The Role of Luck and Skill in Monopoly: Debunking Common Myths

The Role of Luck and Skill in Monopoly: Debunking Common Myths

Monopoly is a classic board game that has entertained families and friends for generations. The game’s objective is to bankrupt your opponents by buying, selling, and trading properties on the game board. Despite its popularity, there are several myths and misconceptions about the role of luck and skill in Monopoly. This article aims to debunk […]

Monopoly – How the most famous board game appeared and changed

Monopoly – How the most famous board game appeared and changed

In the United States, November 19th is celebrated as National Monopoly Day, a holiday dedicated to one of the most well-known and beloved board games. First introduced for sale in 1935, Monopoly has been licensed in over 114 countries and translated into 47 languages as of 2022. Official championships are regularly held for the game, […]

How dicey are your dice?

How dicey are your dice?

Few people think this topic is worth considering or write about. Even among developers who make games with the dice very few spend more than a minute thinking about realistic dice implementation from statistical point of view.

Advanced Monopoly Strategy and Tactics

Advanced Monopoly Strategy and Tactics

Almost every self proclaimed Monopoly expert will say that 2 most important nuances in Monopoly are the dice rolls distribution (the fact that 6, 7, 8 rolls much more often than 2 and 12 etc) and property landing chances (Orange set being the most frequently landed on because of the Jail position, then the Red […]

Rise of the machines

Rise of the machines

How would one go about creating intelligent bots to play Monopoly, with trading being the main (if not the only) intelligence test with almost nothing to start with? It might look like a task with infinite number of variables (and it is), but don’t rush to pronounce the issue unsolvable.