Don't Go to Jail

Don't Go to Jail is a dice game released by Parker Brothers in 1992 for two or more players, drawing inspiration from Monopoly.

The game uses six dice. All of them feature symbols from the Monopoly board—various colors, utilities, or railroad icons. Players score points by rolling matches that form a monopoly set of colors, utilities, or railroads. The number of dice needed to score depends on the property type. If a "Go To Jail" symbol appears, that die is set aside. A player may keep re-rolling unmatched dice until they choose to stop and claim their points, or until all three "Go To Jail" dice land face up, which causes them to lose all points earned that round and pass their turn. Once a die is set aside, it cannot be re-rolled during that turn.

The winner is the first player to reach a point total agreed upon at the start. If a player surpasses that total, the win is not automatic—they must wait for all players to have an equal number of turns, and if anyone tops that score, they become the winner.

An updated version, originally called *Monopoly Express* in the UK and Europe and later released in the U.S. as *Monopoly DICED!*, changes several rules. Points are replaced with "dollars." The "Go," "to," and "jail" dice are replaced with a "Policeman" (Officer Jones) from the Monopoly board. One blank side on a Policeman die is replaced with a green-arrow "GO" logo that automatically earns the player $200 (though this bonus can be lost if three Policemen are rolled). An eleventh "House/Hotel" die is added, which can earn or lose Houses (worth $1,000 each) or Hotels (worth $5,000, but only if a player already has four Houses), and includes a "Get Out Of Jail Free" side that cancels a previously rolled Policeman. This eleventh die cannot be rolled until a player completes a property group.