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"This is mostly about the property-auction rule, which I can confirm that nobody ever knows about." And still no one knows about it, because it was never expla
by seles 15y ago
"This is mostly about the property-auction rule, which I can confirm that nobody ever knows about."
And still no one knows about it, because it was never explained in that article either.
For the curious: If the player lands on an unowned property, whether street, railroad, or utility, he can buy the property for its listed purchase price. If he declines this purchase, the property is auctioned off by the bank to the highest bidder.
- groby_b 15y agoYup. And suddenly, your moves involve strategic decisions, not just automated replies. And the game actually is interesting.
- eru 15y agoReally? Isn't it useful to always buy all the properties anyway? In an auction they usually go for more than the listed price.
- groby_b 15y agoNot really. If you're really short on cash, in the early game, it might e.g. be beneficial to skip buying Park Avenue. Remember, you're trading off buying a piece of low-income real estate against the ability to build property and make your existing RE high-income. There's also the point that once you auction, you have a chance to get it at a lower price, so it might be a calculated gamble. NOT buying that piece of property might also force others into a bidding war. There's all sorts of strategies you can build on auctions. If properties always go for more than the listed price, the other players haven't discovered that yet :) Try playing Monopoly with auctions and make strategic decisions about what you buy, not just "buy all" and see if it doesn't make a difference for you.
- Avenger42 15y ago> And still no one knows about it, because it was never explained in that article either. It's explained in the linked article, so I think marco decided not to reiterate it once more.
- dangrossman 15y agoI had no idea what looks like the title of his post links to an external site.
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