House rules for Monopoly Deal

Zaragata has 40 house rules for Monopoly Deal in 2 rule sets, such as Eviction Notice, Collection Day, and Rent Strike. Read them here. At the table, a character reads each rule out loud the moment its card is played, usually at a friend's expense.

Rent Is Due, by zaragata

Eviction Notice

Take one property from another player's table, as long as it is not part of a full set, and add it to yours.

Said by The Sheriff

Collection Day

Every other player pays you 1M.

Said by The Enforcer

Rent Strike

For the rest of the game, you pay half of any rent charged to you, rounded up.

Said by The Boss

Fake Birthday

It is your birthday again. Every other player sings you one line of happy birthday, and anyone who refuses pays you 2M.

Said by The Vamp

Insider Trading

Look at ____'s hand and move its most valuable money or action card into your bank. None there? Take 1M from their bank instead.

(the name is filled at the table)

Landlord's Cut

For the rest of the game, whenever another player plays a Rent card, they pay you 1M.

Said by The Warlord

On the List

Until your next turn, nobody can make you pay anything.

Said by The Doorman

Hostile Merger

Swap one of your properties for any property on another player's table, even one from a full set.

Said by The Clerk

Golden Handshake

Every other player hands you one card of their choice from their hand.

Said by The Deadpan

Rent Collector

For the rest of the game, anyone paying you must say thank you, landlord, out loud.

Forget, and pay 1M more.

Said by The Headmistress

Charity Drive

Give cards worth at least 2M from your bank to whoever has the smallest bank, not counting you, your choice if tied. Less than 2M in your bank? Give all of it.

Said by The Comforter

Back Rent

Pay every other player 1M.

Said by The Optimist

Borrowed for Keeps

____ takes one property from your table that is not part of a full set.

(the name is filled at the table)

Bricks Before Cash

The next two times you owe anything, you must pay with properties before money.

Said by The Night Nurse

Housewarming

Stand up and give ____ a tour of your properties, set by set, like an estate agent. Then pay them 1M for their time.

(the name is filled at the table)

Interest Rates

For the rest of the game, any rent you pay costs 1M more.

Said by The Auditor

Bounced Cheque

Put the highest money card in your bank on the discard pile.

Said by The Trickster

Tenant Complaint

Every other player names one thing wrong with your properties. You decide whose complaint was funniest and pay them 1M.

Said by The Gossip

Open House

Lay your hand face up on the table until your next turn.

Said by The Grandpa

Pay and Squat

The next three times you pay anything, do five squats first.

Said by The Coach

Small Print, by zaragata

Loophole

For the rest of the game, the first Just Say No played against you does nothing.

Said by The Headmistress

Refund

Take back one property that was taken from you this game, from wherever it sits now. Nothing taken yet? Draw two cards instead.

Said by The Enforcer

Due Diligence

Look at every other player's hand.

Said by The Announcer

Spot Check

Turn over the top card of the draw pile and choose a player to pay you its value. A card with no value counts as 1M. Then discard it.

Said by The Arbiter

Rubber Stamp

For the rest of the game, you may play four cards a turn instead of three.

Said by The Clerk

Sign Here

Choose a player. They sign their name in the air with one finger, then you take a card at random from their hand.

Said by The Boss

Bigger Wallet

For the rest of the game, you may keep up to ten cards in your hand at the end of your turn instead of seven.

Said by The Doorman

Late Fee

Choose a player. The next time they pay anyone anything, they pay you 1M on top.

Said by The Warlord

Direct Debit

For the rest of the game, whenever ____ plays a Pass Go, they give you one of the cards they draw.

(the name is filled at the table)

Lost and Found

Search the discard pile for any one card and put it in your hand.

Said by The Deadpan

Admin Fee

For the rest of the game, every time you play an action card, put 1M from your bank on the discard pile.

Said by The Auditor

Show Your Workings

Count your bank out loud, card by card, like a very tired bank clerk. Get the total wrong, and pay 1M to the player on your left.

Said by The Comforter

On Hold

Until your next turn, hum hold music whenever another player is taking their turn.

Said by The Optimist

Customer Survey

Every other player rates your game so far out of ten, out loud. Pay 1M to whoever scores you lowest, your choice if tied.

Said by The Hype Man

Returned to Sender

Pick up the last property you put down and return it to your hand.

Said by The Night Nurse

Joint Account

Until the end of your next turn, ____ may pay their debts out of your bank as well as their own.

(the name is filled at the table)

Paperwork

For the rest of the game, say I hereby declare before you play any action card.

Forget, and the card goes on the discard pile with no effect.

Said by The Storyteller

Overdraft

Discard cards from your hand until you hold three.

Said by The Trickster

Queue Here

Stand behind your chair until your next turn, like you are waiting in a very long queue.

Said by The Coach

Thank-You Note

Give a short, heartfelt thank-you speech to whoever last took something from you this game, then tip them 1M. Nobody has yet? Thank the player on your right.

Said by The Grandpa

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