User manual GAMES PC MONOPOLY

[. . . ] MONOPOLYTM PC MANUAL TABLE OF CONTENTS First Things First . . 28 FIRST THINGS FIRST The ReadMe File The MONOPOLY CD-ROM game has a ReadMe file where you can view both the License Agreement and updated information about the game. We strongly encourage you to take the time to read this file in order to get the benefit of changes made after this manual went to print. To view this file, double-click on it in the MONOPOLY directory found on your hard drive (usually C:\Program Files\Infogrames Interactive\Monopoly). [. . . ] Maximum Turns in Jail ­ Number of turns you can stay in jail without having to pay to get out. Jail Fee ­ Amount to pay to get out of Jail. Houses Remaining for Shortage ­ If a player wants to buy a house and if less than this number of houses remains with the Bank, all players qualified to buy houses will be asked if they also want to buy a house. If any other player also wants to buy the house, an auction is held. Default value for houses remaining for shortage is 6. Hotels Remaining for Shortage ­ Default value is 3. Mortgage Interest Rate Percentage ­ Valid rates are between 0 and 20. Auction Time Delay (Seconds) ­ The time MR. MONOPOLY will wait for further bids before saying "Going Once, " etc. Valid times are between 3 and 10 seconds. Properties Dealt at Start ­ Default is 0. Valid numbers are between 0 and "All. " Even Build Rule ­ When possible, houses must be evenly distributed among all properties in a group. The number of houses on any property cannot be more than one greater than any other property. Collect Double Money for Landing on GO ­ If this rule is ON, players will collect twice the selected salary for landing on GO. Free Parking Rule ­ If this rule is ON, $500 is placed on Free Parking at the start of the game. Also, all taxes and fines are put into this space. If a player lands on the space he/she gets the money. If a player wins the money, a new $500 is placed on Free Parking. Futures and Immunities ­ If this rule is ON, as part of a trading transaction, one player may grant a future or an immunity to another player. In terms of a future, this means that the future rent collection rights on the property are transferred to the other player for a number of times. Note: Future rent collection right also applies to the player giving the future. A player may also grant an immunity to another player as part of a trading transaction. This means that the other player is immune from paying rent a specific number of times when he/she lands on a property or set of properties. Short Game Button ­ Click on this button to automatically set the rules for a short game. [. . . ] GOVERNING LAW; ARBITRATION: This Agreement shall be governed by, and any arbitration hereunder shall apply, the laws of the State of New York, U. S. A. , excluding (a) its conflicts of laws principles; (b) the United Nations Convention on Contracts for the International Sale of Goods; (c) the 1974 Convention on the Limitation Period in the International Sale of Goods (the "1974 Convention"); and (d) the Protocol amending the 1974 Convention, done at Vienna April 11, 1980. Any dispute, controversy or claim arising out of or relating to this Agreement or to a breach hereof, including its interpretation, performance or termination, shall be finally resolved by arbitration. The arbitration shall be conducted by three (3) arbitrators, one to be appointed by Infogrames Interactive, one to be appointed by You and a third being nominated by the two arbitrators so selected or, if they cannot agree on a third arbitrator, by the President of the American Arbitration Association ("AAA"). The arbitration shall be conducted in English and in accordance with the commercial arbitration rules of the AAA. [. . . ]