What is your best monopoly strategy?

Answer 1

Buy anything and everything.

Answer 2

What a great question! I love it!

They've done studies on this, they have. And I believe that the most landed on property is St. James and Tennesse. Not to mention that the "orange" properties have a low building cost.

So, go with the orange ones if you can. To do that, you would need to make some prudent trades. Give up the yellow ones, the dark blue ones and the dark purple ones to obtain the oranges if you can.

If you can get both the orange (St. James, Tennesse, New York) and the purple (St. Charles, States, Virginia) sets, you have almost a guaranteed victory.

I find that people often over-value the railroads. So, it's nice to obtain these, and throw them in on a trade.

The greens are also very nice properties, and they bring in a nice paycheck. However; this is only in the later game. Obtaining/building houses on these near the beginning is fatal.

Remember also that 7 is the most rolled number. If someone is coming up to your colour group, you can load a few more houses on to the 7th square ahead of your opponent.

Also, contrary I think to what others are writing, don't buy EVERY SINGLE property you land on. Most you should buy for sure. But, don't bother with the utilities - they are completely useless. BoardWalk and Park Place are also kind of useless, unless you break up your opponent's set/obtain a set yourself.

The order in value of the sets:
1. Orange
2. Light purple
3. Red
4. Green
5. Light blue
6. Yellow
7. Dark Blue
8. Dark Purple

These sets will start out as unimportant, and increase in value as the game progesses:
1. Red
2. Green
3. Orange
4. Yellow

These sets will start out as valuable, and decrease in value as the game progresses:
1. Light blue
2. Light purple
3. Dark purple

Also, being in jail is sometimes good. So, don't always be in a rush to get out.

Finally, be very familiar with the rules. Every person who plays Monopoly seems to have a different set of rules. Be sure to be familiar with these, and take advantage of them...

Good luck, have fun!! Now, GO directly to the Monopoly board. DO NOT pass GO, DO NOT collect $200...

Answer 3

I buy the cheaper properties (light blue through Free Parking) and then build them up. The ones just past JAIL are the best to build up because every time they get out of Jail they pay me. It is also fun to own the utilities and one or two railroads. Those are also the cheapest to build up (only $250 - $500 each for hotels.)

Other than that I try to get at least one property in each block to stop the others from building hotels. You will likely have to give up a monopoly to one player to do this, but it always pays off. Just have more than one monopoly to build up.

Answer 4

I buy the propertys I see the most people land on. Like the orange, the yellow, the green, the pinkish.

and I put a hotel so its a lot of $$

Answer 5

buy every property and railroad i land on, and then when it's time for trade sell the ones that i don't want with the highest price posseble!
i always win (or at least last till the end) :)

Answer 6

buy up all the properties and make the players paid twice when they park on your properties

Answer 7

Buy everything you can until you're all out of money. That way when anyone lands anywhere, you'll get their money. That's what I do.

Answer 8

It's all about the railroads. In America, first you get the railroads, then you get the money, then you get the women.

Answer 9

Win and be the banker and cheat you nerd

Answer 10

Buy everthing and start putting up buildings and charging rent. Then trading.