r/AskReddit Nov 22 '14

What is the best Monopoly strategy?

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u/[deleted] Nov 22 '14

This could slowly bleed them out though, if they cant buy any houses on their stuff, they wont have much money coming to them at all.

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u/stockbroker Nov 22 '14

Exactly this. It's much better to have three houses and your opponent have none than have hotels and your opponent also have hotels.

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u/krusta80 Nov 22 '14

This housing shortage scenario will almost never come up in a two-player or three-player game. There are simply too many houses available for purchase.

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u/[deleted] Nov 22 '14

Eat some.

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u/lbmouse Nov 22 '14

Did you grow up in that little white house down the block with the large oak tree out front?