
- BGG rank
- BGG #28,451
- BGG rating
- 4.9
Investor
- 2–6 players
- 90 min
- Complexity 2.0/5

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

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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.
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.
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.
The listed playing time for Bance! is 90 minutes. This is the publisher’s estimate for a full game. The actual duration depends on the group, the player count and familiarity with the rules: first sessions usually run longer, while experienced groups often finish faster. Setup and teaching time are not included in this estimate.
The catalogue lists Bance! for ages 8 and up. This is the publisher’s recommendation and reflects reading demands, rule complexity and small components rather than theme alone. Younger players can often join with help from an adult, so check the age guidance on your edition and consider your group’s experience with board games.
Bance! belongs to these categories: Humor, Economic, and Party Game. Its main mechanics are Push Your Luck, Auction / Bidding, and Roll / Spin and Move. Categories describe the theme and setting of a game, while mechanics describe what players actually do on their turns. Each mechanic links to a catalogue hub with similar games, which helps when you want something comparable.
The credited designers of Bance! are: Dr. Mike Reddy FRSA. These credits come from the published game data and name the people responsible for the game’s design, not its illustrators or publishers. Designer pages on MeepleRules collect other titles by the same designers, which helps when you enjoy a game and want to find similar ones.
The catalogue lists Bance! as an expansion for Monopoly. Expansions add new content, rules or scenarios to the base game and usually cannot be played on their own, so you need Monopoly to use it. Check that your edition of Monopoly is compatible, as some expansions were revised between editions.