Wednesday 01/28/98

Then I thought - what if I sell something to Adam as well ? So I did - sold him the green one (which gave Adam 2 greens, while 3rd was nobody's). Yet the thought still nagged me - who's to stop Adam from making few circles, getting richer and building us into oblivion ? Finally an idea formed out of the madness - what if I also sell him a mortgaged Orange, giving Adam yet another monopoly ? I calculated that once the deal is done, Adam will have no unmortgaged properties and ten dollars to finish the circle (he was on New York at the moment). Adam, greedy as usual to get more streets, accepts my offer. Next move - Adam rolls and hits Gnome's Atlantic. $22 is too much for Adam who has $10 only left. Desperate to avoid bankrupcy, Adam sells me light blue Vermont - which is exactly what I unsuccessfully tried to buy from him earlier.

Next move. Once I got a hold of Vermont, I have a straight deal with Gnome - I give him Venthor (with yellow monopoly) and he gives me Vermont (with light blue). Moreover, Gnome likes the deal so much, he throws in $500 cash! Deal is done and I instantly raise hotels on light blue. Gnome can only afford one house on each of the yellows. Couple of moves later Adam hits my Connecticut and goes bankrupt - the orange and blue monopolies become mine.

Game goes on - Gnome hits light blue, takes down houses and mortgages all but one yellow. Seeing the robot needing cash, I "kindly" offer to buy his railroads. Gnome agrees. I also give Monopoly to Yuri - thus I gain maroon and he - red. He has enough money for 6 houses, but he decides to wait with building. In the meantime I put up hotels on orange right in front of him. He moves, lands on New York and loses all his building money. I raise hotels on blue, but both Gnome and Yuri go bankrupt before even reaching them.

I win!!!