Here's How To Win A Game Of Monopoly In 21 Seconds
You know Monopoly? That board game that normally takes hours, if not days to finish? It's possible to get it done in less than 30 seconds.
Four months into a global pandemic during which people have been urged to stay at home as much as possible, we'd hazard to guess many are running out of things to do. The choice offered up by Netflix always seemed like more than we would ever need. That was until we were indoors all day with little more to do than delve into the streaming service's deepest depths.
For people who have been lucky enough to not be alone during this time, chances are a board game or two may have been dusted off eventually. One board game that can be found in almost every household is Monopoly. Probably not the best board game to play when people aren't supposed to leave the house as it can lead to some pretty intense arguments.
Another reason people tend to give Monopoly a miss is due to how long even one game of it tends to last. Hours upon hours, and perhaps into a brand new day. Well, what if we told you a game of Monopoly could begin and end in just 21 seconds? It's possible, as has been proved by Daniel J. Myers, a professor of sociology at Notre Dame. Myers explained to NPR exactly how the short game of Monopoly needs to pan out (see below), and above is a clip of it in action.
Player 1, Turn 1:
Roll: 6-6, Lands on: Electric Company
Action: None, Doubles therefore roll again
Roll: 6-6, Lands on: Illinois Avenue
Action: None, Doubles therefore roll again
Roll: 4-5, Lands on: Community Chest "Bank error in your favor, Collect $200"
Action: Collects $200 (now has $1700)
Player 2, Turn 1:
Roll: 2-2, Lands on: Income Tax
Action: Pay $200 (now has $1300), Doubles therefore rolls again
Roll: 5-6, Lands on: Pennsylvania Rail Road
Action: None
Player 1, Turn 2:
Roll: 2-2, Lands on: Park Place
Action: Purchase ($350, now has $1350), Doubles therefore rolls again
Roll: 1-1, Lands on: Boardwalk
Action: Purchase ($400, now has $950), Doubles therefore rolls again
Roll: 3-1, Lands on Baltic Avenue
Action: Collect $200 for passing GO (now has $1150), Purchase 3 houses for Boardwalk, 2 for Park Place ($1000, now has $150)
Player 2, Turn 2:
Roll: 3-4, Lands on: Chance, "Advance to Boardwalk"
Action: Advance to Boardwalk, Rent is $1400, only has $1300 = Bankrupt
GAME OVER
As for how likely it is that the above series of events will actually take place, well, not very likely at all. It's estimated that one in every 253,899,891,671,040 games of Monopoly will pan out this way.
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