| ||||||||||||||||||
Product Details
Would you like to update product info or give feedback on images?
|
|
Share your thoughts with other customers:
|
||||||||||||||||||||||
|
Most Helpful Customer Reviews
1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:
3.0 out of 5 stars
some interesting insights, but incomplete,
By
Amazon Verified Purchase(What's this?)
This review is from: The Monopoly Book: Strategy and Tactics of the World's Most Popular Game (Paperback)
I purchased Maxine Brady's book on Monopoly in an effort to glean more insight into Monopoly strategy and tactics. I found the book contained some of these items, but was mostly dedicated to a thorough explanation of the rules of the game.
While I did find the sections on rules mildly helpful, it seemed to me like most of it was common knowledge. Maybe I was the aberration who read the rules of Monopoly prior to playing, or having re-read many in heated debates over the game (including several that have required calls to Parker Brothers). Brady's later chapters on Strategy, tactics, probability, etc. were a bit more insightful. For instance, the mathematical comparisons of the properties and the rates of return were a great idea. Unfortunately for me, the author's tables and calculations were slightly confusing or poorly explained. But it did serve as a good starting point for me to create my own spreadsheets with comparable data. Brady also delves into a couple of strategies (i.e. the Pauper's Attack, the Prince's Restraint) which are interesting. But she leaves a lot out too. For example in each strategy, she either assumes a lot of knowledge or that certain conditions have been met (i.e. you already own monopolies of certain color groups, or have silly amounts of money). I wish more had been dedicated to early game recommendations such as what properties to buy or pass to auction, how much to wager on properties, etc. Perhaps this would have made the book too cumbersome, but any additional insights would have been helpful. Overall, this was an enlightening book that opened my eyes to more of the strategies out there for Monopoly, but should be viewed more as a starting point (and book you can read quickly). There are other books out there that offer more detailed advice and factual tables on the game.
4 of 6 people found the following review helpful:
3.0 out of 5 stars
Not bad,
By A Customer
This review is from: Monopoly Book (Paperback)
My parents got me this book when I was a kid. For the time, it was a good book, but does have some errors. Additionally, it has some relative values but they are strictly based a on a ROI (return on investment) standpoint. E.g. it evaluates property development based on the increase in rents, however this ignores some other issues such as the opportunity cost that the additional rent will impose on the other players. All in all it was good for the time, and the main other book out there is ok, but there has yet to be a very good book (in my opinion) on Monopoly strategy.
5.0 out of 5 stars
Happy Landings!,
By
This review is from: Monopoly Book (Hardcover)
This is a great gift for those who love Monopoly and want that little edge that might put them over the top. It starts with a marvelous history of the game - its origins in the Great Depression and its growth from an evening pastime between friends. I was amazing that Parker Brothers initially rejected the game because -- in spite of its popularity among its employees -- it violated 50+ of their rules about board games!
I was impressed Maxine Brady's ability to simultaneously lay down the law about the way the rules are supposed to work (take note, if you are confused about getting out of Jail!) and her open acceptance of the little tweaks that make the game unique to every household. Brady just cautions that if there are house rules, they need to be publicized before game play. The section on weird ways to play Monopoly - underwater, etc. - testified to the mania that some have for the game. The strategies section will definitely give readers, whether prince or pauper, a boost and help them think through the way they play. "Monopoly" is very readable, very understanding, and very instructive! A book recommended to Monopolists young and old, experienced and neophyte!
Share your thoughts with other customers: Create your own review
|
|
Tags Customers Associate with This Product(What's this?)Click on a tag to find related items, discussions, and people.
|
|
|
