Saturday, May 30, 2009

Do Not Pass Go, Do Not Collect $200

Phil Orbanes will be chief judge at the Canadian Monopoly Championships, which start Thursday at the Montreal Science Centre. Photograph by: Pierre Obendrauf, The Gazette

From The Montreal Gazette:

The 48 Contestants in the Canadian Monopoly Championships better not get too creative in interpreting the rules: The chief judge has been presiding over tournaments for 29 years

Monopoly judge Phil Orbanes has a little advice for the players hoping to win the Canadian Championships, which start Thursday at the Montreal Science Centre.

"If you own all four railroads and either the complete red or orange properties, you are almost unbeatable," he said yesterday. "Each property has its own percentage likelihood of being landed on. Orange lies at the ideal distance (six to 12 spaces) beyond Jail, where everyone winds up sooner or later."

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