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Monopoly is one of those games that most of us can relate to playing in our childhood, if not the original version, then the ripped-off version, called business. The board game is now available in multiple variants with an averaging cost of around Rs 800. The lockdown situation in the past few months has made most of us look back at games like these and encouraged to play them digitally with my friends and family.
Monopoly is just like Ludo that strikes a lot of nostalgia in most of us. The game's digital variant from Hasbro is currently available on the Google Play Store for Rs 220 at discount, and without the discount it costs Rs 350. Same for the Apple App Store.
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If you do not want to invest in a game, and instead want to experience it a few times for remembering old times, there is a knockoff version available in the Google Play Store, called Rento. However, it is not as intuitive as the original version.
People might say that Monopoly is a game of luck and people skills. I would like to differ a bit by saying there are a few strategic tips that you can apply to your gameplay to win the game. Here are few tips and tricks you can use to take the win over all your friends.
Buy as much as you can, but do keep a check at your cash reserve
Initially, you need to start off the game by purchasing as many properties as you can. As they will start returning you your money and deplete other players' cash reserves. However, you have to be smart with your spending as not all properties are worth it and having some cash on you till the end goes a long way. It is suggested that you leave the first few properties on the board as they do not help you recover as much and are the least landed on properties. Try and purchase the corner properties to have a better chance at the game. Also do not spend all your money in one go, as it is very important for you to have some at all times. This could be needed if you land on somebody else's property or land at the highest ROI location and have no money to purchase it.
Buy/Trade select properties to stop letting others complete a Monopoly
Creating monopolies at multiple locations is the aim of the game as you would be required to acquire all properties of the same colour and build on top of them. So your aim should be to stop each and every player other than you from getting all the properties of the same colour. So try and land at places where you see somebody building a monopoly or you can trade with someone to hold somebody else's property. This will help you in stopping the other players from building on those properties. Later in the game when the other players are desperate and offer you a lot of money for the property, sell it to them at a rate, which you know will bankrupt them very soon.
Try and bankrupt other players by playing smart and acquiring properties that will help others make money. (Image: Play Store)
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Railroads are cash cows
If you notice a lot of players keep landing on railroads. And having more than one provides you with a multiplier without having to build. They usually pay more than any other properties on the map initially, making them cash cows. Utilities, on the other hand, do not pay as well, and are not considered as well an investment as the railroads.
Use the Jail to your advantage
No one wants to go to jail, however, if you get stuck and have to spend time in jail, make the most out of it. Initially, when there are a lot of properties up for sale, try and get out as soon as possible, by paying off the bail. However, in the latter stages of the game, wait it out for other players to land on your properties and pay rent to you. As you are in jail at the time, you will not have to visit any of their properties and would end up saving a lot.
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Start auctioning when others do not have money
Initially, when everyone has money, do not ever auction off the property until and unless it's a dog and you just want to drive up the price for someone else to make the wrong investment and lose money. After a point, when only two or three properties are left and your opponents do not have much money, auction those properties if you land on them, as you might have a chance to get them at a lower price than the listing, or you can drive up the price so much that the other player comes to the brink of bankruptcy.
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Build, but strategically
Getting all the properties of a single colour is very exciting and prompts most people to build there immediately. However, you should take a different route and invest in houses and hotels slowly, so that you have cash throughout the game to float you, but at the same time have properties with decent returns to make you more cash. This strategy will help you save on money when other players are spending like anything and heading towards bankruptcy.
After several Monopoly games with my flatmates I wondered about the 'mathematical luck' that was involved in the game so I created a Monopoly simulator and emulated up to 1,000,000 turns in a 4 players game which shows that the game has a big luck factor for every player although there are very interesting facts that can help you in having a higher chance of winning the game. I am assuming that you already know the rules and have a solid strategy playing the game.
Street names are based in the London (United Kingdom, with Mayfair) board edition although the colours and positions of the lands are the same for all Monopoly versions so you should have no problem reading the report. Here's how it looks for your reference:
General Tips and Facts
Trading
– Trading is a human to human interaction and a good people strategy is highly flexible. Do not criticise anyone and keep quiet during the game, you do not want to appear as an asshole or be hated. Focus on your partner's benefits when selling and be positive and polite.
– When trading, consider a mortgaged property to be MortgageValue+(TotalValue/1.5).
Monopoly Tips & Hacks
– Make low trading offers to players (bad for them), they will usually decline. Then wait until they need the money and tell them again, they will not see it as bad as before.
– Never trade if you benefit a potential opponent the same or more, he is nothing more than your enemy in the game and will eventually try to destroy you with it.
Money
– Save money to pay for the highest rent you may need to pay in the next 3 moves.
– Spend money the latest you possibly can to avoid surprises and nasty debts.
– Mortgage (only 10% economical loss) before selling any properties (100% economical loss) or lands (highly unrecoverable).- It is better to spend your money in upgrading unmortgaged lands (building houses and hotels) than unmortgaging other lands.
Lands
– It is wise to mortgage at the beginning of the game (for buying more land, houses or paying debts) but keeping at least 20% of them unmortgaged (for houses and emergencies).
