Business
Buy Indian cities, collect rent, build houses and hotels, make deals, and be the last one standing.
2–6 players · free · no app to installHost a gameBusiness is the Indian property-trading board game: if you've played Monopoly, you'll feel at home straight away. Our board runs from Indore and Lucknow up to Delhi and Mumbai, with railway stations like Howrah and Chennai Central, and every price is in rupees.
On paper the game drowns in banknotes and arguments over who owes what. Here the bank is the app. Rent is paid automatically, houses go up evenly, and trades are offered and accepted from each player's phone, so the host gets to play instead of counting cash.
Two to six players can join. It's the longest game on the site, so it suits a relaxed evening with friends or family. If you don't have all night, the host can set a 30, 45 or 60 minute clock and the richest player wins when time's up.
How to play
- 1
Setting up
Two to six players join on their phones. Everyone starts with the same cash (₹15,000 unless the host changes it) and collects a salary each time they pass or land on Go (₹2,000 by default). - 2
Rolling and moving
Roll two dice and move. Doubles roll again, but three doubles in a row send you to jail. - 3
Buying and rent
Land on an unowned city, railway station or utility to buy it. Anyone who lands on yours pays rent automatically. Owning a whole colour set doubles the rent on its empty cities. Stations charge more the more of the four you own, and the two utilities charge 4 times the dice, or 10 times if you own both. Mortgaged properties earn no rent. - 4
Building
Own a whole colour set, with nothing in it mortgaged, to build houses, then a hotel after four houses. You must build and sell evenly across the set. The bank has 32 houses and 12 hotels, and when they run out, nobody can build. - 5
Jail
You go to jail by landing on Go To Jail, rolling three doubles or drawing a Go to Jail card. To get out, roll doubles, pay the ₹500 fine or use a get-out-of-jail card. After three failed tries you pay the fine and move. - 6
Trading and mortgages
Offer any player a deal of cash, properties and jail cards. Short of money? Sell buildings back or mortgage a property for half its price. Unmortgaging costs that amount plus 10%. - 7
House rules
With auctions on, a property you decline goes to a 15-second auction open to every player; each new bid keeps it open a little longer. With the Free Parking jackpot on, taxes and fines pile up there for whoever lands on it. - 8
Winning and leaving
The last player standing wins. You only go bankrupt when selling and mortgaging everything still can't cover what you owe; your cash is then split between everyone you owe, in proportion to what each is owed, and your cities go back to the bank. With a game clock, the richest player when time runs out wins, counting cash, property and buildings, minus anything still owed. A player who leaves returns their properties to the bank, and their cash goes to whoever they owe or the bank.
Host options
- I'm playing too
- The host gets a token on their own phone.
- Starting cash
- ₹10,000, ₹15,000, ₹20,000 or ₹25,000 each.
- Salary for passing Go
- ₹1,000, ₹2,000 or ₹3,000.
- Turn timer
- Off, 30, 45, 60 or 90 seconds. When time runs out the game plays it safe: roll, skip buying (or send it to auction), pay what's owed and end the turn.
- Auctions
- Skip buying a property and everyone can bid for it.
- Free Parking jackpot
- Taxes and fines pile up on Free Parking; land there to collect.
- Game length
- Off, 30, 45 or 60 minutes. When the clock runs out, the richest player wins.
Hosting tips
- Without a clock, Business can run well over an hour. Set a 45 or 60 minute game length if people have trains to catch.
- Auctions speed things up a lot, because every property gets sold the first time someone lands on it.
- Lower starting cash makes the game tighter and shorter; ₹25,000 gives a long, generous game.
- A TV view helps here: everyone can see who owns what without asking to look at your phone.
- Three to five players is the sweet spot. With two it's a duel; with six there's a lot of waiting between turns.
Questions
Is the Business game online free?
Yes. It's free to host and play, with no app to install. The rupees are play money.
Do we need an app?
No. Everyone plays in their phone's browser after signing in with Google.
How many can play?
2 to 6 players, each on their own phone.
Can we play on a TV?
Yes. Open the TV link from the waiting room on any big screen with a browser to show the board. It's optional.
Is Business the same as Monopoly?
It's the Indian property-trading game in the same family: buy places, collect rent, build houses and hotels. Our board uses Indian cities and stations, with prices in rupees.
How long does a game take?
Without a time limit it can take an hour or more. The host can set a 30, 45 or 60 minute clock, and the richest player wins when it runs out.
How do trades work?
Open a trade with any player and offer cash, properties or get-out-of-jail cards, asking for theirs in return. They accept or say no on their own phone.
What happens if someone leaves?
They resign: their properties go back to the bank and their cash goes to whoever they owe, or the bank.