▁instead ▁of ▁yellow , ▁$ 2 0 s ▁are ▁a ▁br ighter ▁green ▁than ▁before , ▁and ▁$ 5 0 s ▁are ▁now ▁pur ple ▁instead ▁of ▁blue . ▁ ▁Each ▁player ▁begins ▁the ▁game ▁with ▁his ▁or ▁her ▁token ▁on ▁the ▁Go ▁square , ▁and ▁$ 1 , 5 0 0 ▁( or ▁ 1 , 5 0 0 ▁of ▁a ▁local ized ▁currency ) ▁in ▁play ▁money ▁($ 2 , 5 0 0 ▁with ▁the ▁Speed ▁Die ). ▁Before ▁September ▁ 2 0 0 8 , ▁the ▁money ▁was ▁divided ▁with ▁greater ▁numbers ▁of ▁ 2 0 ▁and ▁ 1 0 - d ollar ▁b ills . ▁Since ▁then , ▁the ▁U . S . ▁version ▁has ▁taken ▁on ▁the ▁British ▁version ' s ▁initial ▁c ash ▁distributions . ▁ ▁Although ▁the ▁U . S . ▁version ▁is ▁indicated ▁as ▁allowing ▁eight ▁players , ▁the ▁c ash ▁distribution ▁shown ▁above ▁is ▁not ▁possible ▁with ▁all ▁eight ▁players ▁since ▁it ▁requires ▁ 3 2 ▁$ 1 0 0 ▁b ills ▁and ▁ 4 0 ▁$ 1 ▁b ills . ▁However , ▁the ▁amount ▁of ▁c ash ▁contained ▁in ▁the ▁game ▁is ▁enough ▁for ▁eight ▁players ▁with ▁a ▁slight ▁alter ation ▁of ▁bill ▁distribution . ▁ ▁International ▁curr encies ▁Pre - E uro ▁German ▁ed itions ▁of ▁the ▁game ▁started ▁with ▁ 3 0 , 0 0 0 ▁" Sp iel mark " ▁in ▁eight ▁denomin ations ▁( ab bre vi ated ▁as ▁" M ." ), ▁and ▁later ▁used ▁seven ▁denomin ations