Benjamin Kerenza
United Kingdom
Bradford
West Yorkshire
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How do people use opportunity cards?
For a long time I have used them as a move to space, so a Farming Opportunity near Park Bench took you past the Salary square. I didn't go as far as allowing people to play cards and not enter a career, this would clearly be cheating?!
The other obvious interpretation is you move directly across the board paying not attention to any spaces you are near or 'pass'. Again you could maybe argue that you could use them and not partake in the career, (The obvious exception for this is Vacation which you could legally leave next turn anyway.)
Just wanted to get peoples thoughts.
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I have the 2003 version. Rules are fuzzy, but I do recall that if you use an Opp card, you MUST enter that career path/loop.
For me, the reasons to use Opp cards include:
1) guarantee-ing that you'll be able to enter a career path/loop. There's always Experience cards to help you out, but this way, you can get there quicker, and save the Exp cards for later where Opp. cards won't be able to mitigate luck on rolling
2) get in a career loop for free. Few of them do say 'all expenses paid'.
3) pass start to collect an easy hit of salary
4) bump people. Someone getting into teaching to collect what you suspect is more happiness points FTW? Play your Opp card that takes you to teaching. Then you can either bump him, or force a deal such that you can slow him down if he wants to stay there.
5) avoid being bumped. If someone is trailing you on the board, Opp card lets you "teleport" safely far away.
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Marc Gacy
United States
Lafayette
Colorado
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Older (1957 rules) are very clear. You MUST enter if you use an opportunity card to get there.
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Jason Webster
United States
Connecticut
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Can you use a college opportunity card to move to college if you have already gone through and then roll the dice because you are a graduate?
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Randall Bart
United States
Winnetka
California
Baseball been bery bery good to me
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Dnasearchr wrote: Can you use a college opportunity card to move to college if you have already gone through and then roll the dice because you are a graduate?
No.
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sunday silence
United States
Maryland
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Seven years later the key question that was implied in the OP remains unanswered. I will re phrase it:
Does using an Oppurtunity Knocks card allow you to pass "Go" or whatever and collect salary?
We have been playing it as "yes it does if you on that part of the board where you have to pass go to get to that career." However we do not allow you to pass go if you are leaving a career track to go to another carer, reasoning that its unclear the route you are taking (but also if you are leaving a career path for with a card its for strategic reason so no use to give you salary as well).
But I dont know. I dont have the rules immediately in front of me but as I recall I looked at this issue before and never did see the answer. Growing up we always played it as you could pass Go, probably because we were so used to doing this in Monopoly with card actions.
Would definitely like to hear from others as I dont think the OPs original question has been addressed.
EDIT: I just looked at the 1971 rules, p 6 clearly says answer is yes:
Whenever a player uses one of these cards, he moves in a clockwise direction around the board. If by so moving he passes Payday, he is entitled to collect his salary..."
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Benjamin Kerenza
United Kingdom
Bradford
West Yorkshire
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Thank you for answering this. I’d forgotten I’d asked it. Glad to hear we’ve been playing it correctly.
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