Winning at Monopoly (and why its like life)

Monopoly is a classic game that has been the staple of family evenings for generations. Even though like most board games, its a game of chance, there are still many strategies that you can use to help you get your way to the top. Monopoly is a lot like the real life capitalism the game is based on. Winning the game relies a lot on your ability to trade and make deals with other players.

As refered to by the name of the game, the best way to win a game of monopoly is by gaining all the properties of a certain set or color. Once you do so, you collect double on the base rent and also gain the ability to buy houses and cities on those properties. This is important because once you buy a couple of houses, you can collect upwards of 1000 or 2000 for one collection of rent. However, since it is usually difficult to obtain monopolies through pure luck, it is usually necessarily to trade with other players to win. Therefore, the main strategy in monopoly is very similar to real life capitalism. You have to make trades and deals that will allow you to get monopolies and do your best to prevent the other players from doing the same. Usually, other players will pay exorbitant prices for properties they need to complete their monopolies. Thus, the laws of supply and demand apply.You should buy properties from the bank whenever possible, whether you need it or not. You can prevent other people from completing monopolies or trade it with them for properties you need to finish yours. So like real life, its a game of strategy, luck, and your relationships with the other players. If some players decide to prevent someone from winning, they just have to only make mutually advantageous trades each other.

Also, once you get a monopoly in Monopoly, you should attempt to buy as many houses as possible when you think other players will land on it.  That way when others land on it, they will have to pay the maximum rent to you. Of course, there are no absolute ways to win. Playing Monopoly also relies on a huge amount of luck. It is technically possible in one game to buy all the properties on the board without trading if all the other players only land on your properties. Like life, much of winning is still in the luck of the draw.