
The board game Monopoly has its origin in the early 20th century. The five sets of the board game Monopoly depicted here show the evolution of the game's artwork and designs in the United States from 1935 to 2005.

I recommend playing in whatever way’s the most fun for you personally.For economic term, see Monopoly § Historical monopolies. Every strategy in Monopoly has its own risks and corresponding rewards. There really is no one “right” answer to which Monopoly properties you should invest in and build on. This means there’s less chance of your opponents landing on your properties, but a greater reward if they do!Īlternatively, you could do what I try to do and buy some of each, including some of the more mid-priced properties.

Or, you could take a slightly riskier, but potentially more lucrative approach of sniping the more exclusive, high-value properties. You could take a more scattergun approach of snapping up and building on the cheapest property in Monopoly, which increases the chance of your opponents landing on your properties (because you have more of them). What are the best properties to buy in Monopoly? Well, that really depends, and there’s not a simple answer to that one, but luckily for you, I’ve written a whole article to help you decide which are the best Monopoly properties to buy!Ĭheck it out here: The Best Monopoly Properties To Buy To ConcludeĪs you may have surmised, there are several opposing strategies you can employ to maximize your income in Monopoly. Rents payable by opponents landing on Boardwalk are: $50 (nothing built), $200 (1 house), $600 (2 houses), $1400 (3 houses), $1700 (4 houses), and $2000 (hotel). Rents payable by opponents landing on Park Place are: $35 (nothing built) $175 (1 house), $600 (2 houses), $1100 (3 houses), $1300 (4 houses), and $1500 (hotel). Houses and hotels on these properties cost $200 each. On a standard US board these are Park Place, which costs $350, and Boardwalk, which costs $400 and is the most expensive property in Monopoly. The most expensive Monopoly properties are both the dark blue Monopoly properties. Rents payable by opponents landing on Baltic Avenue are: $4 (nothing built), $20 (1 house), $60 (2 houses), $180 (3 houses), $320 (4 houses), and $450 (hotel). Rents payable by opponents landing on Mediterranean Avenue are: $2 (nothing built) $10 (1 house), $20 (2 houses), $90 (3 houses), $160 (4 houses), and $250 (hotel). Houses and hotels on these properties cost $50 each.

On a standard US board, these are Mediterranean Avenue and Baltic Avenue, and they cost $60 each. The cheapest Monopoly properties are both of the brown Monopoly properties. There are 2 brown Monopoly properties on a standard US Monopoly board: Now, let’s take a closer look at each of the colored properties on the Monopoly board, and how much it costs to buy them…. Here’s a list of Monopoly property names with prices: I’ve also compiled a UK Monopoly properties list, if you’re interested.
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And here’s a full list of them all, complete with their respective prices. There are a total of 22 colored property squares on a standard US Monopoly board.
