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Play Mates Rates – a free online property trading game

Mates Rates is a free online multiplayer property trading board game, made in Australia. Roll the dice, buy properties, collect rent, build houses and hotels, make trades and try to be the last one standing, with friends or strangers, right in your browser.

Play online with friends

Press Play to join a public game straight away, or create a private game and send your friends the invite link. Everyone joins from their own phone, tablet or computer. There's no app to install, and no account needed to play. Games take 2 to 6 players (up to 10 with Plus), and bots can fill empty seats. How to set up a game with friends.

Buy properties, build and trade

Land on a property nobody owns and buy it, or send it to auction where everyone can bid. Own a whole set to double its rent, then build houses and a hotel to make it really hurt. Swap properties, cash and cards with other players to finish your sets. Run short and you can mortgage, sell buildings or trade your way out of debt. Learn how to play Mates Rates.

A free online Monopoly alternative

If you're looking for an online Monopoly-style game to play with friends, Mates Rates is an original alternative with its own boards, rules and modes. It isn't Monopoly and isn't connected with Hasbro: it's an independent game built from scratch. How Mates Rates compares.

Made in Australia

The main board runs from Alice Springs to Point Piper, with airports instead of railways, a Lock-up and a Holiday corner. Prices are in Australian dollars, the spelling is Australian, and the cards are Lucky Cards and Treasure Cards.

Game modes and boards

  • Australia: the classic Mates Rates board, free for everyone.
  • Chaos mode: gambling Lucky Cards (pokies, a prize wheel, coin tosses) and Treasure Card perks, for any board.
  • World Tour: a round-the-world board of eight countries, each marked by its flag.
  • Melbourne, Sydney and Road Trip Oz: more boards to play.
  • 3D table: play on a 3D board with a camera that follows your piece.
  • House rules: turn timers, auctions, starting cash and a Holiday cash pot, set by the host.

World Tour, the city boards, the 3D table and games over 6 players are part of Mates Rates Plus. Everything else is free. Want the bigger picture? Read about Mates Rates as an online property game.