I am new to this channel and this was the first video from it I watched. Why is everyone saying this is a joke for Aprils Fools? I found this video to be a perfect Monopoly explanation. Really loved it!
First off, welcome! Glad to have you here, and sorry if some of the comments are a bit confusing. Second of all, this is a legitimate tutorial video for Monopoly, and that's what it's meant to be. Thanks for the kind words about it. The main reason for many of the comments is that I typically cover board games that you are more likely to find in a hobby store dedicated to board games. Monopoly and other games (like Risk, Trouble and Candy Land) are usually seen as mass market games sold in mass market stores. However, the hobby of board games has grown a lot over the past decade, with the variety and depth of theme and styles of play evolving at an amazing speed. Over 3,000 DIFFERENT board games release a year now, and it's these other types of non mass-market games that I typically cover. I hope you check a few out, you might really enjoy them. Could I suggest Carcassonne and Ticket to Ride to start? Or if you like the idea of a co-operative game (where players work together), perhaps Pandemic? These games are also getting more popular, so you might find them in your mass-market stores too! People who play some of these newer games I'm mentioning, may end up looking down on mass market games. It's not entirely with mean-spirited intentions at heart. There are some common criticisms of mass market games. Games like Monopoly rely a lot on luck, taking the choices away from the player. You roll the dice and you move where the dice take you. Modern games tend to give the players more choice - instead of rolling the dice, you decide where you want to go. Older games, like Monopoly, tended to have things like "player elimination" where a player could be kicked out of the game before it's over. Modern games frown on that. We don't like to have experiences where some people get to keep playing and having fun, while others are sitting on the sidelines. That said, just because some people may not like older games as much any more, that doesn't mean they don't have value. Lots of people still enjoy these games today... and they should. "Fun" is not something that someone else gets to tell another person how to have. If you play Monopoly and enjoy it, there's absolutely nothing wrong with that. Unfortunately, like any members of a niche hobby - sometimes the biggest supporters of it can get a "little snooty" about the games they left behind in pursuit of newer options. In part, that's why I released this on April 1st. I wanted to create a proper tutorial for Monopoly, a game that is quite frequently played wrong, but I also needed to give some of my core audience an excuse not to fill the comments with "this game is trash, why would you ever cover it?". For that portion of my audience, they now have an excuse: "ah, it's an April Fools joke!" - for everyone else, and for folks like you, you hopefully get to enjoy a well presented tutorial about a classic game that introduced many of us to the hobby we now enjoy. I hoped to have a little fun with my core audience who wouldn't expect a video like this (for reasons I appreciate), but I also wanted to do a legit tutorial for a classic game. The other hope I have, is that people who aren't aware of the wonderfully diverse world of board gaming today, may discover it, by finding this video here and then checking out some of the other ones on this channel. I hope you have a look around - happy gaming!
@@WatchItPlayed Wow! Thank you very much for this allanswering answer! I will check out your other videos as I don't really like Monopoly for the reasons you mentioned above. I recently played a lot of new games one of which was Small World (lemme check if you feature it in your videos...yes you do :) ). I have never enjoyed a game on the first evening of playing as much as Small World. I am looking forward to watching your video on the game. Keep up the good work.
Yeah, as Rodney said the "joke" is that it's an unexpected game on this channel and many of us expected a bait and switch with something else in the video, but Rodney one upped us by doing one of his regular rules videos like he does for all other games. So it's not really a joke, just unexpected.
Now we see why no one plays Monopoly correctly: It takes Rodney Smith, the greatest board game explainer, nearly 18 minutes to go over the rules. Most non-gamer attention spans last about 2 minutes before their eyes glaze over & they say: “Let’s just PLAY!” LOL!
@@thankukorea, and why the game goes on for hours and hours. If played by the rules most games by an average player will be lucky to last 30 minutes before there is a declared winner.
In theory yes, but U very VERY seldom U get to this kind of dominant situation - and if U do, U can just as well build the hotels, because U are winning anyway.
It's actually a brilliant move by Rodney how to reach the masses and teach a classic game. Which may gain viewers and more attention, and also be an April Fool's Joke for us into the hobby.
I can't believe one can explain the board games with this kind of diligence, seriousness and clarity. I really appreciate the work you do here. Its crystal clear to me now :))
I never saw anyone in this entire world to give such a thorough explanation of Monoplane game rules. Such a patience you have man, I appreciate your work and bless. 🍀🙏
NOTE: This is a question that has come up a few times, so I just want to ensure it's especially clear: as stated in the video, a player CANNOT build houses on a property unless they own ALL of the properties of that color set. This means that if you own one red property and another player owns the other two, neither of you can build on red properties. You will have to wait until that player goes bankrupt and hopefully acquire their properties, OR you can trade with them (explained in the video).
