Accumulate, negotiate and dominate - that's the strategy New Zealander Geoff Christopher has used to come second in the World Monopoly Championships in Las Vegas.
The 25-year-old risk analyst from Auckland, also known as the "Nimble Thimble", was competing in the final round against 41 national champions at Caesars Palace casino.
Mr Christopher saw off a challenge from Russia and the United States, before going bankrupt and handing the title to Norway's Bjorn Knappskog.
The championships have a prize pool of more than $US20,000 - the equivalent of the entire cash reserves in the Monopoly bank.
