Monopoly is a great game to play with the family.
Here are some ways that you can put the odds in your favor when playing.
1.
Buy Everything you land on Don't be picky on what you buy.
If you land on a property you want to buy it because it will do two things.
It will get you a piece of property that can bring you money when others land on it and it will prevent others from using it against you.
2.
Get Out of Jail Early If it is the beginning of the game and you have been forced to go to jail don't wait.
Pay the fee to leave jail so you can buy as many properties as possible.
You don't want to get out of jail and find out most of the properties have already been bought.
Remember the beginning of the game is critical.
Of course if you are in jail during the end of the game you might just want to wait.
This way you won't go around and land on other people's properties.
3.
Don't Use all your money I see this all the time.
People will use all of their money to buy things like Hotels.
The problem with that is that if they land on something in the next few turns they will be forced to mortgage what they just bought for less.
If you are going to buy add-ons make sure that you have enough money in reserve.
4.
Offer Deals I once was playing monopoly with my dad and a few other people.
Someone landed on my dad's hotel and they were going to have to mortgage everything to pay him off, they would still be in the game, just with little money and everything mortgaged.
But my dad told them, "Instead of giving me money I'll take that hotel you have over there.
That was a great way for him to get another big hotel which he could use against me.