Bance!

Expansion for Monopoly

Bance!

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Plain-language explanations of turns, card effects and disputed situations, with official source references and saved question history.

  • 2–8 players
  • 90 min
  • 8+

Rules assistant for Bance!

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Bance! is an expansion for Monopoly released in 2012 for 2–8 players, 90 minutes per game, and ages 8 and up. It was designed by Dr. Mike Reddy FRSA and its main mechanics are Push Your Luck, Auction / Bidding, and Roll / Spin and Move.

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About the game

The challenge was to create a game that uses all the worst bits of many of the bad games that Flip the Table regularly disparage, including roll-and-play ("Surprise!") and press-your-luck games, but especially Monopoly because @tableflipsyou actually likes Monopoly! The game essentially consists of players bidding for turn order, with payments paid to subsequent players, with the added complication of the need for money to be exchanged due to restricted access to various denominations. This is followed by choice of a variety of dice movement strategies, in order to arrive back at GO! with exactly $200 (no more, no less). During movement, if two players arrive at the same square a variant of SNAP (The BANCE! action) allows for players to steal one another's money. NOTE: The game is deliberately complex and there is a strong possibility that it will last for a long time, depending on whether players have realised that it is intended to be torturous.

Editions

  • Bance!(Web published)2012

Questions and answers

Bance! supports 2–8 players according to the catalogue. This range comes from the publisher’s listed player count, so the game can be set up for any group size within it. Some setups, rules and scoring details may still vary by player count, so check your edition’s rulebook for the exact configuration.