What happens when you land on Go?
When you land on Go in Monopoly, you collect $200 as your salary. The rules state that you collect this when your token lands on or passes Go, so you do not have to wait until you have actually passed Go.
By earning a salary in this way you will have a source of income that does not rely on collecting rent from the other players. This will give you something to replenish your funds if you need to pay rent, taxes, or fines.
When you land on Go do you get $400?
According to the official Monopoly rules, you do not get $400 when you land on Go. You collect $200 for passing Go or landing on Go – there is no official rule that states you get any extra for landing exactly on the Go square.
You may have heard that you collect double your salary if you land on the Go square, or that you get $200 when you land on it and another $200 on your next go when you pass it.
You may even have played it this way all your life, always hoping for the extra bonus salary if you land on the otherwise boring Go square. Sorry to say this is not in the official rules.
But, it is one of the more commonly used Monopoly house rules so it may be that your family and friends have always used this rule. They may well even think that it is in the official rules, but if you have a look you will find that it’s not there.
I have NEVER heard the "rule" that landing on Go earns me double the salary. It's always been land on or pass Go.
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