The real-estate board game MONOPOLY celebrates its 81st anniversary this year on 19 March. The day is also known as MONOPOLY Day.
To celebrate the occasion, we gather a few strategies to help you increase your chances at winning the game. You’ll still need luck on your side for the dice to roll in your favour but knowing these tips can help. Warning, you might lose a few friends in the process because of your ruthlessness.
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Start buying property immediately
You should start buying property as soon as you can. The popular “rule” that you can only start buying property after the second round is not official. Buying property means you can charge rent when other players land on the square you own.
Here’s another not well-known rule that can work in your favour: If a player decides not to buy the land he/she lands on, the land is available for auction to the highest bidder (including the player who landed on it the first place).
Use this strategy when you land on an expensive property, you might be able to pick up property at a discounted price if your opponents do not have enough cash to buy the land.
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Keep some cash around
Buying property helps with rent collection but don’t go overboard. Keep some cash in case you have to pay a large rent. Without cash, you’ll have to sell your property back to the bank at half price.
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Get a Monopoly by buying or trading properties in the same colour
In the game, you have a “monopoly” when you own all properties of a colour group. The rent on these will double, making it a lucrative business.
Although you cannot borrow money from other players or give away your properties, you can exchange properties (that do not include contain buildings), cash or “Get Out of Jail Free” cards with others. Try to trade your properties so you reach a Monopoly faster.
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Hide your money
The goal of the game is to make other players go bankrupt. By hiding your money, your opponents won’t know how much money you still have.
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Stay in jail in the later rounds
Staying in jail might not be a bad thing depending on when you are in the game. In the beginning, get out of jail early so you can buy more property. Later, stay in jail as long as you can to avoid paying rent. You can still collect rent while in jail.
Use these Monopoly strategies wisely and you may end up the Donald Trump of your circle of friends.
Join us as we strive to break a GUINNESS WORLD RECORDS™ title
Event Date: 19 Mar 2016
Event Time: 10am – 11am (registration starts from 9am onwards)
Come make history at Universal Studios Singapore as we gather the most number of people playing a MONOPOLY game in a single venue on MONOPOLY Day.
Take photographs with Mr. MONOPOLY, Optimus Prime and Bumblebee. Plus, you can buy the MONOPOLY Empire board game and a limited edition MONOPOLY game T-shirt from the Universal Studios Store.
Register here
Terms and conditions:
- Participants must be at least 8 years old to take part in the event.
- Participants must be able to play continuously for 30 minutes from start of the game play without any break.
- Participants must have an existing Universal Studios Singapore admission ticket valid on the 19 March 2016 for park entry. (Get your USS tickets online.)
- Participants acknowledge that photographs and/or videos of them may be taken during this event for advertising, publicity or commercial purposes.