Hi Rodney, thanks for your great content as always. One question I have that I don't think the video covered: can I mortgage a property if I still have 1 house on another property of the same set? My guess is no, since I can't buy houses if any properties are mortgaged, but it wasn't explicit in the video. Thanks again, great stuff!
@@lucawiebe4598 Once a property is mortgaged, that specific property can't be mortgaged again, unless you pay that mortgage off, then you flip it back over, and then you can mortgage it again.
It works as an April Fool's joke, and I'm sure it's intended that way. The clever bit is it's also a thorough explanation of the rules of how to play Monopoly with the proper rules. It avoids the negative reaction people would have to him doing a video on Monopoly any other day, works as a joke, and it serves as a real rules explanation. Bravo to him for pulling that off!
This is by far the greatest Watch It Played ever. Makes me realize how far we’ve come in our hobby and how amazing this community is. Rodney, you’re my favorite!!!
@@Sheriff_K honestly outside of official board game tournaments I have never met anybody in my entire 40 years of living new how to play Monopoly the right way. It's annoying that we are all taught to play it the wrong way which is why we all hate it. It actually is a pretty decent auction game if you play it the right way
played Monopoly with my sister and found out we were actually doing some of the actions wrong: like not moving our pieces whenever we rolled double😅 we just kept on rolling until it wasn’t doubled; and also buying houses whenever we feel like it even tho we don’t have the color set yet. Thanks so much for this video! We can Monopoly properly now😂
My Cat's Breath Smells Like Cat Food don’t be snooty. Makes people like you less, and eventually you’ll be soloing unsoloable games while you cry and cry all alone.
I know it's an April Fool's joke, but I ended up watching the whole video. Watching you teach how to play Monopoly was more entertaining that playing Monopoly!
I’ve fought my whole family to stop playing of the house rules. I don’t enjoy playing this as much as I do other games but I’ll play it with family. It’s funny being one of the few people who actually know how to play.
Agree. Her patented 'Landlord's Game' seems to be a clear precursor to Monopoly, and Parker's Bros must have thought the same or they wouldn't have paid her for her patent in 1934. Darrow definitely made some changes and refined the game, but it's hard to know to what extent, since he was taught some version of the game by players in the early 1930s, and no record of that version survives. So a joint credit for the game is the fairest solution.
@@kascally Darrow was not a game designer. He simply made his own sets and sold them. He did not change or influence any of the game’s design aspects aside from the colors used (which were just the cheapest colors of paint he could find) and the artwork.
I actually learned something, that I will never use, but learned all the same. I didn’t know or forgot that a player that received a mortgaged property pay the total right away or the 10%. Thanks Rodney !
I love how the joke of this episode is sincerely teaching how to play a mainstream board game that's very divisive among the board gaming community and is essentially the punching bag of board games for The Dice Tower, the most iconic board game TH-cam channel. This is master-class April Fools humor, right there.
This must be a very Canadian-style way of playing. I didn't see the part where everyone argues over who gets to be the banker, the cursing and swearing over losing the Boardwalk and Park Place Monopoly, nor the table flip at the end of the game.
This 2 year old video just popped up on my feed. It's super interesting to watch Rodney teaching Monopoly in his format. I think it's a testament to the great work he does, contrasting how ingrained Monopoly is in our subconsciousness, that makes this video so great.
Today after playing monopoly over the span of almost 40 years I learned the core rule of auctioning which I have never applied as I was not aware of it. I feel this helps fixing the gameplay massively and looking forward playing it soon correctly and without gameplay ruining "house rules"
What a legend! Rodney is a treasure to the board gaming community. Your videos are appreciated. It helped me to understand and especially enjoy a number of games.
Thank the lord I found a video like yours. I felt so humbled to have you explain the entire game, as you're correct, most of my life we "winged" some of the rules not actually knowing the full detail of how to play. My son is soon turning eight and has been getting me to play Monopoly everyday for a good two hours! I am more than ecstatic to play our next time and hopefully implement the proper rules for him so he's able to teach friends and family!! Thank-you very much!!!
Awesome! This is just additional proof that you are a great game teacher/instructor! I actually found myself going back a couple times to verify I heard a rule correct and then was like "Oh, ok." Like I haven't played Monopoly a million times. Lol. Thank you!
You can tell this man really puts lots of effort into making this video, it's really well planned out and organized I have to say. I noticed all the little details like the order of the dice flips to explain certain scenarios, also the breakpoint on the red load bar are all named and broken down as well as in the description. Great explanation, great video and well organized. Bravo!!!
