Atlas: Property Trading Board Game Online
Buy the city one plot at a time. Hold a whole district and the rent doubles; build and it climbs again.
Strategy · 2 to 6 players · about 45 minutes · free to host, nothing to download, TV optional
About the game
Roll, move, buy, collect rent: Atlas is a property trading game for 2 to 6 players that knows when to stop. Instead of running until someone is ruined, it ends after a set number of laps, so a night takes about 45 minutes. Three or four players is the sweet spot for deals.
The 40 square board looks great on the TV, and your cash, plots and trade offers live on your own screen. With no TV, pick "Just this screen". On a video call, everyone joins on their own device and the board is right there for each of them.
How to play
- Everyone starts with $1,500. Roll two dice and move around the board. When you land on an available plot, station or works, choose whether to buy it. Passing Start pays $200. Doubles roll again; three doubles in a row send you to Impound.
- Landing on another player's property costs rent. Owning a whole district doubles its rent; buildings raise it further, up to a tower on the fifth. Build evenly across a district. Build from your screen on your turn; deals can be offered at any time.
- At the end of the chosen number of laps, the highest net worth wins. Net worth includes cash, plot purchase prices and building costs. You also win if every other player goes bankrupt.
Open a room for Atlas. No app, no accounts, free to host.
Tips to play well
- Buying never lowers your net worth, because a plot counts at its full price. Rent you pay is the only real loss, so buy almost everything early.
- The first building is the big jump: one building charges five times the plain rent, while a full district with nothing on it charges only double.
- Stations pay $25, $50, $100 or $200 depending on how many of the four you own, and they need no buildings. They are steady money in a short game.
- Use trades to finish districts. An offer stays open for 90 seconds, so make it before your rival rolls.
Host settings
- Laps of the city: 6 to 30. The default is 12, or 10 with five or more players.
- Seconds a turn: 20 to 90 in steps of 5, 45 by default. Run out and the dice roll themselves.
- Seconds to decide on a plot: 10 to 45 in steps of 5, 20 by default. If time runs out the plot stays with the bank.
Questions people ask
Is Atlas just Monopoly?
It is our own take on the roll and buy property style that Monopoly is famous for. The big difference is the lap limit, so the game ends on time and the richest player wins.
How do I get out of Impound?
Roll doubles, or pay $50 bail before you roll. After three turns inside you pay the $50 and move on.
Can we add computer players?
Yes. The host can add bots. They buy while they can keep a cash cushion, build on whole districts and roll on.
Can we play over a video call?
Yes. Everyone opens the room on their own device and picks "Just this screen", and you talk on your usual call app.
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