there is no real skill in monopoly,as i have found it is all down to the dice. the only outsdanding common sense though is tonot squander your money. when we lay we increase the jackpot to 700 eurso. that way the game should last a bit longer even if some lucky chicken gets mayfair and parklane.having all the stations can really pee off the other players too!!i like to go for the two brownies (the cheapest place on the board) even though the return on landing on these places isnt great it is cheaper to build on giving you the chance to get your accomodation out there on the board quicker.naturally the game finishes when the money runs outand bankruptcy occurs.heres a tip if you have either parklane or mayfair do not ever trade them even if you have the one ,once that person has the two of them he will clean up. we have bought monopoly on the playstation and its a crack and a half ,id recommend it for avid monopoly fans, it runs along faster and theres no handling money dices or dogs and cars!!