If you are a lover of board games, especially those that have a management theme to them, then you will likely find yourself drawn to monopoly. As its name implies, this particular board game revolves around a Monopoly board, which is a property package that all players start with. In the standard game, players roll a number of dice and place their property on the board in order to gain access to different properties and places. They then use those properties and places to gain control of the property’s income, expenses, and credit rating, along with using other aspects of the board to influence the overall game progress. Once all players have control of a property and all of its income and expenses, the player with the most total power at the end of the game wins. Because it is a game of logic, there are many strategies involved in Monopoly, and even more elements of chance, such as when players roll dice for specific properties.
One of the most basic strategies of Monopoly involves gaining the support of other players, which often requires buying property with the money that they have accumulated through property purchases. Additionally, money can be borrowed by players and money can be spent in order to build roads, repair buildings, and produce goods to sell to other players. The objective of the game may also involve collecting cash through special auctions or through banking systems. These aspects of the board further motivate players to buy properties and build economic infrastructure that will serve the interests of all players. Another way to win is to be the first player to earn a five-star rating, which is determined by a complex mathematical algorithm.
Although most board games like monopoly use a strategy based on obtaining the most control and influence over the limited number of players, newer editions have introduced a concept of “monoprix” to the game. A monopoly board in its Monopoly setup will contain tiles from two to eight different types. Some of these tiles are “prefered” tiles by the players, meaning that the player that chooses those tiles has an advantage over other players. Also, each of the tiles in the board can be mortgaged, which means that a player can obtain additional tiles without having to pay for them, a concept that foreshadows the concept of mortgaging assets in real estate investing. In real estate terms, a mortgage is a loan that is made against property that is held as a lien against a home.