Herman Yung Herman Yung

Monopoly glass edition

I don’t know when I’ll ever need to buy Monopoly again, but if I do, I might consider this fancy glass version. You can’t put it away as easily as the traditional board, but it sure does look nice. Maybe worth just leaving out!

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Herman Yung Herman Yung

Statistical data on a game of Monopoly

Vincent D. Warmerdam did some hard work coding a Monopoly simulation to churn out data based on a typical game. With a few hard rules in effect, Warmerdam discovered statistical proof that landing in jail in Monopoly has increased adverse affects on the player throughout the game. Not unlike real life, I suppose.

Additionally, the data shows that property bought before the jail makes less money overall than property after the jail. Anyway, there's lots of interesting numbers to look at here. I highly recommend checking it out.

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