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[Nate the Great]

Someone uses Python to simulate a million Monopoly games to see how often the game turns into an endless balance.


I'd argue that this is of minimal usefulness as the player's strategy seldom operates according to strict logic.


I also argue that the real reason Monopoly has gotten the reputation of super-long and boring is quite simple: nobody plays by the real rules.


The point of the game is getting all of the money on the board back to the bank or the winner's possession. Not using interest when selling back houses, Free Parking, not conducting auctions, and all the other house rules are antithetical to that purpose. The game is set up to drain money from the player's hands back to the bank at a reasonable rate. Not doing that increases the odds of an endless game.