MONOPOLY name and character, as well as each of the distinctive elements of board and playing pieces are trademarks of Hasbro, Inc. Nowhere in the rules does it explicitly state players are allowed to normally cheat/steal from the bank, but at the same time it is never explicitly barred either.

The game ends when all the Properties have been purchased and each player makes it back to the GO space. The six tokens used in a game of Monopoly Cheaters Edition are based on those in the main game, although they have a slight cheating twist. When it comes to cheating at board games, you really need to know the people that you’re playing with when you decide how much, if any, you can get away with. The rules make no mention of how the person needs to find out you cheated, only that they need to find out before the next turn. For example, if you draw one telling you to pay money, just pretend it said to take 100 from the bank and quickly put it on the bottom of the pile.It’s annoying and it distracts you from your strategy and from making sure you collect all of the rent that you’re due. Throughout the game, keep an eye on the Cheat cards on the board so you can plan which to use and so you can watch other players to see if they're trying to cheat. Tuesday, Hasbro launched a Monopoly CheatBot to let players tattle on friends and family stretching the rules of the game. You may decide it’s best to add a few house rules though, to prevent absolute carnage when you play! However, if you plan to cheat then being the banker will give you a great advantage as you, quite literally, hold all the cards (and cash).

If you really want all of the railroads, and another player owns one of those properties, try to set up an agreement that allows you both to get the properties you want. For rulebook sticklers, Hasbro has also put out the Monopoly CheatBot, an app that lets players rat out charlatans and issue punishments over Facebook Messenger. Instead, keep your money in a messy pile and it will be virtually impossible for anyone to know how much money you’ve actually got. Unfortunately, all presidents after Reagan continued this line of thinking, which allowed for further corporate consolidation.A big one was board flipping–the act in which an angry or mischievous player turns a board on its side so the pieces scatter everywhere and the game can’t continue.