In classic MONOPOLY the Banker gives each player $1,500:
- 2 - $500 bills
2 - $100 bills
2 - $50 bills
6 - $20 bills
5 - $10 bills
5 - $5 bills
5 - $1 bills
All remaining money goes to the Bank. The Bank pays salaries and bonuses, sells and auctions properties and hands out their proper Title Deed cards, sells houses and hotels to the players and loans money when required on mortgages. The Bank also collects all taxes, fines, loans and interest, and the price of all properties which it sells and auctions.
The Banker usually acts as the auctioneer. When more than five play, one player can be the Banker and another player can be the auctioneer.
About Home offers tips on how to win at MONOPOLY and the Huffington Post gives pointers on how to play MONOPOLY correctly.
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