Beginners Guide to Monopoly Here and Now

In Monopoly Here and Now the game play is still the same as the classic Monopoly game. You have to buy property in which you will eventually build houses and hotels. The game ends when one person has all the money and the other players are bankrupt.

The Monopoly for the new millennium however has changed a few details of the game. The pieces that you play with have changed and you can no longer be the thimble, boot, old, etc.

Monopoly Here and Now - What Has Changed

In the new Monopoly Here and Now the money has changed. Instead of each player starting out with $1,500 you will now begin the game with $2 Million. In the options menu, you get to change this up to $20 million. When you pass go you now get $2 million instead of the old $200 dollars in Monopoly Here and Now. Jail now costs $500,000 and not the $50 that was paid in the original Monopoly. You can no longer buy the trains, they have been replaced by major US airports.

Monopoly Here and Now - Game Tokens/Pieces

In the old games of Monopoly, tokens that you could play with were:

Flatiron, car, thimble, shoe, top hat, dog, wheelbarrow, horse and rider, battleship and the cannon.

These pieces have all been upgraded to new items in Monopoly Here and Now. Not only are the game pieces new but to the dismay of many classic Monopoly fans, the game pieces are now branded by many different Corporations.

MacDonald French fries

Starbucks coffee

Toyota Prius

New Balance tennis shoe

Motorola RAZR cell phone

Airplane

Labradoodle

Laptop

Monopoly Here and Now - Monopoly Board

Just about everything in Monopoly Here and Now has changed including the places on the Monopoly board. Starting at GO and moving clockwise the new places are:

GO - Collect $2 Million when you pass it

Jacobs Field, Cleveland - $600,000

Community Chest

Texas Stadium, Dallas - $600,000

Income Tax - Pay 10% or $2 Million

O'Hare International Airport - $2 Million

Chance

Gateway Arch, St. Louis - $1 Million

Mall of America, Minneapolis - $1.2 Million

Jail - Roll doubles or pay $500,000 to get out of jail

Centennial Olympic Park, Atlanta - $1.4 Million

Cell Phone Service - $1.5 Million

Red Rocks Amphitheatre, Denver - $1.4 Million

Liberty Bell, Philadelphia - $1.6 Million

Los Angeles International Airport - $2 Million

South Beach, Miami - $1.8 Million

Community Chest

Johnson Space Center, Houston - $1.8 Million

Pioneer Square, Seattle - $2 Million

Free Parking

Camel Back Mountain, Phoenix - $2.2 Million

Waikiki Beach, Honolulu - $2.2 Million

Disney World, Orlando - $2.4 Million

John F. Kennedy International Airport - $2 Million

French Quarters, New Orleans - $2.6 Million

Hollywood, Los Angeles - $2.6 Million

Internet Service - $1.5 Million

Golden Gate Bridge - San Francisco - $2.8 Million

Go To Jail

Las Vegas BLVD, Las Vegas - $3 Million

Wrigley Field, Chicago - $3 Million

Community Chest

White House, Washington D.C - $3.2 Million

Hartsfield Jackson Atlanta International Airport - $2 Million

Chance

Fenway Park, Boston - $3.5 Million

Times Square, New York - $4 Million

Income Tax

In Monopoly Here and Now the income tax has been raised to $2 Million or you could still choose to pay the 10%. Generally, it is best to pay the $2 million and call it a day. If you choose to pay the 10%, you will almost always end up paying well above the $2 million because you are not just paying 10% on the available cash that you have. You are also paying 10% on mortgaged, un-mortgaged and the price of all buildings owned by you. Choose to pay the $2 million, even if you have to mortgage a property or two to make up the money.

To show you what I mean, two times I tried to pay 10% and I lost badly. The first time I had $4 million and after paying the 10% I ended up paying over $6 million. The second time I chose to pay the 10% I had $8 million and when I paid the percentage, I owed the bank over $1 million because I was charged over $9 million. The income tax percentage is tricky and you should only try to pay it early in the game when you do not have much money or properties.