Comments on: First Day Insights to the New Game http://monopolyhq.com/2009/09/first-day-insights-to-the-new-game/ Strategy & Tips Fri, 13 Apr 2012 01:53:32 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.1 By: MindObserver http://monopolyhq.com/2009/09/first-day-insights-to-the-new-game/comment-page-1/#comment-37 MindObserver Fri, 18 Sep 2009 19:56:32 +0000 http://monopolyhq.com/?p=58#comment-37 I wish I knew that the >$1M roads paid better than 100% on houses before I bought my first road. I assumed they would max out at 100%, and maybe $5M roads would give better returns on the more expensive buildings. So I aimed for a $1M road for my first. The income formula seems to be: I = 1 + BC + C/10 For income (I), building cost (B), and street cost (C), all in millions. On the first day, B + C = 3. So the best return is for a street costing $1.55M with $1.45M of buildings on it. That's neglecting considerations of where you'll build on day two, though. I think it'll be very tricky to put up optimal buildings each day without wasting space for later days or getting stuck with underdeveloped long roads. It might be necessary to just trash your early roads to buy longer roads later without getting into a high tax bracket. Since the bank only pays 50%, there could be some great deals to pick up from other players who are flipping roads this way. I wish I knew that the >$1M roads paid better than 100% on houses before I bought my first road. I assumed they would max out at 100%, and maybe $5M roads would give better returns on the more expensive buildings. So I aimed for a $1M road for my first.

The income formula seems to be:
I = 1 + BC + C/10
For income (I), building cost (B), and street cost (C), all in millions.

On the first day, B + C = 3. So the best return is for a street costing $1.55M with $1.45M of buildings on it. That’s neglecting considerations of where you’ll build on day two, though.

I think it’ll be very tricky to put up optimal buildings each day without wasting space for later days or getting stuck with underdeveloped long roads. It might be necessary to just trash your early roads to buy longer roads later without getting into a high tax bracket. Since the bank only pays 50%, there could be some great deals to pick up from other players who are flipping roads this way.

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