Despite the bad rap this game gets, I bet it brings back a lot of fond memories for many folks in the gaming community. Thanks for the April Fool's gift Rodney. Loved it. Now this hard core gamer has to go out and buy a copy of Monopoly. ;-) Cheers from Kemptville, ON.
Such a great, classic game. I have so many fond memories around the Monopoly board. Glad to see it get the proper rules treatment from Watch it Played! Hope you are doing okay up north. Stay well!!
@@Urtho Part of the hate of Monopoly is that people have grown up playing it wrong so it drags on for hours. The 2 biggest culprits are - 1 - ignoring the fact that you can buy property you dont land on through bidding 2 - putting money menat for the bank in the middle and giving that to people who land on free parking
Plz tell if one of the property of a colour set is with another player and we want it to make our houses (by having all properties of same colour code) so at what price will he give it to us and what if he doesn't agrees to give?
Anyone can offer to buy a property from anyone at any time, and as long as they agree on the price, then you can buy it from them. If both people can't agree on the price than there is no sale.
I haven't played online, so I'm not sure - and I don't currently have a play through of Monopoly on the channel. Thanks for checking out the tutorial Tony!
Oh boy, can't wait until we see the other 4736283 versions of monopoly in the channel! Also, does canadian money holds the same value as monopoloy money?
I hope so too Tom. If people enjoy Monopoly, that's perfectly fine, but maybe this video will help them discover some other gems they didn't know existed.
While it is far from my first choice, I actually like Monopoly in 2-player mode. Plays reasonably quickly and - played correctly - has some interesting decisions in the beginning with the auctioning process, since there isn't enough cash in the game to buy up everything.
When being moved by a card and ending up on an owned space that has houses or a hotel built on it, must you pay as you normally would when landing on that tile? Thanks.
Thanks Rodney! I didn't know I needed to return the remaining player tokens to the box. Usually I just keep them lying on the table where the cats or toddlers get to them, causing much frustration and discord. Cheers!
Hey there, I'm always happy to try to help with rules questions, but if the answer is provided in the video, than I have to direct you there. You'll find an index in the description to help you find the section you might be looking for.
@@WatchItPlayed So that means, selling property(open or mortgaged) to other players is better than to give it to the bank. Unless we want to keep the property.
@@TheDataArchitect If you can get a better price... it's maybe better. Of course, now your opponent has another property you might land on and have to pay rent to them for. Figuring out what's "best" in a game, usually happens at the table, based on the situation. It can be hard to say that one option or another is always best or better.
Man, I could not thank you enough! Im currently replicating monopoly fully in Minecraft and its really hard to get the rules and everything since the computer follows a stright dialouge of instructions that basicly consist and build on top of these rules so I have to specify every single detail and it can be frustrating hard to get your head around, how this may all works and when to display what. This helped a ton!!! Thanks man!! Got so many notes now 😂
i have ben playing monopoly wrong for my whole life but after watching this video i was shocked about how every single rule i messed up lol i gotta subscribe
Perfect time for some humor but this has got to be one of the the best rules videos yet. I still have no desire to play Monopoly but if I do, this is the place to go.
I started to "thumbs up" this post and then realized someone might actually take me seriously. So I'll just say, "Your comment brought me a smile and a laugh. Thank you."
Hey can you arbitrarily move between railway stations you own? That's a rule we used to play with but I haven't come across it anywhere. Please clarify!!!
So if none of the players want to auction do you still have to auction the property and one more question how many times can you pay the 50 in jail thanks
I came, I saw, I laughed. My how to play would have been. “Throw this in the garbage and get out a good game and play it. ‘“. Only Rodney could make this video engaging. 👍
I'm quite certain that I never played the rules to this correctly... ever. Thanks Rodney (not sure I'll be playing it any time again soon, but you never know... 2020 COVID quarantine and all...)
Thank you so much for this video and others. I always appreciate how detailed they are and how clearly the rules are covered. My friends and I owe you a great many number of hours playing together.
after playing with my kids monopoly for the 1st time, i had 2 questions that were not answered in any of the video's i watched, and then i remembered your channel and i thought - this nice and thorough guy for sure have mentioned it, and of course you did! your videos are the best!!!
I am new to this channel and this was the first video from it I watched. Why is everyone saying this is a joke for Aprils Fools? I found this video to be a perfect Monopoly explanation. Really loved it!
First off, welcome! Glad to have you here, and sorry if some of the comments are a bit confusing. Second of all, this is a legitimate tutorial video for Monopoly, and that's what it's meant to be. Thanks for the kind words about it.
The main reason for many of the comments is that I typically cover board games that you are more likely to find in a hobby store dedicated to board games. Monopoly and other games (like Risk, Trouble and Candy Land) are usually seen as mass market games sold in mass market stores.
