Adidas

About Adidas

Adidas is one of the largest sportswear manufacturers in the world and Nike's main global competitor. The German company sponsors major football teams and athletes, owns the iconic three-stripes mark, and runs influential lifestyle collaborations through lines like Yeezy and Originals.

Founded

1949

Sector

Sportswear, Footwear

Headquarters

Herzogenaurach, Germany

On the Monopoly Online Board

Adidas sits in the first quadrant of the board, between GO and Jail. Properties in this region are cheap to acquire and cheap to build on, but they generate lower rent than mid-board lots. The strategic case for owning Adidas is locking down the entire Apparel & Cosmetics group early — when fully built, the cumulative rent from low-cost properties can quietly drain opponents who pass through repeatedly.

Adidas is at board position 9. Players reach it by landing on the corresponding square after rolling the dice from any earlier position, or by drawing a Chance card that advances them directly to a property.

Color Group Strategy

Three affordable Apparel & Cosmetics properties in the second quadrant of the board. Players landing in Jail and rolling out frequently land here, and a full monopoly with hotels can deliver respectable rents at a low total investment.