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06 Oct
Posted by Yehuda Berlinger as Modern Board Games
In what will be a surprise to absolutely no one, a Cornell University study has concluded that a simple two-player game of Monopoly has a 12% chance of never ending. This result was after studying computer simulations, statistical sampling, Markov chains, and Brownian motion.
I know for a fact that they are wrong: all Monopoly games end, 100% of the time. Their error was in forgetting to study the motion of flying tables.
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LOL !!!
OK, maybe they should have stated that the game doesn’t end according to the game rules, 12% of the time :D
*chuckles*
An important step in many Monopoly games is what I might dub “the Negotiation”. This happens a few hours in, when players make trades with each other in order to consolidate their positions. I understand that many competition players don’t do this, but in casual play it is extremely common. The Negotiation radically increases the chance of the game ending – thankfully!
Personally, 100% of my Monotony games never begin. :p
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