What is Monopoly?
Monopoly is a property-trading board game where movement drives purchases, rent and encounters with the board's spaces. The standard pair of dice supplies both a movement total and information about doubles. Reporting only the sum loses that second detail. This page keeps the two faces visible, which is useful when the physical dice have disappeared but the board is already set up.
How to use the presets
Use the two-dice preset and add the values for ordinary movement. Check whether the faces match and then apply the appropriate extra-turn, jail or consecutive-doubles rules. The page does not remember a player's earlier turns and therefore cannot decide that a third consecutive double has occurred. Editions with a Speed Die or special mechanics should not be treated as the same two-dice procedure.
4+4 gives movement eight and a double. The display retains both fours instead of only presenting a large eight.
Practical table tips
- Look at the individual dice before moving. A total of eight could be 4+4 or 3+5, and those are not identical for doubles.
- Leave numeric modifiers off unless you are intentionally testing a house rule. Ordinary movement uses the actual dice.
- Resolve jail and extra turns from the rules, not from whether the Roll button is available again. A button is not a turn tracker.
Monopoly dice FAQ
Does this detect three doubles in a row?
No session history is tracked. Players must remember consecutive doubles and apply the rule.
Can it supply the Speed Die?
This preset contains two standard d6 only, not the specialized Speed Die.
Is the whole board game playable here?
No. You still need the board, property state, money and the rest of the components.
Jail status, ownership, money, doubles history and special-edition dice remain outside the tool.
Independent, unofficial dice aid. Game names identify the intended use; their publishers do not endorse this page. These original explanations are not a replacement for the rules.