How it works
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Start a game and share one link
Pick how many are playing, from 2 to 6, and drop the game's link in your group chat. Each person opens it, types her name, picks a PIN and takes a seat. The game starts when the last seat is taken.
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Play when you have time
Each player takes her turn whenever it suits her: on the bus, after dinner, the next morning. Close the app in between. The game waits for her.
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Everyone knows whose turn it is
When she is done, one tap opens a message to the group saying who is up, by text, WhatsApp or Slack. Players who turn on notifications get a nudge on their phone when the game needs them.
Made for players who are not in the same room
The rules are the ones you know. A few things work differently, so nobody is kept waiting.
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Sealed-bid auctions
When a street goes to auction, everyone sends one secret bid or passes. The highest bid wins, and nobody has to be there at the same moment.
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Rent pays itself
Rent is charged the moment a player lands. Nobody has to notice or ask for it.
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Trades never hold things up
Send an offer and carry on. The other player answers whenever she next opens the game, and every offer shows what each side adds up to.
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Auto play for a quiet player
If the game has waited 12 or 24 hours on someone, it can take her turn for her, carefully: it rolls, buys what she can afford and ends the turn. It never builds or answers a trade for her. The host decides whether it is on.
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A game played over days
Play until one player is left, or pick 25, 50 or 100 rounds for a shorter game. When the last round ends, the player worth the most wins.
Pick a board, or make your own
Every board plays by the same rules and prices. Only the names and the jokes change.
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Classic
The familiar layout: streets, railroads and two decks of cards.
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Startup Edition
Tech companies grouped by theme, like streaming, games and shopping. Rent is a subscription, houses are servers and hotels are data centers.
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Accounting Edition
For accountants. Every property is an account, from Uncategorized Expense up to Retained Earnings. Houses are staff accountants, hotels are partners, and jail is Busy Season.
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A board of your own
Answer a few questions about who is playing, the places you love and the jokes only your family gets, and a full board is drafted for you: every space, token and card. Change anything you like by hand. It opens to a player once she has finished a game.
Works on any phone
- Nothing to install. It runs in the phone's web browser.
- No password. Each person picks one PIN, and it covers every game she is in.
- Easy to read. Large text and big buttons, with a switch to make the text larger still.
- On a tablet or laptop too. A wide screen shows the whole board beside your buttons.
Questions
How many people can play?
From 2 to 6. The host picks the number when she starts the game, and can start early once two have joined.
Do we all need to be online at the same time?
No. That is the whole idea. Each player takes her turn when she has time, and everyone can close the app until it is her move.
What if someone stops playing?
If she leaves a finished turn sitting, it ends by itself after an hour. If the host has auto play on, and the game has waited 12 or 24 hours on her, it plays her turn carefully: it never builds, lifts a mortgage or answers a trade for her.
How long does a game take?
As long as you like. A game can run until one player is left, or the host can pick 25, 50 or 100 rounds, and the player worth the most at the end wins.
Is it private?
Yes. Each player gets her own link to her seat, and nobody else is ever shown it, not even the host. On a new phone the link asks for her PIN. We never ask for a phone number. The About and privacy page says what is kept and for how long.
Which phones does it work on?
Any recent iPhone or Android phone, in its usual web browser, and tablets and computers too. To get notifications on an iPhone or iPad, add Famopoly to the Home Screen first (iOS 16.4 or later).