CDC Games, a business unit of CDC Corporation (NASDAQ: CHINA) and a pioneer of the “free-to-play, pay for merchandise” model for online games in China, announced today it began the closed beta testing of its latest new free-to-play local game, Richman Universe (RU) Online.

RU Online is CDC Games’ second local game that follows East Fantasy which was launched last quarter. Developed by Beijing, China-based Softstar Technology Co. Ltd., RU Online is a turn-based strategy, real-time 2D graphics massive multiplayer online role playing game (MMORPG) based on the popular Monopoly and battle chess games.

RU Online mixes elements of video games and traditional board games in a simple to learn and fun to play style. RU Online includes a board, a choice of characters to play, a turn by turn play style, multi-group battles, a creative combat mode, and vivid plots, among many other features. In the game, the player creates obstacles for the opponent and gains points and more throughout the game. The game features dozens of cards, fast paced rounds and multiple maps and game modes.