For bars, pubs and taprooms
Tuesday night.
The regulars’ game is on.
Board & Pieces gives your regulars a reason to meet on a weeknight: backgammon, chess, go and eight more of the world’s great games, each on their own phone. A quick game at the bar, a friendly rivalry that keeps its score, and a rematch next Tuesday.
Tuesday · 7:00 pm
A coaster-sized card on the bar.
You save your bar’s QR code from the app, print it small, and set it on the bar and the tables. No boards, no pieces, nothing behind the bar to hand out; everyone plays on their own phone.
What your regulars see
Tonight,
at your bar.
This is the app’s real screen, recorded as it runs.
- 1Who is hereHow many people are playing at your bar right now. Anyone who would rather not show their name can be here anonymously.
- 2Open tablesGames waiting for an opponent, at the bar or across the room. One tap and you are in.
- 3On the houseWhile your bar is Premium, every game opened there is free for your guests.
Good to know
Common questions,
short answers.
- Does it cost my guests anything?
- No. The app is free and has no ads, and while your bar is Premium, games opened there are never charged to your guests.
- It is loud in here, and people come to talk.
- Good; nothing here asks them to stop. The game needs no sound and each player uses their own phone, so it sits beside the conversation rather than in place of it. Whoever opens a table picks the pace: a quick game between two stories, or a slow one that carries on tomorrow from wherever they are.
- How is my guests’ privacy protected?
- Being visible is each guest’s own choice: anyone can be at your bar anonymously, with no name or photo shown. Chat opens only if both players accept it, and anyone can be blocked and reported in one tap.
- We already have trivia night, darts and a shelf of games.
- Keep them all; this sits alongside. It works on the nights in between as well, it needs nobody to host it, and a regular who comes in alone still has an opponent, from the room or from anywhere in the world.
- Is it extra work for my staff?
- No. There is nothing to hand out, collect or explain, and nothing behind the bar to look after. If someone asks, one sentence does it: “Scan the card on the bar.”
- Is there an age limit?
- Board & Pieces accounts are for people 16 and over. Your own door policy stays exactly as it is.
- What happens after the free month?
- If you would like to continue, you start your bar’s subscription through the App Store or Google Play, for six or twelve months. If not, there is nothing you need to do.
Setting it up
Set up this afternoon,
play tonight.
- 1Get the appFree on iPhone and Android.
- 2Find your barOpen Venues and search by name; your bar is probably already on the map.
- 3Claim itTap “Is this your business?” and enter your free-month code.
- 4Print the cardSave your QR code and print it coaster-sized: one on the bar, one on each table.
A month of Premium, free
Four Tuesdays,
on us.
Tell us your bar’s name and we text you a code worth a month of Premium. No card, and no call unless you ask for one.