It really is just a game

[Holm Fries]

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only skimmed it, but if you put stratego that low (with monopoly higher) i've already wasted my time

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He is correct. There is an opening set in Stratego that cannot be beaten. Thus, more skill in Monopoly.

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I've always loved my opening set, but it's been beaten before.

[astroglide]

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He is correct. There is an opening set in Stratego that cannot be beaten.

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prove it

[FoxwoodsShoe]

Fabulous post. Here’s a start chart for monopoly (presume six-handed game)

Early position: Raise with any two monopolies, or middle-four monopoly (light purple, orange, red or yellow). Call with any other monopoly.

Middle position: Raise with any two monopolies or any monopoly besides dark purples. Call with dark purples and two-thirds of any two monopolies. Facing a raise, rereaise with two monopolies. Call with a middle-four monopoly.

Late position: Raise with any one monopoly or two-thirds of at least two monopolies. Facing a raise, reraise with any two monopolies, possibly a middle-four monopoly and call with any monopoly.

Can be a little more aggressive with three or four railroads.

After that, you’d have to autoplay the actual “post-flop” game on a computer, otherwise, you’d only get in one “hand” every three hours.

A little off-topic, but if you want play a good version of monopoly, double the cost of of buying every property and mortgaged properties go back to the bank. Now you've got a game with more decisions, auctions and more strategy than Stratego.

[FoxwoodsShoe]

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Fabulous post. Here’s a start chart for monopoly (presume six-handed game)

Early position: Raise with any two monopolies, or middle-four monopoly (light purple, orange, red or yellow). Call with any other monopoly.

Middle position: Raise with any two monopolies or any monopoly besides dark purples. Call with dark purples and two-thirds of any two monopolies. Facing a raise, rereaise with two monopolies. Call with a middle-four monopoly.

Late position: Raise with any one monopoly or two-thirds of at least two monopolies. Facing a raise, reraise with any two monopolies, possibly a middle-four monopoly and call with any monopoly.

Can be a little more aggressive with three or four railroads.

After that, you’d have to autoplay the actual “post-flop” game on a computer, otherwise, you’d only get in one “hand” every three hours.

A little off-topic, but if you want play a good version of monopoly, double the cost of of buying every property and mortgaged properties go back to the bank. Now you've got a game with more decisions, auctions and more strategy than Stratego.

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Ok, the chance of starting with a specific three-property monopoly in a six-handed game would be 1/216, 1/36 for a two-property monopoly, so my starters were way too tight. I'm just not gonna do the math for a better chart. [img]/images/graemlins/tongue.gif[/img]