The Shortest Possible Game of Monopoly (2010)

Post by lliamander » Mon, May 31, 2021, 4:29 AM UTC

koolba wrote: post #16

CapriciousCptl wrote: post #11

If you drop some presumptions about the players you can go even faster-- Player 1: Roll a 3, 5, 6, 8, 9, 11 or 12. Don't purchase, so it goes to auction. In auction player 2 buys for 100% of their cash. Player 2: Rolls a 4, lands on income tax. Game over.

You’d be surprised how few people know about the rule for auctioning property that is not purchased. I’m guessing most people learned to play without reading the actual rules. It’s just passed down by copying the actions of your older siblings.

Post by dahart » Mon, May 31, 2021, 4:36 AM UTC

pwillia7 wrote: post #85

impendia wrote: post #73

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You don't need the first roll either. At the very beginning of the game, offer your opponent $1,600 in return for a 50% stake in all the rents they collect for the rest of the game. Your opponent accepts, and you can't pay. Game over.

You don't even have to play. Just declare you win and if the other person agrees it's game over.

Post by aidenn0 » Mon, May 31, 2021, 4:39 AM UTC

Stratoscope wrote: post #56

cryptoz wrote: post #15

My favorite monopoly games are those where the players have played together before, and agree on a set of custom rules to the game in advance, and are fast-paced. I remember having rules added like loans and interest, and effectively unlimited freedom to make deals with players. Deals logged on paper, loan interest measured in turns and percentages, so much...fun. Actual fun though. A game like this can even go fast…

Many years ago I was at a church singles retreat, and someone suggested playing Monopoly. At 11:30 at night. With an early worship service scheduled the next morning. A couple of people groaned about the late hour and how long the game would take. So I suggested some simple rule changes that make for a faster game. The pastor's daughter said "we can't do that." She pulled out the Monopoly rules, pointed to the releva…

Post by aidenn0 » Mon, May 31, 2021, 4:42 AM UTC

nend wrote: post #42

dorkwood wrote: post #14

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My sister often buys nothing. She has this weird idea that certain colors and utilities aren't worth buying. I beat her every time with my "buy literally everything" strategy.

She might not be wrong. Some properties are landed on more frequently than others, and some give better rents for their purchase price then others. Properties and sets don't all have the same game value. You obviously have to balance that though, can't just buy nothing.

Post by lmm » Mon, May 31, 2021, 5:37 AM UTC

SamBam wrote: post #95

travisjungroth wrote: post #80

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These deals aren't allowed by the rules.

As far as I can tell, they aren't explicitly disallowed. The rules do disallow lending to another player: > MISCELLANEOUS… No player may borrow from or lend money to another player. [1] I could see two arguments: First, board games rules generally do not need to contain a list of everything not allowed. In Risk you are not allowed to gift your tanks to another power in exchange for them not attacking you. By this log…

    Unimproved properties, railroads and
    utilities (but not buildings) may be sold to any player as a private
    transaction for any amount the owner can get; however, no property
    can be sold to another player if buildings are standing on any
    properties of that color-group.