The economists guide to winning Monopoly

After the 1960s discovery on how to beat Black Jack by counting cards now you can beat your opponents at Monopoly!

The rules simplified:

• Buy rail roads
• Get a colour (full street group) monopoly asap. Even if this is at the expense of giving up higher valued cards.
• Build three houses as soon as you acquire that street group. This is the optimal number.
• Buy yourself out of jail immediately, until your opponent has a monopoly, then it is wise to stay there as long as possible.
• Stay away from utilities.

More statistics on monopoly probabilities are here.

I’m glad to know that all of you are well prepared now for the holidays. Don’t forget to be nice and let your mom win in the end. I believe that trading your rail roads for an extra piece of turkey makes perfect economic sense. And I happen to have the credentials to make statements like that. :)