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Monopoly Tycoon

Unofficial Strategy Guide and FAQ

by Kasey Chang

released February 9, 2003


0 Introduction

This section is for "what the FAQ is about" and things like
that. Feel free to skip this section.

If you like the FAQ, please send me a dollar. :-) See [0.3]

This FAQ is primarily about the single player game, though
it has some references to the multiplayer game.


0.1 A WORD FROM THE AUTHOR

I don't see a FAQ for Monopoly Tycoon, so I wrote one.

This is a FAQ, NOT a manual. You probably will not be able
to learn how to play the game with this document. Besides,
there's a copy of the manual on the CD!

This USG only covers the PC version since that's the only
version that I have (and existed).

Some of you may recognize my name as the editor for the XCOM
and XCOM2: TFTD FAQ's, among others.


0.2 TERMS OF DISTRIBUTION

This document is copyrighted by Kuo-Sheng "Kasey" Chang (c)
2003, all rights reserved excepted as noted above in the
disclaimer section.

This document is available FREE of charge subjected to the
following conditions:

1)This notice and author's name must accompany all copies
of this document: "Monopoly Tycoon Unofficial Strategy
Guide and FAQ" is copyrighted (c) 2003 by Kasey K.S.
Chang, all rights reserved except as noted in the
disclaimer."

2)This document must NOT be modified in any form or manner
without prior permission of the author with the following
exception: if you wish to convert this document to a
different file format or archive format, with no change
to the content, then no permission is needed.

2a) In case you can't read, that means TXT only. No
banners, no HTML borders, no cutting up into multiple
pages to get you more banner hits, and esp. no adding
your site name to the site list. [Small exception: a
"small" toolbar with no banners embedded is okay. See IGN
or Neoseeker for examples.]
3)No charge other than "reasonable" compensation should
charged for its distribution. Free is preferred, of
course. Sale of this information is expressly prohibited.
If you see any one selling this guide, contact me (see
below).

4)If you used material from this, PLEASE ACKNOWLEDGE the
source, else it is plagiarism.

5)The author hereby grants all games-related websites the
right to archive and link to this document to share among
the game fandom, provided that all above restrictions are
followed.

Sidenote: The above conditions are known as a statutory
contract. If you meet them, then you are entitled to the
rights I give you in 5), i.e. archive and display this
document on your website. If you don't follow them, then
you did not meet the statutory contract conditions, and
therefore you have no right to display this document. If
you do so, then you are infringing upon my copyright.
This section was added for any websites that don't seem
to understand this.

For the gamers: You are under NO obligation to send me
ANY compensation. However, I do ask for a VOLUNTARY
contribution of one (1) US Dollar if you live in the
United States, and if you believe this guide helped your
game. If you choose to do so, please make your US$1.00
check or $1.00 worth of US stamps to "Kuo-Sheng Chang",
and send it to "2220 Turk Blvd. #6, San Francisco, CA
94118 USA".
If you don't live in the US, please send me some local
stamps. I collect stamps too.

0.3 VOLUNTARY CONTRIBUTION

Gamers who read this guide are under NO obligation to send
me ANY compensation.

However, a VOLUNTARY contribution of one (1) US Dollar would
be very appreciated.

If you choose to do so, please make your US$1.00 check or
$1.00 worth of stamps to "Kuo-Sheng Chang", and send it to
"2220 Turk Blvd. #6, San Francisco, CA 94118 USA".

If you don't live in the US, please send me some local
stamps. I collect stamps too.

For the record, out of ALL the FAQs I wrote (37 at last
count) over the past nine years or so, I've received exactly
7 dollars and 2 sets of stamps, as of release of this guide.
So I'm NOT making any money off these guides, folks.


0.4 HOW AND WHEN TO CONTACT ME

PLEASE let me know if there's a confusing or missing remark,
mistakes, and thereof... If you find a question about this
game that is not covered in the USG, e-mail it to me at the
address specified below. I'll try to answer it and include
it in the next update.

