Throw the first die who never cheated playing Monopoly. The new rules of the game not only allow as they encourage cheating, as long as they don't get caught. "Shame is not stealing, it is being caught", could be the motto of this new version.
Whoever sneaked money out of the bank when the other players were not watching? Or tried not to pay the rent when "fell" in Rossio? Did the crime pay off when no one else noticed? What were the arguments that these gestures generated when someone discovered the cheating?
The game's maker concluded that more than half of the Monopoly players cheat and decided to integrate it into the game. A new version comes out this year with new rules that not only allow but encourage and reward those who deceive rivals.
"Monopoly: Cheater Edition" has 15 new cards that give players secret directions: from stealing bank money to moving another player's pin or sneaking a hotel on your property. If you can do it without anyone giving it, you are rewarded with money or property.
But if you get caught ... on the back of the "cheat card" is the consequence, the biggest one going to jail, truly handcuffed and getting stuck on the board.
For the first time, there is not a single banker - each player is in charge of the bank in turn to play, and then passes to the next player. This makes it easier for everyone to be able to execute, for example, the "Bank Robbery".
Hasbro said he still had only release dates for the new game for the English-speaking countries in the autumn.