When you enter Monopoly Go, which has generated 2 billion in revenue in less than a year, you will find that there are many events provided to you, such as regular single-player banner events and tournament events; partner events, racing events and the latest Adventure Club events that require you to work together with your partners.
Because they last for different periods of time in the game, players pay different attention to them. For example, single-player banner events and tournaments that are updated every 1 or 2 days are the favorites of players because they can provide players with super rich milestone rewards in a high-frequency update cycle, including a large number of free dice, Monopoly Go Stickers and cash rewards.
But if you ask ten Monopoly Go players to choose a more preferred one between these two events, it is estimated that 8 players will choose the tournament that can provide additional leaderboard rewards. If you want to get more points rewards to exchange for higher milestone rewards, you may need to pass the test of Shutdown and Bank Heist.
These two mini-games are triggered when you land on Railroad tile on Monopoly Go board, and both allow you to perform destructive actions on other players’ landmarks or banks to earn more points and cash rewards. According to some players’ actual tests, you are more likely to trigger Monopoly Go Shutdown in these games, so this guide will show you how to easily win and earn more rewards in these games.
How Does Shutdown Work?
When you trigger Monopoly Go Shutdown, you will be teleported to a landmark built by a player you specify. From here, you can complete the destruction task by clicking on any landmark he or she owns.
If this player has some shields that can prevent you from demolishing it, you will get the result of Shutdown Blocked, which only gives you 2 tournament points and a small cash reward.
But if the landmark you destroy is not protected by a specific shield, you will get 4 points and a large cash reward. And if the landmark has been destroyed and has not been repaired in time, you will earn more cash!
Note that the final points reward offered to you here is affected by the dice multiplier you choose when moving the board token; and the cash reward will change based on your current net worth.
Can I Choose The Target?
Some careful players may have seen in the description of the running mechanism just now that you can choose the target player you want to destroy the landmark after you trigger Shutdown mini-game, so the answer to this question is absolutely yes.
Before you enter Monopoly Go Shutdown, you will see a Switch Opponent button at the bottom of the screen. After pressing it and jumping to the interface, you will see the two tabs of Revenge and Friends.
Revenge, as the name suggests, you can choose those players who have demolished your landmarks for revenge, and they will appear in your recent attack list. This means that you can destroy a player’s landmark again, which will greatly increase your chances of success. Not only that, this tab also allows you to attack any random player except your friends.
As for Friends tab, it is also obvious that you can visit the city of any of your friends in Monopoly Go and destroy his or her landmark. But it is worth noting that in this case, your friends will receive a notification from the game system and can take revenge on you when they trigger this mini-game.
How To Maximize Your Rewards?
Now that you know the basics of Monopoly Go Shutdown and the common problems, here are some strategies and tips on how to maximize your potential rewards.
Use A High Dice Multiplier
First of all, when rolling the dice to move the pieces around the board in Monopoly Go, it is important to choose the right dice multiplier. The roll is completely random, but years of trial and error have shown that 6, 7, and 8 are the most likely outcomes.
So, if you see that your token is 6-8 tiles away from Railroad tile that triggers this mini-game, you can use a higher dice multiplier to get more points in it.
But it must be said that this method is still a little risky because you can’t directly determine that it will land on the exact tile you need. And a higher multiplier will also make you more likely to run out of dice.
Increase Net Worth
Since you’re aiming for not only points that bring you super-rich milestone rewards, but also cash rewards in Shutdown, you’ll also need to increase your net worth to make sure you get more cash each time you get a Shutdown Blocked or Shutdown Success.
The best way to increase your net worth in this game is to upgrade all your landmarks as much as possible: each board contains five landmarks, each of which can be upgraded six times, with each upgrade directly increasing your net worth.
While the cash cost of upgrading higher-level landmarks is huge, trust me, it will allow you to get more cash even if you get a Shutdown Blocked than a regular player would earn from a Shutdown Success.
Collect As Many Shields As Possible
You can destroy other players’ landmarks by Shutdown, and other players can also use the same method to threaten your landmarks, so you need to collect as many shields as possible in Monopoly Go to fill up all the shield slots you have.
Some special partner events, treasure events, and Peg-E events will also give you some shield rewards for you to collect. But the most direct way is to use the tiles on the board, and when you collect all the shields but land on a shield tile again, all the dice you just spent will be returned to you.
It is also worth noting that those landmarks that have been destroyed or have their shields destroyed will emit smoke, and you can choose the one you want to Shutdown by entering each landmark situation in the player list provided to you.
Here are the gameplay and tips for Shutdown, one of the main mini-games in Monopoly Go for tournament points. Hopefully, you can use the information provided by this guide to add more controllable factors and get more rewards in this game that is almost entirely based on luck. Have fun!