However, the hobby of board games has grown a lot over the past decade, with the variety and depth of theme and styles of play evolving at an amazing speed. Over 3,000 DIFFERENT board games release a year now, and it's these other types of non mass-market games that I typically cover. I hope you check a few out, you might really enjoy them. Could I suggest Carcassonne and Ticket to Ride to start? Or if you like the idea of a co-operative game (where players work together), perhaps Pandemic? These games are also getting more popular, so you might find them in your mass-market stores too!
People who play some of these newer games I'm mentioning, may end up looking down on mass market games. It's not entirely with mean-spirited intentions at heart. There are some common criticisms of mass market games. Games like Monopoly rely a lot on luck, taking the choices away from the player. You roll the dice and you move where the dice take you. Modern games tend to give the players more choice - instead of rolling the dice, you decide where you want to go. Older games, like Monopoly, tended to have things like "player elimination" where a player could be kicked out of the game before it's over. Modern games frown on that. We don't like to have experiences where some people get to keep playing and having fun, while others are sitting on the sidelines.
That said, just because some people may not like older games as much any more, that doesn't mean they don't have value. Lots of people still enjoy these games today... and they should. "Fun" is not something that someone else gets to tell another person how to have. If you play Monopoly and enjoy it, there's absolutely nothing wrong with that. Unfortunately, like any members of a niche hobby - sometimes the biggest supporters of it can get a "little snooty" about the games they left behind in pursuit of newer options.
In part, that's why I released this on April 1st. I wanted to create a proper tutorial for Monopoly, a game that is quite frequently played wrong, but I also needed to give some of my core audience an excuse not to fill the comments with "this game is trash, why would you ever cover it?". For that portion of my audience, they now have an excuse: "ah, it's an April Fools joke!" - for everyone else, and for folks like you, you hopefully get to enjoy a well presented tutorial about a classic game that introduced many of us to the hobby we now enjoy.
I hoped to have a little fun with my core audience who wouldn't expect a video like this (for reasons I appreciate), but I also wanted to do a legit tutorial for a classic game.
The other hope I have, is that people who aren't aware of the wonderfully diverse world of board gaming today, may discover it, by finding this video here and then checking out some of the other ones on this channel. I hope you have a look around - happy gaming!
@@WatchItPlayed Wow! Thank you very much for this allanswering answer! I will check out your other videos as I don't really like Monopoly for the reasons you mentioned above. I recently played a lot of new games one of which was Small World (lemme check if you feature it in your videos...yes you do :) ). I have never enjoyed a game on the first evening of playing as much as Small World. I am looking forward to watching your video on the game. Keep up the good work.
Yeah, as Rodney said the "joke" is that it's an unexpected game on this channel and many of us expected a bait and switch with something else in the video, but Rodney one upped us by doing one of his regular rules videos like he does for all other games. So it's not really a joke, just unexpected.
Try Architects of the West Kingdom, Century Spice Road, Azul, Sagrada, Blood Rage, Photosynthesis. There are a lot I could suggest. Lol
@@WatchItPlayed What an amazing reply
Now we see why no one plays Monopoly correctly: It takes Rodney Smith, the greatest board game explainer, nearly 18 minutes to go over the rules. Most non-gamer attention spans last about 2 minutes before their eyes glaze over & they say: “Let’s just PLAY!” LOL!
and thats why most people actually dont know how to play Monopoly...
@@thankukorea, and why the game goes on for hours and hours. If played by the rules most games by an average player will be lucky to last 30 minutes before there is a declared winner.
tvdavis ..yep. That’s me 😂
Lmaooo so true but I acc watched the whole thing 🥴😂
In theory yes, but U very VERY seldom U get to this kind of dominant situation - and if U do, U can just as well build the hotels, because U are winning anyway.
Those who want to learn how to play Monopoly and find this video might discover the modern board gaming hobby. Well done.
I was thinking The same... Great move, Ron
It's actually a brilliant move by Rodney how to reach the masses and teach a classic game. Which may gain viewers and more attention, and also be an April Fool's Joke for us into the hobby.
I was the guy who first played Monopoly and then accidentally dicovered a larger wonderland of board gaming.
@@jackchen129im in your same boat 😂 whats some game boards you advice to play with friends??
I can't believe one can explain the board games with this kind of diligence, seriousness and clarity. I really appreciate the work you do here. Its crystal clear to me now :))
So glad it was helpful Ashvarya!
I never saw anyone in this entire world to give such a thorough explanation of Monoplane game rules. Such a patience you have man, I appreciate your work and bless. 🍀🙏
Thank you kindly Saurav!
NOTE: This is a question that has come up a few times, so I just want to ensure it's especially clear: as stated in the video, a player CANNOT build houses on a property unless they own ALL of the properties of that color set. This means that if you own one red property and another player owns the other two, neither of you can build on red properties. You will have to wait until that player goes bankrupt and hopefully acquire their properties, OR you can trade with them (explained in the video).
