Monopoly Strategy
Tuesday, August 31st, 2010Monopoly has been around for a long time and is still very popular today. When playing Monopoly we often find ourselves asking the age old question: What is the best way to win? The answer to that is plain and simple. It all boils down to strategy, the roll of the dice, and total number of players (the more players the quicker the property is bought up).
One rule of thumb to keep in mind while playing Monopoly is buying color groups that are needed to create Monopoly or to keep your opponent from completing a certain color group. Lets face it, wouldn’t it be more feasible to buy Park Place even if your opponent had Boardwalk so you can avoid the high fees of hotels once they are placed on the properties. Plus this helps you hold a key bargaining chip when the time is right. Just because you purchased Park Place for $350 doesn’t mean it can’t be sold to the opponent for a higher sum. The same goes with other color groups too.
Houses and hotels are a big must in the game of Monopoly. Work hard to gain a complete color group set so you can build as quickly as possible. This helps you gain more money as you play the game. The key color groups that are the most landed on are the orange and red color groups. So it is important to strive and get those first or keep your opponent from getting them. If you manage to get either one or both of those properties, expand and start building those houses on them. You have a higher chance of collecting more rent with those properties due to the location of the color group which makes it more probable that someone will land on them.
Who said being in jail was a bad thing. In Monopoly you risk that chance from time to time with the chance or community chest cards. The best thing to do when you land in jail is to just stay there. That is if all the properties are about owned. If they are, you can avoid paying rent and still collect your own rent as your opponents circle the board. If the properties are still plentiful then perhaps you need to consider paying to get out of jail so that your deed ownership can expand.
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