<p><strong>You move your piece to Jail and must wait until the next turn to play the card.</strong></p>

<p>The <a href="https://www.hasbro.com/common/instruct/monins.pdf" rel="noreferrer">official rules</a> only talk about using "Get Out of Jail Free" in one place:</p>

<blockquote>
  <p>You get out of Jail by... (1) throwing doubles on any of your next
  three turns; if you succeed in doing this you immediately move
  forward the number of spaces shown by your doubles throw; even
  though you had thrown doubles, you do not take another turn;
  <strong>(2) using the “Get Out of Jail Free” card if you have it</strong>; (3) purchasing
  the “Get Out of Jail Free” card from another player and playing it;
  (4) paying a fine of $50 before you roll the dice on either of your next
  two turns.</p>
</blockquote>

<p>There is nothing in the rules that suggests you can use this card to avoid going to Jail.</p>

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2018-02-24T06:48:40.483Z
2018-02-24T06:48:40.483Z
BJ Myers
<p>Scenario, at the start of my turn I roll the dice and land on “Go to jail”. </p>

<p>If I have a “get out of jail free” card, can I play that immediately so my piece does not move, or do I go to jail and must wait for the start of my next turn to play the card. </p>

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2018-02-24T07:59:12.247Z
Logically, one can't really "get **OUT** of jail" if he's not already **IN** jail.
goldPseudo
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How to use get out of jail free card
Nicholas Ibarra
# How to use get out of jail free card

(Asked by: username_0 on 2018-02-24)

Scenario, at the start of my turn I roll the dice and land on “Go to jail”.

If I have a “get out of jail free” card, can I play that immediately so my piece does not move, or do I go to jail and must wait for the start of my next turn to play the card.

**Tags:** monopoly

> **Comments:**
> **username_1**: Logically, one can't really "get **OUT** of jail" if he's not already **IN** jail.  

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## 1 answers

### Answer by username_2 on 2018-02-24. Score: 7 | Accepted answer

**You move your piece to Jail and must wait until the next turn to play the card.**

The [official rules](https://www.hasbro.com/common/instruct/monins.pdf) only talk about using "Get Out of Jail Free" in one place:

> You get out of Jail by... (1) throwing doubles on any of your next
> three turns; if you succeed in doing this you immediately move
> forward the number of spaces shown by your doubles throw; even
> though you had thrown doubles, you do not take another turn;
> **(2) using the “Get Out of Jail Free” card if you have it**; (3) purchasing
> the “Get Out of Jail Free” card from another player and playing it;
> (4) paying a fine of $50 before you roll the dice on either of your next
> two turns.

There is nothing in the rules that suggests you can use this card to avoid going to Jail.


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