Understood, thank you very much for this tutorial and now I finally know how to play monopoly
Hi Rodney, thanks for your great content as always. One question I have that I don't think the video covered: can I mortgage a property if I still have 1 house on another property of the same set? My guess is no, since I can't buy houses if any properties are mortgaged, but it wasn't explicit in the video.
Thanks again, great stuff!
@@Gifts42 You are right, to mortgage any property from a color set, you must first sell off all buildings on all properties of that set.
About mortgages, do you collect the mortgage price once when you decide to mortgage a property, or a few times throughout the game?
@@lucawiebe4598 Once a property is mortgaged, that specific property can't be mortgaged again, unless you pay that mortgage off, then you flip it back over, and then you can mortgage it again.
Tom: "Why I Hate Monopoly"
Rodney: "How to Play Monopoly"
I see the stakes have been raised
Look at the posting date
@@edumelara I'm aware
It works as an April Fool's joke, and I'm sure it's intended that way. The clever bit is it's also a thorough explanation of the rules of how to play Monopoly with the proper rules. It avoids the negative reaction people would have to him doing a video on Monopoly any other day, works as a joke, and it serves as a real rules explanation. Bravo to him for pulling that off!
@@Retro6502 i'm just playing along with the Dice Tower and Watch it Played "rivalry."
Retro, you understood the intentions and timing of this video precisely.
The real April fool's joke = I now actually know how to play Monopoly.
The real April Fool's joke is that everyone you know has been teaching you wrong. This joke has been going on for too many decades.
@@KesSharann ah, a multi-generational, out of season, April Fool's joke
This was 10x funnier done legit than any gag could have hoped to be.
This is by far the greatest Watch It Played ever. Makes me realize how far we’ve come in our hobby and how amazing this community is. Rodney, you’re my favorite!!!
Thanks Giancarlo!
Came here for the jokes, left with a greater appreciation for all that Rodney does for the board gaming world. #TrueProfessional
Branden Sprenger This had to be good practice for him, as seriously as he took this April Fool’s joke.
Finally I can stop arguing with my family about the rules, now that the rule master has spoken. (We lost the rule book long ago).
As good of a video this is, you could also just look up the rulebook- but a video can be more easily understandable sometimes :)
*Sees video* Didn't we do this joke already?
*Rodney actually starts explaining* Oh....oh, we're actually doing this...
This is a terrifying new world and I’m not sure if I want to live in it anymore.
That’s what makes it so amazing. He’s fully committed. “Rolling the included dice, rerolling any ties.”
The joke is that he treated it like any other game (even though most people already know how to play it, and most board gamers despise it.)
@@Sheriff_K honestly outside of official board game tournaments I have never met anybody in my entire 40 years of living new how to play Monopoly the right way. It's annoying that we are all taught to play it the wrong way which is why we all hate it.
It actually is a pretty decent auction game if you play it the right way
Sheriff K most people play it wrong though, everyone just thinks they know the rules.
played Monopoly with my sister and found out we were actually doing some of the actions wrong: like not moving our pieces whenever we rolled double😅 we just kept on rolling until it wasn’t doubled; and also buying houses whenever we feel like it even tho we don’t have the color set yet. Thanks so much for this video! We can Monopoly properly now😂
Have a great time on your next play!
Only Rodney could make Monopoly seem like fun again...nice work as always!
That fact this is unironically a good guide on how to play monopoly of all things
omg April Fool's has already been won. Everyone else can go home.
We are all already home.
@@nightmaregiraffe2671 Underrated comment.
My Cat's Breath Smells Like Cat Food don’t be snooty. Makes people like you less, and eventually you’ll be soloing unsoloable games while you cry and cry all alone.
I know it's an April Fool's joke, but I ended up watching the whole video. Watching you teach how to play Monopoly was more entertaining that playing Monopoly!
I think that was the joke. Everyone watched it completely through waiting... Waiting... WAITING....
That's not a high bar...
RIGHT??? me too. i actually found it interesting. considering that monopoly is a game we probably ALL played as a kid. Now we know the actual rules.
I’ve fought my whole family to stop playing of the house rules. I don’t enjoy playing this as much as I do other games but I’ll play it with family. It’s funny being one of the few people who actually know how to play.
@@canaboost Waiting for.... THE BOX FLIP! (17:22)
I love that when he said to find a suitable replacement for money, he straight up pulled out Canadian money.
SogekiDan haha yes, that was my favorite part!
Totally should have pulled out Canadian Tire money from his wallet though xD
😂😂😂
Only Rodney could cause me to watch a legit 18-min how to play video for Monopoly. What a master!
