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The Origins and Strategies of Monopoly
TLDR The podcast episode explores the origins of Monopoly as a game designed to teach against monopolies and the different strategies players can employ to win. It also discusses the various versions of the game and reveals the true origins of Monopoly in a book called "The Billion Dollar Monopoly in Swindle, Cullen" by Ralph Anspach.
Timestamped Summary
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The podcast episode titled "SYSK Selects: How Monopoly Works" discusses the origins of the game and how it was originally created to teach against monopolies.
05:56
The game of Monopoly was originally created to teach against monopolies and was based on the philosophy of George-ism, with two versions of the game - one where players exploit others and one where the community benefits - and it was later stolen and patented by Lizzie Maggie before being sold to Parker Brothers.
11:34
The game of Monopoly became a huge hit in the 1930s after Parker Brothers bought the patent and started printing it, with the properties on the board mirroring the cartography of Atlantic City at the time.
17:01
The podcast discusses different versions of Monopoly, including the option to design your own board, and mentions the different tokens that have been used over the years.
22:30
Monopoly includes various tokens, properties, play money, and squares on the board, with house rules being encouraged and even incorporated into official versions of the game.
27:58
Monopoly is a game where players collect cards and draw from different piles to win money and bankrupt their opponents.
33:17
When playing Monopoly, if you decline to buy a property, it goes up for auction and everyone, including the banker and the person who declined, can bid on it.
38:18
The strategy in Monopoly is to buy everything, even the less valuable properties, and never hoard cash, with the goal of obtaining a monopoly and improving it as quickly as possible.
43:45
The orange properties (six, eight, and nine spaces after jail) are the most landed on in Monopoly because players are more likely to roll a six, eight, or nine after getting out of jail.
49:00
There is a strategy to jail in Monopoly - if you go to jail early on in the game, it's best to pay the $50 to get out immediately, but later in the game, it can be advantageous to stay in jail to collect rent on your properties and avoid landing on other players' properties.
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The true origins of Monopoly were revealed in a book called "The Billion Dollar Monopoly in Swindle, Cullen" by Ralph Anspach, and there is a version of the game called anti-monopoly 2 where you can choose to be a monopolist or a competitor.
59:52
The hosts answer various unrelated questions from listeners, such as their favorite books as kids and their preferred pickled foods.
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Society & Culture
