Estates Guide: Monopoly-Style Online Game Tips and Tactics
Estates is a fast, competitive take on the classic Monopoly-style online game. With 2–4 players or bots, you grab cities on a 32-tile world tour, build houses and try to become the richest. No elimination — everyone stays in until the end.
Core Gameplay
Everyone starts with $1500. On your turn you roll the dice and move; land on an unowned city, airport, train or Electric/Water tile and you can buy it. Decline, and it goes up for a live auction every player can bid on. Land on someone else's property and you pay rent.
- Roll the dice, move your piece and read the landing card.
- Buy the unowned property or send it to auction.
- Pay rent on a rival's property; your own is free.
Monopolies, Houses and Hotels
The real money comes from monopolies. Collect all 3 cities of a color group and rent doubles; then add houses and a hotel to multiply rent up to 50×.
- Airport/train network: 1/2/3/4 hubs → $50/$150/$300/$600 rent.
- Electric + Water: own one → dice×10, own both → dice×30.
- Cards: Treasure and Surprise tiles give cash, tax, teleports or keepable cards like Get-Out-of-Jail.
Trading, Jail and Winning
On your turn you can trade cash, buildingless properties and cards, or mortgage for instant cash. In jail, pay the $700 fine, play a Get-Out-of-Jail card or roll doubles — your turn stays open. The first to reach $6000 net worth wins instantly; otherwise the richest player after 25 rounds wins.
- Focus on a monopoly: complete one color group instead of scattering.
- Deal through trades: swap spare cash or cards for what a rival needs.
- Keep a cash cushion: stay ready for high rents and the jail fine.
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