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To make a house in a business-style board game like Monopoly or House of Gifts, a player must typically own all properties within a color group and have sufficient funds to purchase the house from the bank. They also need to ensure that all properties within the color group are unmortgaged. Additionally, the bank must have houses available for purchase.
Here's a more detailed breakdown:
1. Own a Complete Color Group:
In games like Monopoly, players need to own all the properties of a specific color group (e.g., all the light blue properties).
This means purchasing all properties in that color group from the bank or other players.
2. Unmortgage Properties:
Any properties in the color group that are mortgaged must be unmortgaged before building houses.
3. Bank Must Have Houses:
The bank must have enough houses available for purchase.
If the bank runs out of houses, players must wait until another player sells houses back to the bank.
4. Building Evens:
In some games, houses must be built evenly across all properties in the color group.
This means you cannot build more than one house on a property until you have a house on every property of the color group.
5. Paying for Houses:
You'll need to pay the bank for the cost of the house as specified in the game rules.
6. Place the House:
After purchasing the house, place it on the property where you want to build.
Example:
In Monopoly, if a player owns all three light blue properties (Brighton, Charing Cross, and Waterloo stations), they can start building houses on those properties as long as the bank has houses available and the properties are unmortgaged.
Important Notes:
The specific rules for building houses may vary slightly depending on the game (e.g., some games might allow building directly to hotels instead of going through the house stage).
Some games may also have rules about the order in which houses can be built, such as requiring players to build a house on all properties in a color group before building a second house on any property.