In 1935, the Parker brothers purchased the rights to the Monopoly board game from Charles Darrow. Today, this game is played by millions of families and friends around the world. Monopoly is a classic game that has been passed down through many generations, including different editions of the game. Although many consider Monopoly to be an original game, it is taken from "The Landlord's Game" by Lizzie Maggie. Although both games are similar in the way they are played, monopoly still manages to be the more popular game today. Monopoly is a game that requires strategy and manipulation. I enjoy playing with my loved ones because as the game progresses it can become competitive. The game begins when each player chooses a player of their choice. Each player starts the game with $15 million and will roll the dice to see which player rolls the higher value of the two dice. The player with the highest value will start first and so on in descending order. Once each player has cleared the entire board, they will receive $2 million for successfully “GO” and players can start purchasing properties. I will study frequently thrown numbers to determine where players will land on the board. However, I will only consider the first two rolls, because as the game progresses it becomes more difficult to determine where players will land, based on the number rolled on the dice. The throwing process gets tricky when a player throws three doubles in a row, sending him straight to jail. I plan to study the probability of rolling the dice to determine where players will land on the board. I will only consider the first two rounds because as the game progresses it becomes more difficult to ...... middle of paper ...... square because there are four ways to do this. Landing on a prison visit, going straight to the prison space, choosing a luck card, and rolling three doubles in a row will land you in prison instead. In order to win the game, it is important that you think ahead when buying a property based on where your opponent is going or where you see they have landed the most, i.e. sixth, seventh and eighth spaces on the board. I feel like without that strategy behind the game, it's still easy to spot. Once a player understands that a particular property is frequently visited, they will begin building on that property rather than whether the property is valuable like Time Square or less valuable like Centennial Park. Monopoly is an amazing game to play with your family and friends and even though it gets competitive, it's worth it..