[vmception]

whaaat? I never knew there were auctions if another player didn't purchase. does it occur when a player doesn't have the money to purchase yet too?

the fandom wikipedia page says "Interestingly, this is one of the most-often overlooked aspects of the game." ya don't say.

[voidfunc]

The problem is the auction mechanic is too complex for young kids so it rarely gets taught.

The second problem is young kids make dumb moves causing themselves to go bankrupt really quickly which causes crying/tantrums/etc so parents and older siblings do everything possible to make the game eat up as much time as possible (e.g. house rule - giving out cash on free parking)

[aspaceman]

With full auctions and adults going at it, Monopoly is brutal, mean and not really fun for kids.

As a kid I would get knocked out super quick by my uncle, who would then typically have a 6 hour non-stop Monopoly throwdown with my mother after they eliminate the casuals.

Everyone else who played would get their feelings hurt but those two were absolutely brutal with each other and loved it.

[dragonwriter]

> With full auctions and adults going at it, Monopoly is brutal, mean and not really fun for kids.

Monopoly is, by design, brutal, mean, and not fun.

That it somehow became popular entertainment anyway is...well, I’m not sure what it is. But something.

[travisjungroth]

If they're playing for six hours after other people have been eliminated, either they're also casuals or they have house rules that are keeping money in the economy.

[TylerE]

That's kinda the point. It's really a game about the evils of capitalism.

[dragonwriter]

> does it occur when a player doesn't have the money to purchase yet too?

It happens when the player doesn’t buy, whether by choice or lack of cash. Technically, “yet” isn’t right, though, it’s always “any more” since starting cash is (far) more than the most expensive property on the board.

[tapland]

I read the rules of the Swedish version again.

It's very specific in that if it isn't bought, it HAS to be auctioned and it HAS to be sold and that any amount can be bid.

[bluGill]

A very useful thing if you know everyone else is low on cash. More than once I've landed on an expensive property I wanted, but sent it up for auction knowing that nobody else could afford to bid up to face value.

[vmception]

Wait the person that landed on it can also participate in the auction!?

Wwwhat I need to see experienced people playing this game by the official rules or whatever the consensus is, since official seems to change over time too

[bombcar]

Yes, everyone can bid. You can use this to get properties for less than the mortgage value and then immediately mortgage it.

[Symbiote]

That's been the rules for decades in the British edition (my family's older copy is from the 1950s).