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Free online board games

A good board game brings people together. Choose a familiar favourite or learn a new strategy game, then play on your phone or computer without downloading a separate game.

Choose your next game

  • LUDO: A colourful Ludo board with dice and four sets of pieces
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    Ludo

    Choose Classic one-die or Two-dice Ludo, race four pieces home and challenge your mates.

  • DRAUGHTS: A 10 by 10 draughts board with crowned pieces on dark green felt
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    Draughts

    Play 10×10 draughts: plan the jumps, crown your seeds and outplay the house or your people.

  • Chess: carved chess pieces on a wooden board
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    Chess

    Classic chess with friends online, computer practice and pass-and-play.

  • AYO: A carved wooden seed board on green felt in a black and green editorial poster
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    Ayo

    Sow the seeds, plan your captures and outthink the house or a friend on a carved wooden Ayo board.

  • SNAKES AND LADDERS: A numbered board with snakes, ladders and dice
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    Snakes and Ladders

    Roll the die, climb the ladders and dodge the snakes. First to square 100 wins, on four boards from classic to Lagos.

  • Word Wahala: cream letter tiles on a green word puzzle board
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    Word Wahala

    One word a day. Six guesses. Keep your streak alive and share your grid, never the word.

  • Dara: wooden grid board with light and dark stone counters
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    Dara

    Place your stones, then move them to make three in a row and take your rival's pieces in the classic Hausa game.

Choose a game for your mood

For a patient contest of planning and tactics, start with Chess or Draughts. Ludo and Snakes and Ladders add the uncertainty of the dice. Ayo rewards careful sowing and counting, while Dara turns a simple grid into a contest of lines, movement and captures.

Learn first, then invite friends

Open a game’s rules before you start. Where available, computer practice lets you learn at your own pace; pass-and-play lets people share one device. Online tables use an invitation or room code. Check the game page for the modes that game supports.

A shared table, wherever you are

Game listings are open worldwide. A board’s style or cultural origin describes the game, not who can play it. Bring friends from different countries to the same supported online table, and use the in-game rules to get everyone started.

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