Ah, you credited Lizzie Magie. You're a legend.
Agree. Her patented 'Landlord's Game' seems to be a clear precursor to Monopoly, and Parker's Bros must have thought the same or they wouldn't have paid her for her patent in 1934. Darrow definitely made some changes and refined the game, but it's hard to know to what extent, since he was taught some version of the game by players in the early 1930s, and no record of that version survives. So a joint credit for the game is the fairest solution.
@@kascally Darrow was not a game designer. He simply made his own sets and sold them. He did not change or influence any of the game’s design aspects aside from the colors used (which were just the cheapest colors of paint he could find) and the artwork.
I love how he's showing his face more than most of his videos.
And that face is always just an ounce away from laughter.
I'm just always happy to be sharing games :)
@@WatchItPlayed omg you came to this comment after 5 years!
Lol Rodney, I like the fact that you didn't put the game in your shelf like you always do at the end of your videos :)
Also didn't pull it out of his shelf either XD
I didn’t catch that. Amazing.
A good April Fool's joke should always include a tell.
He should've just casually tossed it in the trash
I actually learned something, that I will never use, but learned all the same. I didn’t know or forgot that a player that received a mortgaged property pay the total right away or the 10%. Thanks Rodney !
Amazing! You wrote an entire 18+ minute scrip for Monopoly and went through all the rules. Well done.
This may actual be useful for some people who play with free parking, no auctions, etc..
You pulled that off brilliantly. You actually made it sound more interesting than it actuality is. 😊
I just realized it's really Rodney's tutorials that compel me to try and play some of these games. Now I feel attracted to playing Monopoly...
20 minutes of pure nostalgia with the biggest grin plastered across my face! Love this dude!
I love how the joke of this episode is sincerely teaching how to play a mainstream board game that's very divisive among the board gaming community and is essentially the punching bag of board games for The Dice Tower, the most iconic board game TH-cam channel.
This is master-class April Fools humor, right there.
This must be a very Canadian-style way of playing. I didn't see the part where everyone argues over who gets to be the banker, the cursing and swearing over losing the Boardwalk and Park Place Monopoly, nor the table flip at the end of the game.
I used to think that the "board flip" was a joke. Nope. My sister actually flipped the board when she started to lose at "Cheater's Edition."
Also, nice commitment to this one ;). I love our Canadian humour.
You do realise, this could become your most watched video?
This 2 year old video just popped up on my feed. It's super interesting to watch Rodney teaching Monopoly in his format.
I think it's a testament to the great work he does, contrasting how ingrained Monopoly is in our subconsciousness, that makes this video so great.
Thanks so much for the kind words on the video :)
Today after playing monopoly over the span of almost 40 years I learned the core rule of auctioning which I have never applied as I was not aware of it. I feel this helps fixing the gameplay massively and looking forward playing it soon correctly and without gameplay ruining "house rules"
I'd say that's probably the rule most people doesn't realize exists (and certainly changes the game play quite radically).
1:26 THERE'S A DINOSAUR TOKEN IN THIS GAME!!!?
I'm so gonna buy this game.
Yeah, really! I used to always pick the dog, but not anymore.
I know right?
Ross, is that you?
I like your pfp
Does anyone know where to find this game? I went down to my local games store and they've never heard of it.
Maybe it's out of print?
Mike Price walmart
the old one is from 1930 i think, so try fleemarkets. but it reprinted in ALOT of other themes :) now in the end it uses credidcards LOL
Bought mines from Amazon
I just got one from target yesterday
@@brad2718 boo
What a legend! Rodney is a treasure to the board gaming community. Your videos are appreciated. It helped me to understand and especially enjoy a number of games.
Thank the lord I found a video like yours. I felt so humbled to have you explain the entire game, as you're correct, most of my life we "winged" some of the rules not actually knowing the full detail of how to play.
My son is soon turning eight and has been getting me to play Monopoly everyday for a good two hours! I am more than ecstatic to play our next time and hopefully implement the proper rules for him so he's able to teach friends and family!!
Thank-you very much!!!
A real pleasure to be able to assist - I hope you get to have lots of fun gaming sessions together :)
My OCD really appreciated the manner in which you laid out the houses, with all being oriented in the same direction.
Awesome! This is just additional proof that you are a great game teacher/instructor! I actually found myself going back a couple times to verify I heard a rule correct and then was like "Oh, ok." Like I haven't played Monopoly a million times. Lol. Thank you!
Looks amazing! Any idea if a reprint is coming to Kickstarter???????
I don't know, it's a pretty small indie company..
I hope it has expansions, solo-mode, and a deluxe version! I'm going all-in!
Thanks for showing people how this game is actually played!