Please do NOT write me for technical support. That is the
job of the publisher.

Please do NOT ask me to send you a list of controls, the
manual, etc. If you borrowed the game without borrowing the
manual, blame your own stupidity. If you bought the game
without a manual, blame your own stupidity. If you copied
the game without copying the manual, you're not only scum,
but STUPID scum.

Please do NOT ask me to answer questions that have already
answered in this FAQ/guide. It makes you REALLY idiotic.

I will NOT answer stupid questions like the ones above
unless I'm in a really good mood. If you send questions like
that, do NOT expect a reply.

The address below is spelled out phonetically so spammers
can't use spambots on it:

Kilo-Sierra-Charlie-Hotel-Alpha-November-Golf-Seven-Seven AT
Yankee-Alpha-Hotel-Oscar-Oscar DOT Charlie-Oscar-Mike

To decipher this, simply read the first letter off each word
except for the numbers and the punctuation. This is
"military phonetics" or "aeronautical phonetics" in case
you're wondering.

This document was produced on Microsoft Word 97. Some
editing was done with Editpad (editpadclassic.com).


0.5 THE AUTHOR

I am just a game player who decided to write my own FAQs
when the ones I find don't cover what I want to see. Lots
of people like what I did, so I kept doing it.

Previously, I've written Unofficial Strategy Guides (USGs)
for XCOM, XCOM2:TFTD, Wing Commander, Wing Commander 2, Wing
Commander 3, Wing Commander 4, Privateer, Spycraft, 688(I)
Hunter/Killer. Mechwarrior 3, MW3 Expansion Pack,
Mechwarrior 4, Mechwarrior 4: Black Knight, Need for Speed:
Porsche Unleashed, The Sting!, Terranova, Fallout Tactics,
Starfleet Command Volume II, DS9: The Fallen, DS9: Dominion
War, Driver, Warlords: Battlecry, and a few others.

To contact me, see 0.4 above.


0.6 DISCLAIMER / COPYRIGHT INFORMATION

Deep Red created Monopoly Tycoon. See them at
http://www.deepred.co.uk

Infogrames published monopoly Tycoon in the US. Find them at
http://www.infogrames.com

This USG is not endorsed or authorized by ANY of the
companies mentioned above.

There is an official strategy guide (ISBN: 0-7615-3141-6)
published by PrimaGames at http://www.primagames.com

The information compiled in this USG has been gathered
independently through the author's efforts except where
noted otherwise.

This document is based on the V1.4 patch, and thus
information listed here may NOT apply fully to earlier
versions.


0.7 HISTORY

09-FEB-2003 Initial release

10-FEB-2003 The "oops, forgot to fix up the typos"
edition.



1 Monopoly Tycoon General Info


1.1 THE MOST FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS

Q: Can you send me the game (or portions thereof)?
A: No.

Q: Can you send me the manual (or portions thereof)?
A: It's on the CD, you *****!

Q: Can you tell me how to play the game?

A: Read the manual.

Q: Can you help me get the game working?
A: That's the publisher's job, isn't it? (http://www.ina-
support.com)

Q: How about a patch?
A: There are 3 official patches and 1 semi-official patch.
Officially the game is patched up to V1.3. However, a semi-
official V1.4 patch is also available.

Q: How about a discussion board?
A: Infogrames has a board at http://www.ina-community.com

Q: How about Expansion Packs? More missions? User-created
missions and campaigns?
A: There are some custom scenarios available for download at
Tycoon Resource (http://www.tycoonresource.com, part of MGON
network). There's supposed to be an editor out there as
well. Some "extras packs", which contains patch and extra
scenarios, are available as well. Check the official site
for details.

Q: How about a sequel?
A: No idea. Given that Monopoly Tycoon has fallen into
"bargain bin" already, chances are pretty unlikely.