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Monopoly. If the player elects not to buy the property he lands on, it gets auctioned to the other players. This oft unfollowed rule makes the game 100x more

Monopoly. If the player elects not to buy the property he lands on, it gets auctioned to the other players. This oft unfollowed rule makes the game 100x more fun when followed.

peeters 4y ago
Not following this rule is also almost singularly responsible for Monopoly's reputation as an extremely long game.
LanceH 4y ago
That and free parking doesn't pay anything. Number of houses/hotels is also limited to the number that came with the game. Play by the rules and the game will actually come to an end.
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xahrepap 4y ago
And the person who originally chose to not buy it can bid on it. Potentially buying it for less than list price!
SimonPStevens 4y ago
On the subject of monopoly, it's also interesting that it's roots are in a game created to teach the negative aspects of monopolies. The original game that modern monopoly is based on had two sets of rules, one that rewarded all players for wealth creation, and a second with the goal of creating a monopoly to crush opponents. https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Monopoly_(game) https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Monopoly_(game)
- thundergolfer 4y ago
  I think the is a nice specific case of the general problem with mixing education and entertainment. Many have addressed this, but I like Postman’s ideas the most. If you give children educational television programs, you’re not teaching them to love learning, you’re teaching them to love television. The Lindy-effect blessed methods are still just pen, paper, books, discussion, and debate.
bokchoi 4y ago
NPR recently aired a story on the history of monopoly which was fascinating! https://www.npr.org/2023/01/25/1151367036/story-monopoly-american-capitalism https://www.npr.org/2023/01/25/1151367036/story-monopoly-ame...
- interestica 4y ago
  And well the McMillions scandal is something: https://www.vulture.com/2020/02/mcdonalds-monopoly-game-fraud-true-story.html https://www.vulture.com/2020/02/mcdonalds-monopoly-game-frau...
rjmunro 4y ago
How can you have an auction when there is only one other player? The aim of monopoly is not to gather money / property, it is to bankrupt your opponents as quickly as possible. Any rule that increases money supply in the game (paying extra for landing on free parking or Go, for example) makes the game longer and worse. It's a pretty terrible game - something about the psychology of it makes you hate everyone else playing, but it's somehow addictive, you think you like playing it but you don't. I think it's done a huge disservice to board games in general - other board games are so much better, but people think board games are boring because they played monopoly as a child.
- AndrewOMartin 4y ago
  - A: I've landed on Mayfair that's $400, I don't want to buy it at that price, so we go to auction. I bid $1. - B: I bid $100 At this point A has to decide whether to keep bidding and risk bidding higher than the price they didn't want to pay anyway, just to stop their opponent getting it, or to hold on to their funds and potentially let their opponent get Mayfair for below list price.

Monopoly. If the player elects not to buy the property he lands on, it gets auctioned to the other players. This oft unfollowed rule makes the game 100x more fun when followed.

peeters 4y ago

Not following this rule is also almost singularly responsible for Monopoly's reputation as an extremely long game.

LanceH 4y ago

That and free parking doesn't pay anything. Number of houses/hotels is also limited to the number that came with the game. Play by the rules and the game will actually come to an end.

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xahrepap 4y ago

And the person who originally chose to not buy it can bid on it. Potentially buying it for less than list price!

SimonPStevens 4y ago

On the subject of monopoly, it's also interesting that it's roots are in a game created to teach the negative aspects of monopolies. The original game that modern monopoly is based on had two sets of rules, one that rewarded all players for wealth creation, and a second with the goal of creating a monopoly to crush opponents. https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Monopoly_(game) https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Monopoly_(game)

thundergolfer 4y ago
I think the is a nice specific case of the general problem with mixing education and entertainment. Many have addressed this, but I like Postman’s ideas the most. If you give children educational television programs, you’re not teaching them to love learning, you’re teaching them to love television. The Lindy-effect blessed methods are still just pen, paper, books, discussion, and debate.

bokchoi 4y ago

NPR recently aired a story on the history of monopoly which was fascinating! https://www.npr.org/2023/01/25/1151367036/story-monopoly-american-capitalism https://www.npr.org/2023/01/25/1151367036/story-monopoly-ame...

interestica 4y ago
And well the McMillions scandal is something: https://www.vulture.com/2020/02/mcdonalds-monopoly-game-fraud-true-story.html https://www.vulture.com/2020/02/mcdonalds-monopoly-game-frau...

rjmunro 4y ago

How can you have an auction when there is only one other player? The aim of monopoly is not to gather money / property, it is to bankrupt your opponents as quickly as possible. Any rule that increases money supply in the game (paying extra for landing on free parking or Go, for example) makes the game longer and worse. It's a pretty terrible game - something about the psychology of it makes you hate everyone else playing, but it's somehow addictive, you think you like playing it but you don't. I think it's done a huge disservice to board games in general - other board games are so much better, but people think board games are boring because they played monopoly as a child.

AndrewOMartin 4y ago
- A: I've landed on Mayfair that's $400, I don't want to buy it at that price, so we go to auction. I bid $1. - B: I bid $100 At this point A has to decide whether to keep bidding and risk bidding higher than the price they didn't want to pay anyway, just to stop their opponent getting it, or to hold on to their funds and potentially let their opponent get Mayfair for below list price.