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Game Set-Up:
The Polar Express Train-Opoly Game
Play Rules
Now that you’re ready to take a ride on The Polar Express, you’ll be
buying and “decorating” the most sought after properties on your way
to the North Pole. To be ready in time for Christmas, you’ll need to
know the basic game rules.
Game Contents:
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Gameboard
6 Pewter Game Tokens*
16 The Spirit of Christmas Cards
16 Hot Chocolate Cards
28 Title Deed Cards
33 Gifts
12 Christmas Trees
Play Money and Money Tray
2 Dice
Place the board flat down on a sturdy surface. Place the Hot
Chocolate and The Spirit of Christmas cards facedown on their
designated spaces on the board. Each player picks one token to
represent him/her as they travel around the board. Place the chosen
token on the ALL ABOARD space.
The Elf Banker:
Select a player who will act as Elf Banker during game play. The Elf
Banker gives each player a total of $1,500 divided as follows: 2 each
of $500s, $100s and $50s; 6 $20s; 5 each of $10s, $5s and $1s. All
remaining money is to be
sorted in the Money Tray
and set aside for game play.
*Note: The Elf Banker’s personal
account is to be kept separate from
the Elf Bank.
The Elf Bank:
*Pewter Tokens: Please note the tokens in this game are made of the highest quality
pewter. Due to the flexibility of pewter, these tokens may bend. If they do, carefully bend
them back into shape.
The Elf Bank holds all money, Gifts, Christmas Trees, and Title Deed
cards prior to purchase. The Elf Bank is also responsible for paying
each player $200 if they pass ALL ABOARD, as well as paying and
collecting any money when Hot Chocolate or The Spirit of Christmas
cards are played, and when the player lands on the TRANSPORT
spaces on the board. Mortgages are also paid to the Elf Bank.
Objective:
The Play:
The object of the game is to become the most prosperous player by
buying, renting, and selling The Polar Express properties. You’ll use
Gifts and Christmas Trees to decorate properties and raise your rents.
Starting with the Elf Banker, each player throws the dice. The player with
the highest number goes first, and play passes to the left. With all tokens
starting on the ALL ABOARD space, the player moves their token
1
clockwise
around
the board.
player
remains
on space
the space
clockwise
around
the board.
The The
player
remains
on the
untiluntil
it’s it’s
again.
There
no limit
to number
the number
of tokens
a space.
theirtheir
turnturn
again.
There
is noislimit
to the
of tokens
on aon
space.
According
to space
the space
on, you
be able
to purchase
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to the
you you
landland
on, you
maymay
be able
to purchase
the the
for The
Polar
Express
property
shown
on that
space,
TitleTitle
DeedDeed
cardcard
for The
Polar
Express
property
shown
on that
space,
or you
to pay
or taxes,
a Hot
Chocolate
or The
or you
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to pay
rentrent
or taxes,
drawdraw
a Hot
Chocolate
or The
of Christmas
NAUGHTY
SpiritSpirit
of Christmas
card,card,
GO GO
TO TO
NAUGHTY
LIST,LIST,
etc. etc.
If you
throw
doubles,
move
token
as usual.
again,
If you
throw
doubles,
move
youryour
token
as usual.
YouYou
thenthen
roll roll
again,
moving
token
as before.
If you
throw
doubles
three
times
moving
youryour
token
as before.
If you
throw
doubles
three
times
a row,
move
token
immediately
to space
the space
marked
in a in
row,
move
youryour
token
immediately
to the
marked
the the
NAUGHTY
NAUGHTY
LIST.LIST.
a player
onpasses
or passes
ABOARD,
whether
EachEach
timetime
a player
landslands
on or
ALLALL
ABOARD,
whether
by by
rolling
the dice
or drawing
a card,
theBank
Elf Bank
the player
$200.
rolling
the dice
or drawing
a card,
the Elf
payspays
the player
$200.
HotHot
Chocolate
Chocolate
andand
The
The
Spirit
Spirit
of Christmas
of Christmas
Cards:
Cards:
If a player
If a player
is sent
is sent
to the
to NAUGHTY
the NAUGHTY
LIST,LIST,
the the
player
player
mustmust
go directly
go directly
to the
to NAUGHTY
the NAUGHTY
LISTLIST
space
space
and and
doesdoes
not not
collect
collect
$200.
$200.
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player’s
player’s
turnturn
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immediately
immediately
uponupon
beingbeing
sentsent
to the
to the
NAUGHTY
NAUGHTY
LIST.LIST.
If a player
If a player
is sent
is sent
to the
to NAUGHTY
the NAUGHTY
LIST,LIST,
the player
the player
maymay
get off
get off
the list
theby
listthrowing
by throwing
doubles
doubles
on his/her
on his/her
nextnext
three
three
turns
turns
to roll.
to roll.
