Hasbro seeks input on favorite Monopoly ‘house rules’

[Sherman A1]

http://games.yahoo.com/blogs/plugged-in/hasbro-seeks-input-favorite-monopoly-house-rules-205439106.html

The game Monopoly can be described in many ways. Unless it happens to be your first time playing, "fresh" is not one of them.
Hasbro, publishers of the Parker Brothers ode to capitalism, is giving the game a modest update.
Purists need not fear -- the core rules aren't going anywhere. Instead, Hasbro has taken to social media to ask fans of the board game about their favorite "house rules." The
rule that gets the most votes will be included as an optional rule in a future edition of the game.

What's a house rule? Well, it depends on the house. For decades people have been conjuring up their own additional rules as a way to spice things up or (heaven forbid) make the game move a little quicker.

Common examples include awarding $400 (instead of $200) to players who land directly on the "Go" space and putting all fees into a pot that goes to the lucky player who lands on "Free Parking." But there are others, and Hasbro is giving them due consideration.

[flying rabbit]

1. Free parking gets the cash.

That's the rule I remember being played by everyone.