Thursday, February 5, 2009

A review of Monopoly spaces

Purple (Mediterranean and Baltic)
These spaces kinda suck. Even if you spend $250 to build a hotel on one, you're not gonna get much back. But it is easier to start a monopoly on them since there are only two of them instead of 3 like the others.

Light Blue(Oriental, Connecticut, Vermont)
These are alright. A little better than the purple ones but still not that profitable. You need all three to start building, so they're generally not worth it. Better than nothing though

Magenta/Dark Red(St. Charles, States, Virginia)
About average. $100 per house, decent profit. One good thing is that there's a chance card that says go to St. James place, increasing the number of visits to this spot. That is, unless you get that card.

Orange(New York, Tennessee, St. James)
These are good properties to own. Why? Because going to jail happens more than you think, and once a person is in jail, if they roll a 6, 8, or 9 (which have a good probability) they'll land on these.

Red(Illinois, Kentucky, Indiana)
These are among the best spaces to own. Not only do they have a high frequency of landing on, they give you good profit (about $1100 with a hotel). There's even a card that sends someone to Illinois. The best part is, if someone goes to jail, they might land on it again.

Yellow(Ventnor, Atlantic, Marvin Gardens)
I like these too. They're a little more expensive than the Red ones but give you more profit. But they are less frequently landed on.

Green(Pacific, North Carolina, Pennsylvania)
Avoid buying these. They are too expensive to buy and own and aren't too frequently landed on.

Navy(Boardwalk and Park Place)
My favorites. Yeah, they're expensive, but you get $2000 or so with a hotel on each. There are only two of them, so it's easier to end up owning both. There's even an "advance to Boardwalk card" which can instantly end the game.

Railroads(Reading, Short Line, B & O, Pennsylvania)
I like owning these too. But unless you have all four, it's not worth it. You drop $800 or so to buy each one, and there are four of them and they're spread out. Thus netting you $200 per landing. There's even a card that says go to the nearest railroad and pay double. You can win the game by just owning the Navy properties and the railroads.

Utilities(Water and Electric)

Useless. Waste of money. Even if you own both, you can only get a max of $120 per landing. There's a card that says go to the nearest utility. But unlike the card that sends you to the railroads, this doesn't give you any additional benefit like paying double. It says pay 10x your roll, which you are already getting if you own both.

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