How often do you land on Marvin Gardens?
That makes it the 18th least-landed-on square of 39 on the board.
On a board where every square was equally likely, each would take 2.5% of turns. Marvin Gardens takes 2.34% — only 0.94× the flat rate. The board isn’t flat because Go To Jail, the two card decks, and the doubles rule all pump traffic around it unevenly.
Why this number
No Chance or Community Chest card sends anyone here. Every token that lands on Marvin Gardens got there on the dice alone, which is most of the reason it sits where it does — the squares above it in the ranking are nearly all collecting card traffic on top of their dice traffic.
What it earns
Marvin Gardens is part of the yellow group (Atlantic Avenue, Ventnor Avenue and Marvin Gardens), costs $280 to buy and $150 per house. Fully built with hotels, the group pays for itself in about 30 opponent turns — 3rd slowest group of 8.
| Development | Rent | Group payback |
|---|---|---|
| No houses | $24 | 202 turns |
| 1 house | $120 | 126 turns |
| 2 houses | $360 | 57 turns |
| 3 houses | $850 | 30 turns |
| 4 houses | $1,025 | 30 turns |
| Hotel | $1,200 | 30 turns |
Rent is for this property alone; payback is for the whole yellow group, since you can’t build houses without owning all of it.