The Mathematics of Winning Monopoly
- 7 years ago
I talk to Hannah Fry and compare our mathematical investigations into playing Monopoly. Ive put all my probabilities below.\r
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You can buy a signed copy of Hannahs book on Maths Gear:\r
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In the UK you can also get it from Waterstones:\r
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There is a Kindle edition on Amazon:\r
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You can download all of my monopoly code here:\r
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Here are Hannahs plots:\r
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CORRECTIONS:\r
- I said the game has “finite money” but Chuck Monster has correctly pointed out that the official Monopoly rules state It [the bank] never runs out of money; if it runs out of bills, players can use any convenient items as substitutes until the bank gets enough money.\r
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Support my videos on Patreon:\r
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Filming by Trunkman Productions\r
Music by Howard Carter\r
Design by Simon Wright\r
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MATT PARKER: Stand-up Mathematician\r
Website: \r
Maths book: \r
Nerdy maths toys: \r
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BEHOLD MY NUMBERS!\r
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From 100,000,000 rolls.\r
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00 2.854% - GO\r
01 2.109% - Old Kent Road/Mediterranean Avenue \r
02 1.919% - COMMUNITY CHEST\r
03 2.261% - Whitechapel Road/Baltic Avenue \r
04 2.404% - Income Tax\r
05 2.757% - Kings Cross Station/Reading RR \r
06 2.317% - The Angel Islington/Oriental Avenue \r
07 1.017% - CHANCE\r
08 2.308% - Euston Road/Vermont Avenue \r
09 2.278% - Pentonville Road/Connecticut Avenue \r
10 6.325% - JAIL\r
11 2.719% - Pall Mall/St. Charles Place \r
12 2.61% - Electric Company \r
13 2.395% - Whitehall/States Avenue \r
14 2.477% - Northumberland Avenue/Virginia Avenue \r
15 2.804% - Marylebone Station/Pennsylvania RR \r
16 2.8% - Bow Street/St. James Place \r
17 2.62% - COMMUNITY CHEST\r
18 2.94% - Marlborough Street/Tennessee Avenue \r
19 3.096% - Vine Street/New York Avenue \r
20 2.868% - Free Parking\r
21 2.839% - The Strand/Kentucky Avenue \r
22 1.212% - CHANCE\r
23 2.731% - Fleet Street/Indiana Avenue \r
24 3.197% - Trafalgar Square/Illinois Avenue \r
25 2.897% - Fenchurch St Station/B&O RR \r
26 2.719% - Leicester Square/Atlantic Avenue \r
27 2.689% - Coventry Street/Ventnor Avenue \r
28 2.821% - Water Works \r
29 2.601% - Piccadilly/Marvin Gardens \r
30 0% - GO TO JAIL\r
31 2.675% - Regent Street/Pacific Avenue \r
32 2.616% - Oxford Street/North Carolina Avenue \r
33 1.116% - COMMUNITY CHEST\r
34 2.494% - Bond Street/Pennsylvania Avenue \r
35 2.553% - Liverpool Street Station/Short Line \r
36 2.239% - CHANCE\r
37 2.085% - Park Lane/Park Place \r
38 2.086% - Luxury Tax\r
39 2.552% - Mayfair/Boardwalk
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You can buy a signed copy of Hannahs book on Maths Gear:\r
\r
\r
In the UK you can also get it from Waterstones:\r
\r
\r
There is a Kindle edition on Amazon:\r
\r
\r
You can download all of my monopoly code here:\r
\r
\r
Here are Hannahs plots:\r
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\r
CORRECTIONS:\r
- I said the game has “finite money” but Chuck Monster has correctly pointed out that the official Monopoly rules state It [the bank] never runs out of money; if it runs out of bills, players can use any convenient items as substitutes until the bank gets enough money.\r
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Support my videos on Patreon:\r
\r
\r
Filming by Trunkman Productions\r
Music by Howard Carter\r
Design by Simon Wright\r
\r
MATT PARKER: Stand-up Mathematician\r
Website: \r
Maths book: \r
Nerdy maths toys: \r
\r
BEHOLD MY NUMBERS!\r
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From 100,000,000 rolls.\r
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00 2.854% - GO\r
01 2.109% - Old Kent Road/Mediterranean Avenue \r
02 1.919% - COMMUNITY CHEST\r
03 2.261% - Whitechapel Road/Baltic Avenue \r
04 2.404% - Income Tax\r
05 2.757% - Kings Cross Station/Reading RR \r
06 2.317% - The Angel Islington/Oriental Avenue \r
07 1.017% - CHANCE\r
08 2.308% - Euston Road/Vermont Avenue \r
09 2.278% - Pentonville Road/Connecticut Avenue \r
10 6.325% - JAIL\r
11 2.719% - Pall Mall/St. Charles Place \r
12 2.61% - Electric Company \r
13 2.395% - Whitehall/States Avenue \r
14 2.477% - Northumberland Avenue/Virginia Avenue \r
15 2.804% - Marylebone Station/Pennsylvania RR \r
16 2.8% - Bow Street/St. James Place \r
17 2.62% - COMMUNITY CHEST\r
18 2.94% - Marlborough Street/Tennessee Avenue \r
19 3.096% - Vine Street/New York Avenue \r
20 2.868% - Free Parking\r
21 2.839% - The Strand/Kentucky Avenue \r
22 1.212% - CHANCE\r
23 2.731% - Fleet Street/Indiana Avenue \r
24 3.197% - Trafalgar Square/Illinois Avenue \r
25 2.897% - Fenchurch St Station/B&O RR \r
26 2.719% - Leicester Square/Atlantic Avenue \r
27 2.689% - Coventry Street/Ventnor Avenue \r
28 2.821% - Water Works \r
29 2.601% - Piccadilly/Marvin Gardens \r
30 0% - GO TO JAIL\r
31 2.675% - Regent Street/Pacific Avenue \r
32 2.616% - Oxford Street/North Carolina Avenue \r
33 1.116% - COMMUNITY CHEST\r
34 2.494% - Bond Street/Pennsylvania Avenue \r
35 2.553% - Liverpool Street Station/Short Line \r
36 2.239% - CHANCE\r
37 2.085% - Park Lane/Park Place \r
38 2.086% - Luxury Tax\r
39 2.552% - Mayfair/Boardwalk