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How to End a Game of Monopoly Early — Fairly
To end Monopoly early without a fight, agree on a stopping point (a time or round limit), then rank everyone by total net worth — cash plus property, house, and hotel value, with mortgaged deeds at half. Highest net worth wins. This is the same measure the official rules use to find the richest player, so it's the fair way to call a game at any time.
Why Monopoly feels like it never ends
Officially, Monopoly ends only when every player but one has gone bankrupt — which can take hours. Most tables quit long before that, and then argue about who "would have" won. You don't have to guess: there's an objective measure built into the rules.
The fair way to stop: net worth
Whenever you decide to stop, the fair winner is simply the richest player by total assets:
| Counts toward net worth | Value |
|---|---|
| Cash | Face value |
| Unmortgaged deeds | Printed price |
| Houses & hotels | Build cost |
| Mortgaged deeds | Half price |
How to agree on a stopping point
- Time limit — e.g. "we stop at 9:00." Simple and predictable.
- Round limit — "everyone gets 10 more turns, then we count."
- First bankruptcy — stop the moment one player is out, and rank the rest by net worth.
Set it before tempers flare, and nobody can claim the ending was unfair.
Call the game instantly. Photograph each player's cash and deeds, and SettleScore ranks everyone by net worth — no counting, no arguing.
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