After 21 years since owning a Monopoly board game, I have found a very instructional video on how to play the game.
I hope this was helpful!
@@WatchItPlayed It was. Thank you!
This is the best monopoly tutorial out there
I really learnt alot from it
So glad it was helpful!
Thanks! Needed a laugh today. Looks like you had some fun in self-quarantine.
You can tell this man really puts lots of effort into making this video, it's really well planned out and organized I have to say. I noticed all the little details like the order of the dice flips to explain certain scenarios, also the breakpoint on the red load bar are all named and broken down as well as in the description. Great explanation, great video and well organized. Bravo!!!
Very kind of you to say Brian - glad you enjoyed!
That spin at the beginning though
Despite the bad rap this game gets, I bet it brings back a lot of fond memories for many folks in the gaming community. Thanks for the April Fool's gift Rodney. Loved it. Now this hard core gamer has to go out and buy a copy of Monopoly. ;-) Cheers from Kemptville, ON.
best explanation.i was looking for a tutorial for monopoly.this is best
Thank you - glad you enjoyed!
Such a great, classic game. I have so many fond memories around the Monopoly board. Glad to see it get the proper rules treatment from Watch it Played! Hope you are doing okay up north. Stay well!!
I don’t know how you did it, but I kind of want to play monopoly now.
Probably because Rodney is great at making games look good.
@@Urtho Part of the hate of Monopoly is that people have grown up playing it wrong so it drags on for hours. The 2 biggest culprits are - 1 - ignoring the fact that you can buy property you dont land on through bidding 2 - putting money menat for the bank in the middle and giving that to people who land on free parking
I like how Monopoly wasn't allowed on your shelves, so the box flipping intro had to be altered.
Plz tell if one of the property of a colour set is with another player and we want it to make our houses (by having all properties of same colour code) so at what price will he give it to us and what if he doesn't agrees to give?
Anyone can offer to buy a property from anyone at any time, and as long as they agree on the price, then you can buy it from them. If both people can't agree on the price than there is no sale.
Thanks for this. is there an online reliable game of Monopoly that can be played offline
Do you have a youtube video of the game being played
I haven't played online, so I'm not sure - and I don't currently have a play through of Monopoly on the channel. Thanks for checking out the tutorial Tony!
Thanks Rodney! That's really fun)))
Can't wait to see Twister and Jenga videos in upcoming years)
This is obviously the Canadian version of Monopoly. Any chance we can get a video detailing how to convert the instructions from metric?
Just multiple everything by 2.2 and your conversions are complete...
Oh boy, can't wait until we see the other 4736283 versions of monopoly in the channel! Also, does canadian money holds the same value as monopoloy money?
Yes.
I hope this will be a "gateway video", that make people watch Rodneys other videos and find this awesome hobby.
I hope so too Tom. If people enjoy Monopoly, that's perfectly fine, but maybe this video will help them discover some other gems they didn't know existed.
This is the most quick, concise, clear, & fun lesson on how to play monopoly anywhere. Thank you!
So glad you liked it - thanks Juno!
4:01 "suitable replacement" LOL
While it is far from my first choice, I actually like Monopoly in 2-player mode. Plays reasonably quickly and - played correctly - has some interesting decisions in the beginning with the auctioning process, since there isn't enough cash in the game to buy up everything.
This is brilliant work. I normally despise April Fool's Day, but Rodney did it exactly right. Thanks so much for this.
When being moved by a card and ending up on an owned space that has houses or a hotel built on it, must you pay as you normally would when landing on that tile? Thanks.
Yep, sure do!
@WatchItPlayed if we auction the property off and when we start at 10, does someone put 10 or get 10 from the bank and put it there?
Someone has to put in $10, you don't get $10 for free.
FINALLY! I wanted to learn how to play this underappreciated gem for years.
My friends: *Watches 2 mins* Aight, lets play
me: *Watches the whole vid* Big brain time
My friends: *Lose instantly*
Me: *Like a boss*
Way to go :)
Thanks Rodney! I didn't know I needed to return the remaining player tokens to the box. Usually I just keep them lying on the table where the cats or toddlers get to them, causing much frustration and discord. Cheers!
I'm here for those levels of details!
Can you make a video about monopoly global village? I can't seem to find any videos about it!
Thanks for the interest! I talk a bit about that here: th-cam.com/video/EdtDuvIUa6A/w-d-xo.html&t=342
Hey I have another question if a player just passed go but they rolled doubles 3 times in a row do they still collect 200 or do they not get it.
Hey there, I'm always happy to try to help with rules questions, but if the answer is provided in the video, than I have to direct you there. You'll find an index in the description to help you find the section you might be looking for.
Great content. Actually solved questions I stumbled upon while playing. Appreciate the video!
