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19 questions players ask · Updated Nov 12, 2026 · Full rulebook

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2. Game Preparation 4. Gameplay 5. Take a card 6. Set down a card 7. Anti-Monopoly Chips 8. Point evaluation Optional: Game with rounds

2. Game Preparation

How many Company Cards are taken out at setup?

4. Gameplay

When someone draws the last card from the deck, does the game end immediately or after that turn?
After drawing a card, must you play or discard a card that turn?
Does 'put down a card in front of you or from the market area' mean you take a card from the market to play?

5. Take a card

If several cards are in the market, can you take any one of them?
If every card in the market is one you hold the anti-monopoly chip for, what can you do on your turn?
After taking a company card from the market, can you put a card of that company into the market the same turn?

6. Set down a card

Is there a limit on how many cards can sit in the market area?

7. Anti-Monopoly Chips

Can you add a card to your portfolio if you hold the anti-monopoly chip for that company?
Does being tied with the anti-monopoly chip holder give you an exemption from paying?

8. Point evaluation

Does the anti-monopoly chip break a tie for most shares at game end?
Does the even-number-of-cards no-payoff rule apply only when two players tie for the most cards?
At game end, does the richest player win by chip count or by total chip value?
How many points is each capital chip worth in final scoring?
How many chips does a minority shareholder pay the majority holder, and do those chips flip?
What happens to the three cards left in your hand at the end of the game?
What happens during final scoring if a player can't pay their capital chips?

Optional: Game with rounds

In a multi-round game, is the final winner decided only by the +2, +1 and -1 bonus chips?
In a multi-round game, how is the -1 chip handed out when players tie for last place?