent games or use games in a commercial setting without the express approval of Meepleopolis Limited.
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