Editing Monopoly (game) (section)

==Strategy==
According to Jim Slater in ''[[The Mayfair Set]]'', the Orange property group is the best to own because players land on them more often, as a result of the Chance cards "Go to Jail", "Advance to St. Charles Place (Pall Mall)", "Advance to Reading Railroad (Kings Cross Station)" and "Go Back Three Spaces".<ref>{{YouTube|id=PdQ3ztGk0D4|title=The Mayfair Set – Episode 4 (Adam Curtis, BBC)}}</ref>

In all, during game play, Illinois Avenue (Trafalgar Square) (Red), New York Avenue (Vine Street) (Orange), B&O Railroad (Fenchurch Street Station), and Reading Railroad (Kings Cross Station) are the most frequently landed-upon properties. Mediterranean Avenue (Old Kent Road) (brown), Baltic Avenue (Whitechapel Road) (brown), Park Place (Park Lane) (blue), and Oriental Avenue (The Angel, Islington) (light blue) are the least-landed-upon properties. Among the property groups, the Railroads are most frequently landed upon, as no other group has four properties; Orange has the next highest frequency, followed by Red.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Collins |first=Truman |year=1997 |title=Monopoly Square Probabilities |url=http://www.tkcs-collins.com/truman/monopoly/monopoly.shtml |access-date=May 28, 2006}}; the page includes detailed analyses of expected income from each property and discussion of the strategic implications.</ref>

According to ''[[Business Insider]]'', the best way to get the most out of every property is to build three houses on each as quickly as possible. In order to do so, the player must have all the corresponding properties of the color set. Once every possible property has three houses, it is advised they then upgrade to hotels.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Fantozzi |first=Joanna |title=7 Monopoly hacks to ensure that you win every time |url=https://www.insider.com/monopoly-tips-how-to-win-2018-1 |access-date=July 27, 2020 |website=Insider}}</ref>

=== Trading ===
Trading is a vital strategy in order to accumulate all the properties in a color set. Obtaining all the properties in a specific color set enables the player to buy houses and hotels which increase the rent another player has to pay when they land on the property. According to [[Slate (magazine)|''Slate'']], players trade to speed up the process and secure a win. Building at least 3 houses on each property allows the player to break even once at least one player lands on this property.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Matthews |first=Susan |date=November 28, 2018 |title=A Deranged Superfan's Guide to Making Monopoly Fun |url=https://slate.com/human-interest/2018/11/monopoly-board-game-defense.html |access-date=August 3, 2020 |website=Slate Magazine |language=en}}</ref>

===End game===
One common criticism of ''Monopoly'' is that although it has carefully defined termination conditions, it may take an unlimited amount of time to reach them. Edward P. Parker, a former president of Parker Brothers, is quoted as saying, "We always felt that forty-five minutes was about the right length for a game, but ''Monopoly'' could go on for hours. Also, a game was supposed to have a definite end somewhere. In ''Monopoly'' you kept going around and around."<ref>{{Cite book |last=Brandreth |first=Gyles |title=The Monopoly Omnibus |publisher=Willow Books |year=1985 |isbn=0-00-218166-5 |edition=First hardcover |page=19 |author-link=Gyles Brandreth}}</ref>

Hasbro states that the longest game of ''Monopoly'' ever played lasted 70 days.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Monopoly History and Fun Facts |url=http://www.hasbro.com/monopoly/en_US/discover/history.cfm |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090810014137/http://www.hasbro.com/monopoly/en_US/discover/history.cfm |archive-date=August 10, 2009 |access-date=September 2, 2018 |website=hasbro.com}}</ref>