If If
successful,
successful,
the player
the player
advances
advances
forward
forward
but but
doesdoes
not not
roll roll
again.
again.
If the
If player
the player
doesdoes
not not
roll roll
doubles
doubles
within
within
the three
the three
turns,
turns,
he/she
he/she
can can
pay pay
$50 $50
to get
to off
get of
offthe
of NAUGHTY
the NAUGHTY
LIST.LIST.
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money
money
goesgoes
to the
to the
center
center
of the
of board
the board
and and
the player
the player
advances
advances
forward
forward
the number
the number
of of
spaces
spaces
on the
on third
the third
roll.roll.
If a player
If a player
throws
throws
the dice
the dice
and and
happens
happens
to land
to land
on the
on NAUGHTY
the NAUGHTY
LISTLIST
space,
space,
he/she
he/she
doesdoes
not not
pay pay
a fine
a fine
and and
can can
move
move
ahead
ahead
on his/
on his/
her her
nextnext
turn.turn.
When
When
landing
landing
on either
on either
a HOT
a HOT
CHOCOLATE
CHOCOLATE
or THE
or THE
SPIRIT
SPIRIT
OF CHRISTMAS
OF CHRISTMAS
space,
space,
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a a
cardcard
fromfrom
the top
the top
of the
of pile
the pile
and and
follow
follow
the instructions.
the instructions.
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When
done,
done,
placeplace
the card
the card
faceface
down
down
on the
on bottom
the bottom
of the
of deck.
the deck.
*Note:
*Note:
WhileWhile
on theonNAUGHTY
the NAUGHTY
LIST aLIST
player
a player
still has
stillthe
hasoption
the option
of buying
of buying
and selling
and selling
property,
property,
Gifts, and
Gifts,Christmas
and Christmas
Trees,Trees,
and can
andstill
cancollect
still collect
rent from
rent other
from other
players.
players.
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NAUGHTY
NAUGHTY
LISTLIST
cardcard
is retained
is retained
untiluntil
the player
the player
chooses
chooses
to use
to use
it, orit,he/she
or he/she
maymay
sell the
sell card
the card
to another
to another
player
player
at at
an agreed
an agreed
uponupon
price.
price.
Once
Once
used,
used,
the card
the card
is placed
is placed
backback
on the
on the
bottom
bottom
of the
of deck.
the deck.
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The
The
Naughty
Naughty
List:
List:
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All money
paidpaid
to ABANDONED
to ABANDONED
TOYS
TOYS
and and
EMERGENCY
EMERGENCY
BRAKE
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spaces,
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plusplus
all money
all money
paidpaid
fromfrom
Hot Hot
Chocolate
Chocolate
and and
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SpiritSpirit
of of
Christmas
Christmas
cards,
cards,
and and
all money
all money
paidpaid
to get
to off
get off
the NAUGHTY
the NAUGHTY
LIST,LIST,
is placed
is placed
in the
in middle
the middle
of of
the board.
the board.
A player
A player
thatthat
landslands
on CHRISTMAS
on CHRISTMAS
MORNING
MORNING
getsgets
to to
collect
collect
all the
all money
the money
in the
in center
the center
of the
of board.
the board.
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Make more money by having Gifts and Christmas Trees placed on your
properties as the rent is always higher for decorated properties.
Buying and Mortgaging
Properties:
*Note: If the owner of the property fails to notice another player on his/her property and fails
to ask for rent, the owner may NOT ask for rent after that player throws the dice on his/her next turn.
When landing on any unowned
property, the player has the option
of purchasing the property from
the Elf Bank at its printed price. If
purchased, the player receives the Title
Deed card for the property and places it face up in front of him/her.
Gifts:
When you own all the properties of a certain color group, you have
the option of buying Gifts and placing them on any one of those
properties. Gifts are purchased from the Elf Bank. You must place
the Gifts evenly across a color group, a single property may not have
more than one Gift more than other properties in the group. For
example, one property cannot have four Gifts if another property in
the group has only two Gifts. You can have up to four Gifts on each
property in a color group.
If the player chooses not to buy the property, any player can then
bid any price to purchase the property. The highest bidder receives
the Title Deed card!
All undecorated properties may be mortgaged to the Elf Bank. All
Gifts and Christmas Trees must first be sold back to the Elf Bank at
half the cost. The mortgage value is printed on the back of each Title
Deed card. Once a player mortgages a property, he/she must turn
the card over. No rent is to be collected; however, the Title Deed
card is kept by the player.
The rent due once the property is decorated with Gifts is indicated on
the Title Deed card for the property. Paying twice the rent if another
player lands on your property continues only if the property is
undecorated and you own all the properties in the group. If you decide
to sell your Gifts back to the Elf Bank, it must also be done evenly.
To lift a mortgaged property, the owner must pay the Elf Bank the
amount of the mortgage plus 10% interest.
