Defeating the CPU
Boardwalk and Park Place are highly overrated Forget about them
Own all the railroads Try to get them at a low price but if you have to buy one from someone spend as much as you need it will pay off in the end
Waterworks and Electric Company do not bring in money
Try to own at least one of every color That way more deals will be with you
Try to own the entire side between Jail and Free Parking There are two cards that tell you to land on St James Place and New York Ave Also they are cheap to buy cheap to build but have a devastating payoff with hotels
Own houses instead of hotels There are only thirty two houses If you own two different color sets and build houses you will use twenty four houses just with them
Late in the game you will want to go to jail You can just sit there and bank in the cash Early in the game avoid jail to buy your properties
If the CPU owns two of the three properties of a color and there is an auction for the last raise the stakes high The CPU will want it
If you are in an auction always go 1 higher than the highest bidder
Faster victory
If in an auction and you wish to win the auction and you are not on a
time frame continue to bid 100 at a time and if that does not work
after a couple of dollar bids try bumping it up to 500 bids
If in an auction and you wish to win the auction and you are on a time
frame On the first bid bid 10000 If anyone goes over that bid
another 10000 and if another person passes you up another 10000
Remember It is always wise to own a lot of properties but it is wiser
to own all of a color group
DO WHATEVER IT TAKES TO GET A LIKE COLOR GROUP
Various Cheats and Hints
Defeating the CPU
Use the following trick to defeat the CPU with two to four players under the hard difficulty setting Go to quotCustom Rulesquot and set the houses to 88 and apartments to 22 Turn the jackpot on and set the Landing On Go bonus to 40000 Pick Land On Free Parking and set the jackpot to 75000 Use the classic view as it is easier to see before choosing whichever board you desire When you start the game buy only the properties you can get three of and avoid the railroads and utilities Do not bid top high on the properties that you cannot get much money for Never bid more money than you have as you do not want to mortgage properties Try to get a set even if it means trading with the CPU or offering them money Sometimes you will have to offer them both Once you get a set of two or three put houses on the cheapest house first unless you have Boardwalk and Park Place so you can save money and eventually put up hotels on all your properties If you have many houses or hotels and get in jail try to stay in there as long as you can and collect your money You can also stay in jail if the CPU has many houses or hotels to remain on the safe side Try to have at least 100 to 200 or more to stay safe Even if you have to wait to pass Go or land on Free Parking once you start getting sets and hotels on those properties try to get sets that are next to each other or on an entire side of the board
