Are you sure you aren't thinking about the children's variant of Monopoly? Monopoly proper is all about trading, which is in turn all about risk management, pr

Are you sure you aren't thinking about the children's variant of Monopoly? Monopoly proper is all about trading, which is in turn all about risk management, probabilities, and leveraging your holdings. If your strategy for Monopoly can be summed up as "buy the property if I can, otherwise pay rent if I have to", you aren't actually playing the game.