In Monopoly, how much do you hate it when...

[ggganz]

...you pass Go and immediately land on income tax? When that happens, do you just put the $200 back or go with the rate?

 

[Atlas14]

I can't remember what I do; I haven't played it in a long, long time. I believe I just go with the rate.

 

[Irish Caesar]

Depends how much money I have.

I like to keep track of what I'm worth; sometimes it saves a few bucks to go with the 10%.

 

[BEHIND_THE_MASK]

...you pass Go and immediately land on income tax? When that happens, do you just put the $200 back or go with the rate?

I used to try and not pay my income tax, but then I had to go to Jail...

Id just put the 200 back since I suck with %'s... Good old monoply. This is my punching bag when it comes to getting out occasional greedy ideas.

Land on Boarchwalk and pay me 2000$ BIATCH!!!

 

[Shadylookin]

in my family it is customary to just cough up the 200 dollars because we don't like waiting for them to spend 10 minutes counting there cash and trying to divide by 10.

 

[pacesplace]

I finally realized why it was called "Monopoly" yesterday. I don't want to think about income tax.

 

[Fugitive Sisyphus]

I don't play monopoly much but I remember that you have to be really poor to save money by taking the percentage.

I hate it when people team up in monopoly or make really stupid trades. Actually, I just hate monopoly.

 

[Alpha Killer II]

I like da new edition of Monopoly "Here and now!" =]
PS: I pay 200 bucks, I also aint good w/ percents :/

 

[Dann]

Easy. When you have less than $2000, going with the % saves you some money. When you have more than $2000 paying $200 is the more economical option.

I loved that game as a kid and even upon entering my teens. Me and a cousin of mine were OK losers, but notorious gloaters whenever either of us was winning.

We'd even do the "evil creditor" routine: "Oh noes! You've landed on me Boardwalk with teh hotel! Hmmm... not enough cash. I'll take the last of your land holdings at half price... Stop glaring at me like that! I still have to pay off the mortages on them. Can't you appreciate how kind I am taking on your bad debts to the bank?... Still not enough. Do you have any antiques? Family heirlooms? No? Then this ancestral home of yours will have to do. Prepare to move out in a week... Oooh... Hey your daughter is kinda cute. Leave her behind when you leave."

At the end of it all we leave him/her with nothing but $2 in cash, so that he/she goes bankrupt on some other player's property on the next roll of the dice.

 

[jeps]

The anti-monopoly board game.

Just for you, Fugitive Sisyphus.

But its actually really fun.

 

[ggganz]

Easy. When you have less than $2000, going with the % saves you some money. When you have more than $2000 paying $200 is the more economical option.

The percent also includes the costs of your properties and the costs of buildings, and the mortgaged properties subtract their mortgage value from this.
Something else, when people play with the "Free Parking Rule", what do they do?

 

[Dann]

The percent also includes the costs of your properties and the costs of buildings, and the mortgaged properties subtract their mortgage value from this.

Indeed. That's why it's a royal pain to do the computations. In my experience only in the first few rounds when people only have few holdings is this done. Later on people (a) instinctively know they're worth more than $2000 (b) are lazy, and so just pay $200.

Something else, when people play with the "Free Parking Rule", what do they do?

Give Luxury Tax money to people who land on Free Parking. i.e. that square now gives a player $75.

We never do that.

 

[civverguy]

Have any of you actually finished a game of monopoly?

 

[Quintillus]

$200 is almost always preferable.

"Evil creditor" scheme is fun. Nothing like establishing more monopolies for the poor person to land on.

And I think I have finished monopoly games with 2 or 3 people playing. I haven't played for a long time, though - it takes too long without much happening if the game is balanced.

 

[Aramazd]

Early in the game, I pay the 10% because I'm generally cash poor, but land rich, later on I pay the $200 because I'm rich.

 

[Irish Caesar]

Have any of you actually finished a game of monopoly?

Tons. My roommates and I play it all the time.

 

[b etor]

Have any of you actually finished a game of monopoly?

plenty of times. i've never lost, not since i was really little anyway.
my dad tries to cheat

 

[Shylock]

I withhold my taxes on the basis that I am not a slave to the state, it is a slave to me.

Wait... what are we talking about?

 

[Dann]

Have any of you actually finished a game of monopoly?

Yes. It usually ends in either of the following two ways:
(1) It's getting late and we have to break up the game. All or just the dominant players calculate their worth to determine the winner.
(2) It's not that late yet but somebody is clearly dominant and so the others throw in the towel. The winner might still go ahead and calculate all his holdings though just to be able to gloat some more.

 

[Dann]

my dad tries to cheat

Heh heh.... my aunts too.

Aaah.... happy childhood memories....