Since its unveiling in 1935, Monopoly has inspired countless variations of the winner-take-all property game. There’s an “-opoly” for everything, including Colorado, the Broncos, and the Mile High City, and while these editions might have different names for Boardwalk (Rocky Mountains, John Elway, LoDo), the experience remains mostly the same.

That’s not the case, however, for Monopoly Lifesized, a new version of capitalism’s favorite pastime that’s coming to town October 22. Hosted by Off-Center, the Denver Center for the Performing Arts’ (DCPA) immersive theater branch, Monopoly Lifesized is a live-action reimagining of the game invented in London that will be housed inside a warehouse at 407 S. Broadway.

There, you become the tokens (warning: top hats not included) and move around the board, collecting properties and attempting to bankrupt your opposition. Rather than waste valuable minutes reading the game’s instructions (who are we, your dad?), 5280 asked Charlie Miller, Off-Center’s executive director and curator, to explain how Monopoly Lifesized works.

Monopoly Lifesized promo materials
Photo courtesy of Denver Center for the Performing Arts

1. Basic Rules

The board is gigantic—as in, 50 feet by 50 feet. Four teams play at a time, with a max of six members per team. Just as in conventional Monopoly, each team rolls dice (for Lifesized, there’s only one, and, yes, it’s giant) and moves to a property. This, however, is where it gets interesting: In order to buy that property, the squad must enter an escape room and complete a challenge or puzzle.

2. Escape Rooms

Although the board is big, there’s not enough room for all of the spaces (40) that a traditional Monopoly board has. So Monopoly Lifesized is truncated, with a total of 12 properties plus the traditional corner spots. Each of those properties has a connecting room in which members of a team must solve a puzzle or accomplish an objective. If you want to purchase a railroad, for example, you have to memorize a train schedule before it disappears and then recreate its details. Acquiring Park Place requires an Ocean’s Eleven-esque heist: One player must avoid security beams that they can’t see, but their teammates, who have to direct the would-be robber, can. The loot? A priceless portrait of Mr. Monopoly. Don’t waste too much time strategizing, though. You only have two minutes to finish each challenge.

A girl presses a button in Monopoly Lifesized
Photo courtesy of Denver Center for the Performing Arts

3. Money

No longer will you have to count up your singles to make rent or trust the integrity of your competitor, who was a little too eager to be the banker. Lifesized is wired with tech that automatically deducts from your savings when you need to pay rent or purchase a property—and adds to it when your rival has to stay in your hotel. Each team’s net worth is projected on a scoreboard on the wall, so you’ll never have to worry about whether someone is stashing Benjamins in an off-board account.

Promotional materials for Monopoly Lifesized
Photo courtesy of Denver Center for the Performing Arts

4. Time

No multiday marathons allowed at Monopoly Lifesized. Off-Center will pack four boards into the South Broadway warehouse, and a new game starts every 15 minutes. Each matchup is confined to 60 minutes (the game clock runs on the scoreboard, so you’ll know when it’s time to get cutthroat). Whoever has the most dough when the clock runs out wins.

You can make a reservation, but Miller says that the theater will also welcome walk-ins, though you might have to join a team of strangers to fill out the numbers. (Prices: October 22 to 26, $23 to $34.50; October 27 to November 17, $46 to $51.75; November 18 to January 5, $51.75 to $57.50).

5. Art

As fun as Monopoly Lifesized may appear to be, it also doesn’t sound much like art. That’s just fine with Miller. “You know, we’re creating theatrical experiences that place the audience at the center of the story,” Miller says. “And so what better way to do that than with something like this? It’s, of course, not really a show, but it is an experience that gets people interacting and engaging with each other. That’s really needed, so I’m happy to be bringing it to Denver.”

Learn more about Monopoly Lifesized online. The game is played at DCPA Off-Center at Broadway Park (407 S. Broadway) from October 22 through January 5.