Start auctioning when others do not have money
Initially, when everyone has money, do not ever auction off the property until and unless it's a dog and you just want to drive up the price for someone else to make the wrong investment and lose money. After a point, when only two or three properties are left and your opponents do not have much money, auction those properties if you land on them, as you might have a chance to get them at a lower price than the listing, or you can drive up the price so much that the other player comes to the brink of bankruptcy.
© Provided by The Indian Express Monopoly, Monopoly tips and tricks, Monopoly hacks, Monopoly Android, Monopoly iOS, Monopoly tips, Monopoly tricks, Monopoly Mobile, How to win Monopoly, Monopoly winning technique, Monopoly technique You need a complete set of properties to start building houses and hotels. (Image: Play Store)
Build, but strategically
Getting all the properties of a single colour is very exciting and prompts most people to build there immediately. However, you should take a different route and invest in houses and hotels slowly, so that you have cash throughout the game to float you, but at the same time have properties with decent returns to make you more cash. This strategy will help you save on money when other players are spending like anything and heading towards bankruptcy.
After several Monopoly games with my flatmates I wondered about the 'mathematical luck' that was involved in the game so I created a Monopoly simulator and emulated up to 1,000,000 turns in a 4 players game which shows that the game has a big luck factor for every player although there are very interesting facts that can help you in having a higher chance of winning the game. I am assuming that you already know the rules and have a solid strategy playing the game.
Street names are based in the London (United Kingdom, with Mayfair) board edition although the colours and positions of the lands are the same for all Monopoly versions so you should have no problem reading the report. Here's how it looks for your reference:
General Tips and Facts
Trading
– Trading is a human to human interaction and a good people strategy is highly flexible. Do not criticise anyone and keep quiet during the game, you do not want to appear as an asshole or be hated. Focus on your partner's benefits when selling and be positive and polite.
– When trading, consider a mortgaged property to be MortgageValue+(TotalValue/1.5).
Monopoly Tips & Hacks
– Make low trading offers to players (bad for them), they will usually decline. Then wait until they need the money and tell them again, they will not see it as bad as before.
– Never trade if you benefit a potential opponent the same or more, he is nothing more than your enemy in the game and will eventually try to destroy you with it.
Money
– Save money to pay for the highest rent you may need to pay in the next 3 moves.
– Spend money the latest you possibly can to avoid surprises and nasty debts.
– Mortgage (only 10% economical loss) before selling any properties (100% economical loss) or lands (highly unrecoverable).- It is better to spend your money in upgrading unmortgaged lands (building houses and hotels) than unmortgaging other lands.
Lands
– It is wise to mortgage at the beginning of the game (for buying more land, houses or paying debts) but keeping at least 20% of them unmortgaged (for houses and emergencies).
– Stations and Utilities are a great asset at the beginning of the game until people start building 3 houses.
Houses and hotels
– Get to 3 houses as soon as possible, rent increases substantially from 2 to 3.
– It is better to separate your buildings and higher rents along the board as much as possible instead of focusing on a 'death passage'.
Random facts
– It takes from 6 to 10 rounds for a player to go through the board and get through GO.
– The rents go higher as you go to the end of the board (scroll down for charts).
Game rules
– Our brain is limited so the less you need to guess, the more accurate and precise your moves will be.
– Agree to play the official rules every time you can, the more you play to the same exact game, the better your brain is at predicting the best strategy and predicting old mistakes.
– Learn and set all the house rules before playing, this will not only avoid future confusion but help you in decide your strategy better.
– The official rules do not require you to pay rent if the owner doesn't claim it.
– The official rules say you can buy and sell buildings before and after each turn, not only yours. Wait until people are close to your lands (see The dice probabilities below) to invest in buildings.
The dices
Since we are playing with two dices the probability is not even at all. The following graph shows the results obtained after throwing 2 dices 1,000,000 times:
Not a lot can be done with the dices but it is interesting to know that 6, 7 and 8 are the most probable results when throwing two dices, good for estimating future strategies and focusing your brain power in the most probable situations.
Best places to build
This chart shows you the chances of players landing in each land/position in the board (4 players played 100,000 rounds each). Turns skipped when in Jail have been calculated (including the chance of getting out too):
As you can see, lands after Jail are visited more frequently so you should really focus to acquire these lands.
Monopoly Deal Tips And Tricks
Buildings profitability
When buying land and building, this is the profitability of the rent (ignoring utilities and stations).
Built 0 houses and 1 player paid rent
Built 1 hotel and 5 players paid rent
Profitability VS Probability
These charts compare the profitability of earning rent based on the times players land on them (100 rounds):
4 players, all lands with 0 houses (1,000 rounds)
4 players, all lands with hotels (1,000 rounds)
Further observations
Tips And Tricks To Monopoly
I keep adding interesting charts and tips to this report every now and then so you may want to bookmark it or share it for future reference. Feel free to comment or add your own tips in the comments.
Script code available to download for free
The full code for the Monopoly algorithm is available at GitHub as a PHP script, if you know PHP programming feel free to extend the investigation with your own calculations so we can discover the most advanced tricks in this game and post them in the comments or send me an email to add your contribution and credits to this page.
Original post image by compujeramey.
