MonoPalm

-- Disclaimer --

MonoPalm IS NOT the official PalmOS version of the famous game Monopoly(R) from Hasbro.

Please visit www.handmark.com/products/monopoly for the official registred PalmOS version of Monopoly(R).

When you first launch the program, you have to select the game's database you want to play with.

You can of course change it for each new game.

Be careful : if no database was downloaded, you can't play !

Because of the small screen size, I did not have room enough to show the title bar... So, you have to tap the "Menu" Graffiti place to bring it down.

At any time, you can have information about Property Title, special spaces or players, just by tapping the different areas of the board.

Remember you can only leave MonoPalm before a die throw (after a turn is over). The current game is saved and restored next time you launch the program.

Players tokens are set on the "Go" space and their Name, Current Fund and Space are displayed in the board's center area.

At any time you can tap a player's Name to see his patrimony details.

Then, the player is offered the ability to manage his patrimony in different ways : buy the Property Title, buy or sell houses, mortgage, take a loan, make a transaction with another player.

When the "Continue" button has been pressed, the turn is over and the next player's turn begins.

Attention : when a player throws a double 3 consecutive times, he goes directly to jail !

Mortgage one or more properties.
For each property you want to mortgage, you get half of the buying price from the bank.
Still owner, you don't collect anything when another player stops upon a mortgaged title and you can't build on the title's family.

A player can stand a maximum of 3 turns in jail.

When his turn comes, different options may be allowed :

• Pass your turn : if the 3 turns are not over, the player stays in jail
• Throw dice : if the player trow a double, he goes out of jail and moves his token of the number shown on dice; or else, he stays in jail...
• Pay a fine : if the player have enough money, he pays the amount indicated (ex. : $ 50 for the US version) and throws the dice to move his token
• Use a card : when the player owes a "Go out of jail free" card (picked up from "Chance" or "Community Chest"), he can use it and go out of jail for free. Then he throws dice and moves his token
• Buy a card : if another player owes a "Go out of jail free" card, the prisoner may buy it if the owner agrees. When this option is selected, the amount can be entered. The player then goes out of jail and throws dice to move his token

When you owe all the titles of a family (color), if none is mortgaged, if at least 1 have enough room to receive a house and if you have enough money, you can build on this family.
When you owe at least 1 house, you can sell it.

Enter the number of houses to build (or sell) on each family.
The <?> button shows you the number of buildings upon each title of the family.

On the family's color are displayed the number of houses already built on the group and the maximum to buy.

If you have more than 4 families, a vertical bar let you scroll them.

When at least 1 of your properties is not mortgaged, you can mortgage it.
If you have 1 property mortgaged and enough money for, you can unmortgage the property.

Check the title(s) you want to mortgage (or unmortgage).

If you have more than 4 properties, a vertical bar let you scroll them.

If the Game Options allows loans, you can contract or refund loan(s).

You can contract a maximum of 4 simultaneous loans.
Tap the <New loan> button to contract a new loan and then enter the amount, the number of turns and the kind of loan you wish.
The interest rate is modified along the game.

On the list, check the loans you want to refund and tap <Repayment> button.

The <?> button displays loan details.

Each time you pass "Go", you have to pay the interests, according to your current loans.

A special window displays the summary of the interests you have to pay.
Once again, you can display loan details by tapping the <?> button.

The total interests amount is subtracted from your funds when you tap <OK>.

When 1 player owes a property, any player can deal with him.

First, select properties you want to sell or exchange plus, eventually, an optional amount.

Then, go to second step (button '->') and select the player you want to deal with.
This one selects the properties he wants to sell or exchange plus, eventually, an optional amount.

You can buy a property only if the bank owes it and if you have enough money.
You cannot continue (end your turn) while you are in deficit (your funds must not be negative).

This screen shows you all the information relative to a property.

You find the buying and mortgage price (always 1/2 of the buying price), the family color and the rent amount, according with the number of houses.
The bold amount shows you the applicable rent (bare ownership = no building).

Remark : when you owe all the properties of a family, the "Bare ownership" is doubled.

For railroad stations, the rent depends on the number of stations owned by the player.
The bold amount is the applicable rent.

For utilities, the rent is dice amount multipied by the current game coefficient for one or two utilities, depending on how many the player owes.

Game Options allows you to setup a few things for the game :

• <Traditional game> button : set the default options for traditional game rules
• Options :
  • Purchase allowed on first turn : some variant games of the game allows property buying only from the second turn of the game.
    Check this option to allow properties buying from 1st turn (traditional game)
  • Transactions when all cards sold : initial game doesn't allow transactions between players before all properties are sold.
    Check this option to prohibit transactions before everything has been sold (traditional game)
  • Actions during a turn in jail : allow or not a player in jail to buy or sell houses, mortgage, take a loan, offer a transaction...
    Check this option to allow actions during the turn of a player in jail (traditional game)
  • Loans allowed : this possibility does not exist in the initial game.
    Check this option to allow players to take loans from the bank
  • Confirm each action : check this option for a message to be displayd when you perform any action (buying of a property, buying / selling of houses, mortgages...)
• Stop on "Go" : choose the amount to give to each player when his token stops on "Go".
  This option allows a variant that many people are using : doubling the normal salary when a token stops on "Go".
• Animations : use the slider to change dice or token animation speed on the board. The more the slider is on the right, the faster the animation is.
  Put the slider on the most right position for no animation
• <Page 2.> button : displays the second options window (see below)

• 'Free Parking' options :
  • Income Tax : check this option if you want that when a player stops upon this space, the Income amount goes the the "Free Parking"
• Luxury Tax (US - 'Super Tax' for UK) : the same as "Income Tax"
• 'Out of jail' fine : check this option for the fine allowed by the current game for going out of jail (or when the 3 turns are over) goes to the "Free Parking"
• 'Chance' & 'Community Chest' : check this option for fines or amounts to pay because of a "Chance" or "Community Chest" card goes to the "Free Parking"
• Initial capital : amount given to each player when begining a new game (ex. : $ 1,500 for the US version).

In the initial monopoly game, fines and other amounts ars not added to the "Free Parking". However, this way of playing is widely held.