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Supercomputer Plays 300 Million Games of Monopoly; Still Not as Long as One Christmas Game in Kinross
Researchers find best strategy wins 43% of games; Kinross family game 'still going since 2019'.
A family board game, lasting longer than some roadworks. Photo: Horst Frank, “German Monopoly board in the middle of a game”, via Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 3.0
KINROSS — Researchers who simulated 300 million games of Monopoly found the best strategy won 43% of the time, while a Kinross family says their Christmas 2019 game is still technically going.
“Nobody’s allowed to touch the board,” said one member. “Gran owns Mayfair and she’s not stopping.”
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