LogFAQs > #883255035

Of course, if luck pushes you to a certain color you'll go for it.

Also if the opponents appear to themselves be overvaluing or undervaluing a colour -- taking advantage of their misappraisals can be very profitable.

But if all else is equal, myself I'd lean toward trying for the light blues, light purples, or oranges in a 2-player game;
these three plus the reds in a 3-player game;
the oranges and reds in a 4-player game; and
the oranges, reds, yellows, or dark blues with 5 players or more.

Please note that the oranges are always great to have and develop. (Unless the opponents feel the same way and have ended up vastly overvaluing them, of course.) Same goes for the railroads.

On the other hand, the greens are just too expensive to deal with and the money can be better used elsewhere. (Again, unless the opponents are willing to let you have them for a song.)
Meanwhile the dark purples are negligibly tiny, even for 2 players. (Baltic isn't that bad, but Mediterranean is ridiculous, and you can't develop one without the other.)


The more players, the more total money in play, and the more chance that somebody is going to land on your high-priced group, so your big-money gamble there will pay off.

With only 2 players -- and provided that you don't use unofficial house rules such as putting taxes, fines, and property purchase prices, under "Free Parking" --
there just isn't enough total money in play for the reds and yellows and blues to be viable enough to compete with the cheaper-to-develop colours. They're still viable in and of themselves of course, they're just outpaced by the latter.

Just my thoughts on the matter. ^.^
And probably wrong. ;.;
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