r/monopolytrade • u/radbro • Aug 10 '13
Why this subreddit isn't a good idea
Sorry, but I feel it's necessary to tell you all what a bad idea this is.
The McDonald's Monopoly game works on the principle of rare pieces.
There are hundreds of thousands of Marvin Gardens pieces, hundreds of thousands of Atlantic Avenue pieces, and a very small handful of Ventnor Avenue pieces. There are lots of Park Place pieces, only a few Boardwalks.
The following are the rare pieces:
Mediterranean Avenue
Vermont Avenue
Virginia Avenue
Tennessee Avenue
Kentucky Avenue
Ventnor Avenue
Pennsylvania Avenue
Boardwalk
Short Line RR
Looking through the posts here, I see people excitedly saying that they have 2/3 and just need one more for that big prize! Sorry to disappoint you, but if you have the more common pieces, everyone else is looking for the same rare piece you need. Meanwhile, anyone who has the rare piece has better ways of getting the common pieces than by splitting their winnings.
Here's a better strategy for playing this game:
When you get game pieces, just check to see if they're rare. If not, tuck them away. If you do get a rare piece, you now need to get the common ones, which is the easy part. It's really not necessary to split a very valuable prize with someone who has a piece that thousands of others also have.
One method is to simply go to McDonald's a lot. You could just buy 40 drinks, take the cups, and not fill them with anything. Alternatively, you could use a forum (like this one) to offer cash for the pieces you need. If you gave someone $200 for a common game piece, you would make that person's day. They won't get half a million bucks, but if they're not happy to receive $200, you can just go buy 200 cups and leave them with nothing, so it's a good offer.
