Monopoly Strategy: How To Win The World's Most Popular Board Game (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9781477671689)

Ken Koury is an internationally known Monopoly player, having competed as a player and coach at the national and international tournament levels for more than 35 years. Ken holds two world records in official tournament play for the fastest game (bankrupting 3 players in 15 minutes, 38 seconds) and the highest asset 4-player game in a standard 90 minute round ($20,882). He enjoys corresponding with fellow players and often plays socially with some of the top players in the country including national and world champions. Players all over the world ask him to settle disputes over the rules and their interpretation, a service he gladly performs for free. On October 18, 2003, he was among the top 48 players in the nation chosen to compete in the United States Monopoly Championship where he took 3rd place. Included in the competition were a number of National Champions as well as the youngest player, Ken's 11 year old daughter Sarina who placed in the top 35 in the United States in classic Monopoly(R) and has remained in those ranks ever since. In terms of classic Monopoly Ken has not dropped out of the top four ranking since 2003.