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Monopoly houses must be built evenly across colored blocks

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You cannot simply dump four tiny green buildings onto one property while leaving the others completely bare. The rules strict demand balanced development, meaning you must build up your entire color set one painful level at a time. It prevents a single square from becoming an instant death trap early on.

Monopoly houses must be built evenly across colored blocks
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