User:Ipeters61/SEPTA

SEPTA Monopoly is played like regular monopoly, however the streets have been replaced with SEPTA Regional Rail stations, the utilities have been replaced with the Philadelphia subway lines, and the railroads have been replaced with the Center City Regional Rail stations (plus Temple University).

Like regular Monopoly, you will be successful in SEPTA Monopoly if you build on your properties. With your regional rail stations, you can build connecting bus stops, the equivalent of houses in regular Monopoly. The equivalent of hotels is the conversion to a Transportation Center (woohoo!).

The blocks refer to different Regional Rail lines. The bottom blocks are the inner city stations, they are cheaper for obvious reasons (take a look at Allegheny).
 * Magenta - Wilmington/Newark Line
 * Orange - Trenton Line
 * Red - Paoli/Thorndale Line
 * Yellow - Media/Elwyn Line
 * Green - Lansdale/Doylestown Line
 * Blue - Manayunk/Norristown Line

Additional notes:
 * If you go on strike and you pass Go, you may not collect $200. Also, when you go on strike, you may not collect fares (rent in SEPTA Monopoly is called a fare)
 * The first "tax" block, "Used Independence Pass Before 9:30," comes from SEPTA's policy saying that you can't use their Independence Pass ($12 for unlimited rides on all SEPTA services, including regional rail, it's $11.50 round trip to Philadelphia from Norristown, so it's a good deal) for Regional Rail trains arriving in Center City before 9:30 AM. Take a look at the Manayunk/Norristown Line schedule to see why this is obnoxious.
 * The second "tax" block, "Cab Fare," comes from all those times I've seen buses at the Norristown Transportation Center without drivers and with confused passengers.
 * There are "Live with the Agreement" cards that get you off strike and back to work for free!
 * Don't forget to pay for parking!