Christmas Trees:
Once a player has four Gifts on each property in a color group, he/
she has the option of purchasing a Christmas Tree from the Elf Bank
and using it to decorate any property in the color group. The player
must return the four Gifts to the Elf Bank and use only the Christmas
Tree. The price of the Christmas Tree is indicated on the Title Deed
card. You can only place one Christmas Tree on each property. The
rent due once a property has been decorated with a Christmas Tree is
also indicated on the Title Deed card.
Paying Rent:
When you land on a property that is owned by another player, you
must pay the owner of that property a rent payment. If all Title Deed
cards of a color group (e.g. Hero Girl, Hero Boy, and Santa’s Sleigh)
are owned by the same player, the property owner may charge
twice the rent for undecorated properties. This rule applies to
unmortgaged properties only.
*Note Decorating Shortages: If there are not any Gifts or Christmas Trees in the Elf Bank, the player
must wait until another player gives some of their Gifts back to the Elf Bank. If there are only a
limited supply of Gifts and Christmas Trees, the players can bid on them and the highest bidder wins.
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Bankruptcy:
Bankruptcy:
Short
Short
Version
Version
Game
Game
Play:
Play:
There
There
comes
comes
a time
a time
whenwhen
a player
a player
mightmight
have have
takentaken
on more
on more
than than
he/she
he/she
can afford.
can afford.
If youIf need
you need
to claim
to claim
bankruptcy
bankruptcy
you must
you must
pay pay
with with
all your
all your
assetsassets
to either
to either
a player
a player
(if you
(if land
you land
on one
on of
one
their
of their
properties
properties
and don’t
and don’t
have have
enough
enough
money
money
to pay
tothem),
pay them),
or toorthe
to the
Elf Bank
Elf Bank
(taxes
(taxes
or other
or other
penalties
penalties
such such
as loans
as loans
you’ve
you’ve
takentaken
out),out),
and immediately
and immediately
retireretire
fromfrom
the game.
the game.
If Gifts
If Gifts
and Christmas
and Christmas
TreesTrees
are owned,
are owned,
they they
mustmust
be sold
be sold
back back
to the
toElf
theBank
Elf Bank
for half
for the
halfcost.
the cost.
The money
The money
is given
is given
to the
tocreditor
the creditor
(the (the
person
person
you owe
you owe
money)
money)
and and
properties
properties
are auctioned
are auctioned
to the
tohighest
the highest
bidder.
bidder.
If youIf own
you own
any mortgaged
any mortgaged
properties
properties
you must
you must
turn turn
thesethese
over over
to to
the creditor
the creditor
as well.
as well.
The property
The property
doesdoes
remain
remain
mortgaged;
mortgaged;
on the
on the
new new
owner’s
owner’s
next next
turn turn
he/she
he/she
can then
can then
choose
choose
to lifttothe
liftmortgage
the mortgage
altogether,
altogether,
at which
at which
time time
he is he
then
is then
responsible
responsible
to pay
tothe
paymortgage
the mortgage
valuevalue
plus 10%
plus 10%
interest
interest
to the
toElf
theBank.
Elf Bank.
If youIf owe
you owe
the Elf
theBank
Elf Bank
rather
rather
than than
a player
a player
you must
you must
turn turn
over over
all all
assetsassets
to the
toElf
theBank.
Elf Bank.
Any assets
Any assets
related
related
to spaces
to spaces
on the
onboard
the board
become
become
playable
playable
again.again.
All money
All money
is kept
is kept
by the
byElf
theBank.
Elf Bank.
1.
Set
1. up
Setgameboard
up gameboard
on flat
onsurface.
flat surface.
2.
Shuffle
2. Shuffle
Title Deed
Title Deed
cardscards
and deal
and deal
threethree
cardscards
to each
to each
player.
player.
The The
player
player
then then
pays pays
the Elf
theBank
Elf Bank
the amount
the amount
of theofproperties
the properties
that that
are dealt
are dealt
to them.
to them.
3.
In
3. this
In version
this version
you only
you only
needneed
threethree
Gifts Gifts
instead
instead
of four
of four
on each
on each
colorcolor
groupgroup
property.
property.
OnceOnce
you have
you have
threethree
on each
on each
you can
you can
purchase
purchase
a Christmas
a Christmas
Tree. Tree.
The rent
The rent
is theissame
the same
as regular
as regular
gamegame
play. play.
4.
The
4. game
The game
lasts lasts
for one
for hour
one hour
or until
or until
the first
the player
first player
goes goes
bankrupt.
bankrupt.
At this
At time
this time
all players
all players
add up
addthe
upvalue
the value
of alloftheir
all their
assets.
assets.
5. The
5. The
mostmost
prosperous
prosperous
player
player
WINS!
WINS!
TheThe
most
most
prosperous
prosperous
player
player
WINS!
WINS!
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