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Prima’s Official Strategy Guide
JOE GRANT BELL
PRIMA GAMES
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Prima’s Official Strategy Guide
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the publisher and its licensors make no warranty, either expressed or implied, as to the accuracy, effectiveness, or
completeness of the material in this book; nor does the publisher assume liability for damages, either incidental
or consequential, that may result from using the information in this book. The publisher cannot provide informa-
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directed to the support numbers provided by the game and device manufacturers in their documentation. Some
game tricks require precise timing and may require repeated attempts before the desired result is achieved.
ISBN: 0-7615-3141-6
Library of Congress Catalog Card Number: 00105109
ACKNOWLEDGMENTS
THANKS TO THE FOLLOWING PEOPLE FOR THEIR
EFFORTS ON THIS BOOK:
SARA WILSON FOR MANAGING THE PRODUCT
JILL HINCKLEY FOR PUTTING EVERYTHING TOGETHER
TELI HERNANDEZ FOR ALL HER HELP
RICHARD DAL PORTO FOR COPYEDITING THE BOOK
RACHEL HOAGLAND FOR PROVIDING VALUABLE
CONTACT INFORMATION
MARK HUGGINS FOR MULTIPLAYER ASSISTANCE
AND ADVICE
MATT PANTALEONI FOR MULTIPLAYER ASSISTANCE
AND ADVICE
Contents
CONTENTS
Chapter 1: Welcome to Monopoly City . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1
Blocks and Prestige . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1
Railroads and Utilities . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .3
Other Blocks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .3
Citizens . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .4
Opponents . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .6
Tutorials . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .10
Chapter 2: Building Your Empire . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .15
Time in the
Monopoly Tycoon
game . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .15
Stores . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .15
Commodities . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .21
Building Considerations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .24
Auctions and Leases . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .26
Benefits of Property Ownership . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .27
Monopolies . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .30
Chance Cards . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .31
Chapter 3: General Strategy . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .37
Generating Income . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .37
General Formula for Single-Player Scenarios . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .40
Use Chance Cards as a Last Resort . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .43
Chapter 4: Walkthrough: Scenarios 1-4 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .45
Scenario 1: Starting Out . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .45
Scenario 2: A Homely City . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .48
Scenario 3: Compete for Sales . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .50
Scenario 4: $3,500 Daily Profit . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .52
Chapter 5: Walkthrough: Scenario 5-8 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .60
Scenario 5: First to be Worth $25,000 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .60
Scenario 6: Greatest Empire Value by 1945 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .65
Scenario 7: First to Mayor . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .69
Scenario 8: Sell, Sell, Sell . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .74
Chapter 6: Walkthrough: Scenario 7-12 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .82
Scenario 9: Last Man Standing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .82
Scenario 10: $8,000 Daily Profit . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .89
Scenario 11: Greatest Empire Value by 1960 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .95
Scenario 12: First to be Worth $30,000 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .100
Chapter 7: Walkthrough: Scenarios 13-16 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .105
Scenario 13: The Race for Mayor . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .105
Scenario 14: First to be Worth $50,000 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .110
Scenario 15: Last Man Standing 2 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .114
Scenario 16: Greatest Empire Value by 2000 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .120
Special Bonus Scenario: My Mega Metropolis . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .124
Chapter 8: Multiplayer in the
Monopoly Tycoon
game . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .127
Basic Difference Between Single- and Multiplayer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .127
Single-Player Tactics That Won’t Work in Multiplayer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .129
Strategies Geared for Multiplayer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .130
The Bottom Line . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .137
Chapter 9: A Brief History of the
Monopoly
®
board game . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .138
The Beginning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .138
Early Production . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .138
Modern History . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .139
Chapter 10: Store Data . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .140
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INTRODUCTION
The
Monopoly Tycoon
game is an evolution of the world’s most popular board game. It is not
identical to the board game. Rather, it takes many of the board game’s most popular themes and turns
them into something more complex, yet still readily accessible.
This book is your guide to
Monopoly City
, the capitalistic backdrop of the
Monopoly Tycoon
game. In it, you’ll find strategies for every aspect of the game: Businesses, commodities, utilities,
railroads, and even your opponents. Both single-player scenarios and multiplayer games are explained
in detail.
You can read this book straight through, or use it as a reference and just read the sections that are
of most interest to you. Here’s a summary of each chapter of the book so that you’ll know where to
look when you’re digging for information:
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CHAPTER 1: WELCOME TO MONOPOLY CITY. LEARN THE BASICS OF
THE CITY AND HOW TO GET STARTED IN THE GAME.
CHAPTER 2: BUILDING YOUR EMPIRE. LOTS OF INFORMATION ON BUILD-
INGS, LEASES, COMMODITIES, AND OTHER COMPONENTS OF THE GAME.
CHAPTER 3: GENERAL STRATEGY. PROVIDES A BASIC, GAME-WINNING
FORMULA, PLUS VARIANTS ON THAT FORMULA FOR DIFFERENT VICTORY
CONDITIONS. GIVES ADVICE ON HOW TO PROCEED THROUGH THE GAME.
CHAPTER 4: WALKTHROUGH OF SCENARIOS 1–4.
CHAPTER 5: WALKTHROUGH OF SCENARIOS 5–8.
CHAPTER 6: WALKTHROUGH OF SCENARIOS 9–12.
CHAPTER 7: WALKTHROUGH OF SCENARIOS 13–16.
CHAPTER 8: MULTIPLAYER IN THE MONOPOLY TYCOON GAME.
PROVIDES INSIGHTS ON HOW THE MULTIPLAYER GAME DIFFERS FROM
THE SINGLE-PLAYER GAME. INCLUDES WINNING MULTIPLAYER TACTICS,
TIPS, AND CAUTIONS.
At the end of the book, you’ll also find several chapters that provide a brief history of the
Monopoly
®
board game plus quick-reference tables for shops and commodities.
Without further ado, let’s begin our tour of
Monopoly City
!
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