Bagh Chal
Nepal · c. 1500 CE
The greatest games ever played, on the phones your guests already have. Free at your tables while you sponsor the venue.
What it does for you
01
A game of chess is twenty minutes. A game of backgammon is longer. Somebody with a reason to stay at the table is somebody who orders again.
02
Players open the app to find somewhere to play. Sponsored venues sit at the top of that list, with your name, your photo and how many people are there right now.
03
Mid-afternoon is when a café has tables and no queue. It is also when someone looking for an opponent has time to come and find one.
04
People who found a chess partner at your place come back to play them again. That is a habit, and habits are worth more than footfall.
How it works
Free, on iPhone and Android. You will need an account, which takes about as long as it sounds.
Open Venues and search for your business by name. It is probably already listed — we build the map from public place data.
Your café
It sits at the bottom of your venue page. Choose six or twelve months and pay through the App Store or Google Play. The venue is yours straight away — no paperwork, nothing waiting for approval.
Tap the code on your venue photo and save it to your phone. Print it and put one on each table. Guests scan it with the camera and your café is added to their app.
Your café
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From that moment every game played at your tables is free for whoever is sitting at them, and your café sits at the top of the list nearby players see.
Your café
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Further reading
Seven things that actually move the mid-afternoon lull, most of which have nothing to do with us.
Which games to buy, what table rules to set, and the four mistakes that cost the most.
Before you ask
Yes, and without a card. Ask us for a trial code and we will text you one that gives your venue a month of Premium. Redeem it in the app on your venue page. Note it has to be used before you subscribe, not on top of a subscription.
Nothing. While your venue is sponsored, every game played at your tables is free for whoever is sitting at them — no account upgrade, no per-game charge.
No. Guests play on their own phones. The only physical thing is a printed QR code on your tables, which you generate and print yourself from the app.
Through the App Store or Google Play, inside the app, in six or twelve month terms. There is no invoice to chase and no card details for us to hold — and because the store manages it, cancelling is in your hands, not ours.
Two ways. Players nearby see it in the app’s venue list, and anyone at your tables can scan the QR code to add it instantly. Sponsored venues appear at the top of that list.
Minutes. Search for your business, tap “Is this your business?”, subscribe, and print the QR code. Nothing is queued for approval and nobody has to visit you.
Something else on your mind? The form below reaches a person.
Or start with a free month
Tell us where you are and we will text you a code worth a month of Premium for your venue. No card, no call, no obligation.
