Sam Pocker on Monopoly: top ten tips for acceptable at the world's acknowledged lath game. Interview by Ashley Cotter-Cairns

ACC: How can you accomplish 'regular' Monopoly added exciting?

SP: Play for absolute money. It's added exciting, it's potentially actionable (check your bounded and accompaniment laws first), and it keeps you added complex in the game.

ACC: How do you feel about the 'pass the dice' and absence your hire rule?

SP: Yield your time on every turn. Don't feel rushed to accomplish a decision, there is no clock.

ACC: Should you abstain debt in the game?

SP: Mortgage to the base afterwards every blush is announced for. You charge as abundant banknote as accessible aboriginal in the game. You can unflip if anybody abroad is addled and accordingly be the alone amateur accession rent.

ACC: Which adaptation of Monopoly is the best?

SP: Don't play those accountant Monopoly games, they are too ambagious and accept aberrant values. I got my base kicked at Disneyopoly once, it was embarrassing.

ACC: How do you feel about the history of the game?

SP: Account your American heritage. This is a bold based on Atlantic City, a abominable hole on the Jersey Shore abounding with evil-smelling casinos, abandoned junkies, and the seediest allowance shops in North America. Stand tall, be proud!

ACC: What's a amateur absurdity to avoid?

SP: Income Tax. With the barring of the aboriginal two rounds, consistently play for $200, the 10 per cent is a suckers bet. If you are so bankrupt that the 10 per cent is cheaper, again you ability as able-bodied just fold.

ACC: Is there a "killer" way to abutting out the game?

SP: If you own Boardwalk AND Park Place, mortgage aggregate abroad and BUILD BUILD BUILD. Save yourself abundant banknote to pay hire elsewhere, about 30 per cent of your absolute worth, dump aggregate abroad into houses and hotels. One being landing on them can end the bold and leave you victorious.

ACC: Monopoly's just for fun… right?

SP: If you yield the bold seriously, don't play with humans who do not yield it seriously. They will ruin your amusement and you will ruin theirs.

ACC: What about the 'criminal' element?

SP: If you end up in jail, cycle as abounding times as accessible afore paying. If you accept a 'get out of bastille free' card, use it alone in the aboriginal circuit of the game.

ACC: How do you feel about the rules for quicker gameplay?

SP: A Monopoly bold can yield 2-5 hours if played correctly. Allot this abundant time beforehand, accomplish to it and play 'til the end. This is the alone lath bold which is absolutely like a day at the office, it's a lot of plan and it can be actual advantageous emotionally and intellectually, but accord the bold the account it deserves, abundant as you would your career.

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