Taxes: This Changes Everything
The addition of taxes throws a pretty big wrench into every Monopoly City Streets strategy. Here are the details we’ve been given on the official blog:
There is only one certainty in MONOPOLY City Streets. Tax. Just like in real life, tax now plays an integral part of the game. The first 5 streets that you own are tax-free. The current tax rate is 3% per street. For example, if you own 15 streets your tax will be 30% of your total rent collected every day. If you own 25 streets your tax will be 60%, etc.
How does this affect your gameplay?
You Must Make Your First Five Streets Count
With your “first five streets” (presumably the first five streets you buy) tax-free, that means they have to count. Get the biggest, longest, most expensive streets you can, and build as many high-value buildings as possible on them.
For long-term success, this will make the biggest difference for you. I still stand by my previous advice to maximize your return on day 1 and get off to a good start. However, after that, it’s time to build big.
More to come as we learn more details from the MCS staff.
How has taxes changed your strategy? Discussion in the comments below.
