situations.

Monopoly is all about context. The other players may be one dice roll away from landing on my property, so I might use that knowledge to make an irresistible offer that would increase my property rent. It is not always wise to buy every property that you could unless it gives you a strategic advantage. Advanced players may sometimes offer a property for auction to deplete the reserves of another player who badly wants a property.

4) Let probability work for you.

I pity those who always believe an expensive monopoly would win the game for them. They are the ones who are susceptible to exploitation in trading. If people land on your expensive property (with hotel) they'll die. If that doesn't happen fast enough and you land on someone else's smaller monopoly; you'd be selling houses at half price. Taking the blue and purple properties are probability risks. It is better if you use cheaper monopolies to finance the expensive ones.

You can increase the chances of players visiting your property if you try to get the monopolies that are accessible by the Chance cards (Boardwalk or Illinois or more indirectly; New York). The orange monopoly is a cool one to have since people are often sent to jail and would have to face your monopoly on exit.

5) Make them offers they find it hard to refuse.

You can trade with someone to acquire a monopoly and give him the opportunity to get expensive monopolies. When you negotiated your monopoly, you may conduct further trade with this average player with the express intention of depleting his cash reserves. Do this to the extent that he cannot erect more than four houses in total on his monopoly.

6) Do not be in utmost haste to leave jail unless there are properties up for grabs. If you have a monopoly with houses and hotels constructed, you can relax in jail until your time is up while watching your opponents pay rent.

Monopoly moves should be strictly contextual. There are no real set rules that should apply. The best monopoly players read the game down to the positioning of opponents of the board. They are entrepreneurial in their risk taking. Railroads and Utilities matter less to these players. To win monopoly you have to be good at analysing options, negotiating with other players and taking calculated risks.

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