Re:The Shortest Possible Game of Monopoly (2010)
by dec0dedab0de on Sunday May 30, 2021 @11:11PM
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skipping auctions, and having money in free parking are why most people think monopoly takes a long time to play. It's like playing musical chairs but not removing any.
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Re:The Shortest Possible Game of Monopoly (2010)
by Buttons840 on Monday May 31, 2021 @12:17AM
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In part, but it still takes a while to play, and the outcome is obvious long before the end, leading to an anti-climatic slog at the end. This happens even if you play by all the rules.
"I got 6 hotels and half your properties are mortgaged. Let's play for another 15 turns until you happen to land on my hotel, then I will win."
Re:The Shortest Possible Game of Monopoly (2010)
by aidenn0 on Monday May 31, 2021 @12:25AM
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I have often had uncertain outcomes at the end. For example, I had orange and red Monopoly with houses; the only other Monopoly with houses was green. Advantage was clearly to me. The third opponent bankrupted on green, I got the real estate tax card, forcing me to sell three houses right before my lone remaining opponent ran my gauntlet, then I hit green, jail, green again.
Re:The Shortest Possible Game of Monopoly (2010)
by dec0dedab0de on Tuesday June 01, 2021 @09:40AM
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Sure, but thats like an extra 25 minutes instead of an extra 4 hours.