Glad it helped Brian!
Mee to
When is it coming to Kickstarter? I don't see a link in the info.
When does Kickstarter begins? Hype!!!
I love monopoly been playing it since I was a kid now I pass it on to my child and still playing it with him
I hope you have a great time playing together!
The best video i have seen so far on the topic.
Started this game like 3 days ago, and am in love of it.
So glad you're having fun playing - thanks for the kind words on the video!
@@WatchItPlayed On what amount the mortage property can be sold to other players?
@@TheDataArchitect Whatever amount they agree to. Get as much as they're willing to pay :)
@@WatchItPlayed So that means, selling property(open or mortgaged) to other players is better than to give it to the bank. Unless we want to keep the property.
@@TheDataArchitect If you can get a better price... it's maybe better. Of course, now your opponent has another property you might land on and have to pay rent to them for. Figuring out what's "best" in a game, usually happens at the table, based on the situation. It can be hard to say that one option or another is always best or better.
Best line:
'Suitable replacement' --> Proceeds to take out more monopoly money from wallet
That was actual Canadian money. We have plastic money that's a lot different than most other countries
Jackson Reynolds I know, I’m Canadian :) Our money is known to look a lot like Monopoly money, hence the joke.
Hahaha Rodney’s trolling us! 😂😂
Dude, I just love how this guy explains games ❤️
Thank you!
Man, I could not thank you enough! Im currently replicating monopoly fully in Minecraft and its really hard to get the rules and everything since the computer follows a stright dialouge of instructions that basicly consist and build on top of these rules so I have to specify every single detail and it can be frustrating hard to get your head around, how this may all works and when to display what. This helped a ton!!! Thanks man!! Got so many notes now 😂
So nice to know this was helpful with your current build project - sounds awesome!
i have ben playing monopoly wrong for my whole life but after watching this video i was shocked about how every single rule i messed up lol i gotta subscribe
Glad it's helping!
What the hell? Ah, April 1st :D either that or Rodney's got cabin fever and this is the only game left in his collection he hasn't done a video for :)
Perfect time for some humor but this has got to be one of the the best rules videos yet. I still have no desire to play Monopoly but if I do, this is the place to go.
Set Collection, Miniatures, Auction Mechanics, why is this not #1 on BGG?
I started to "thumbs up" this post and then realized someone might actually take me seriously. So I'll just say, "Your comment brought me a smile and a laugh. Thank you."
@@annereynolds7930 I am expecting so much shade for saying it, but it is April 1st, so harmless fun.
Came for the joke, but stayed to once-and-for-all learn these actual rule's I've been hearing so much about.
Hey can you arbitrarily move between railway stations you own? That's a rule we used to play with but I haven't come across it anywhere.
Please clarify!!!
That is not a rule in the regular edition of Monopoly, so that might just be something someone you played with made up.
@@WatchItPlayed ok thanks
SAVAGE MOVE my friend 😂
I like how Canadian sets have American properties, but are bi-lingual with French.
Do Candyland next year.
but I just noticed the word color is using American English
The joke is that we all get to find out how wrong we were when we played it as kids...
Do we need to pay rent to property owner if we land there after a community chest/chance card?
Yep!
So if none of the players want to auction do you still have to auction the property and one more question how many times can you pay the 50 in jail thanks
You always auction the property. You can pay the $50 any time you want to leave jail.
I came, I saw, I laughed. My how to play would have been. “Throw this in the garbage and get out a good game and play it. ‘“. Only Rodney could make this video engaging. 👍
QUESTION: Did those house/hotel containers come with the game??? 😉😁
I'm quite certain that I never played the rules to this correctly... ever. Thanks Rodney (not sure I'll be playing it any time again soon, but you never know... 2020 COVID quarantine and all...)
Thank you i have been confused 🤔🤔 even though i read the rules but still not understand it, now your video is helpful 😊
Very glad to know it was helpful!
Great video. It brought back many childhood memories. We played Monopoly with about 75% of the rules you covered.
Glad you enjoyed :)
Omg, Rodney, I LOOOVE IT! Thank you for this, I very much needed this today!
Thank you so much for this video and others. I always appreciate how detailed they are and how clearly the rules are covered. My friends and I owe you a great many number of hours playing together.
So very nice of you to say Jonathan - thanks for the kind words!
I didn't even know monopoly had anything other than house rules.
So in order to own a house or hotel you have to own the all the 3 same color properties?
Correct!
after playing with my kids monopoly for the 1st time, i had 2 questions that were not answered in any of the video's i watched, and then i remembered your channel and i thought - this nice and thorough guy for sure have mentioned it, and of course you did!
your videos are the best!!!
Ah, thanks so much Sharon!