Indiac. 600 CE
Chess
Where kings fall, queens rise.
Board games for every circle
Chess, backgammon, go, and the other great mind games of human civilisation — played with the friends, family, and cafés near you. On iPhone and Android.
The catalog
Every game in Board & Pieces was carried across centuries by the people who played it — empires, traders, families, monks, mothers. We bring them all into one board, with the cultural stories that made them.
Where kings fall, queens rise.
Two stones. Infinite universes.
Two generals. One river between.
Five thousand years of luck.
Plant. Harvest. Repeat.
Sometimes the goats win.
The king must run.
Three in a row. Three thousand years.
Four stones. Eight points. Endless thought.
The game the empire forbade.
Every wall is a decision.
Where kings fall, queens rise.
Two stones. Infinite universes.
Two generals. One river between.
Five thousand years of luck.
Plant. Harvest. Repeat.
Sometimes the goats win.
The king must run.
Three in a row. Three thousand years.
Four stones. Eight points. Endless thought.
The game the empire forbade.
Every wall is a decision.
Venues
Cafés, clubs and community spaces sponsor a venue, and the games played there are free for everyone in the room. Walk in, open the app, find an opponent at the next table.
Groups
Pool credits once, keep your own leaderboard, and play with the people you actually want to beat. Four kinds of groups, one invite code each.
One private board that's just yours.
Start a family group and play with your kids, your partner, your parents. Shared credits cover everyone, and the leaderboard makes Sunday rematches mean something.
Bring your team back to the table.
Cafés, co-working spaces, and small companies use Board & Pieces to give regulars and teammates a reason to stay. Sponsor a board, brand the leaderboard, and the games at your tables are free for everyone there.
Your circle. Your standings.
The group chat already exists; the rivalry never quite settled. Pool a subscription once, keep your own ELO between the six of you, and pick the rematch up wherever the next coffee is.
For classrooms, clubs, and everything else.
Chess clubs, after-school programmes, online circles, the regulars at your local library. If your circle has a name, it has a board — and a leaderboard worth defending.
Free to install. Free to play. Premium when you want unlimited games anywhere.