For senior living communities
They already know chess.
The grandchildren take them on.
Board & Pieces puts the games your residents have played all their lives on a phone or a tablet: chess, backgammon and nine more. A neighbour across the lounge, a grandchild in another city, one move at a time and never in a hurry. At the end of the month, your community has a champion.
Monday, the activity hour
A helping hand, once.
You set up your residence’s community in the app, and during the activity hour you help whoever would like it to get started on their own phone or tablet. The first setup takes a helping hand; after that, it is one move at a time.
What residents and families see
A family’s
ledger.
This is the app’s real screen, recorded as it runs: a family’s ledger, where this month the grandfather is the champion.
- 1Who’s aheadThe season’s standings and last month’s champion. Every season starts level, so whoever joins this week is in the race too.
- 2The family at the same tableA family can keep its own ledger too: grandchildren, children and grandparents, who played whom, and who is owed a rematch.
- 3Only the people you approvePeople join through the link you share, and every request can wait for your approval.
Good to know
Common questions,
short answers.
- What about residents who are not comfortable with phones?
- The boards are large and clear, and a game goes one move at a time. There is no hurry: the players choose the pace, and a slow game leaves time to think over every move. It works on a tablet as well as a phone. The first setup takes a helping hand, yours or a family member’s; after that, the game asks only for the next move.
- How do families join?
- With the same link you share with residents, or its QR code. A grandchild in another city joins in one tap and plays from wherever they are. A family can also keep a ledger of its own in the app.
- How are residents’ privacy and safety protected?
- Your community is seen only by residents and the people you approve. Chat opens only if both players accept it, and anyone can be blocked and reported in one tap. There are no ads, and residents never need to buy anything.
- Is it more work for our team?
- No. Seasons close by themselves, the champion is announced by itself, and the next season starts by itself. What is left for you is the help at the start and the congratulations at the end of the month.
- What if they prefer the real board?
- Keep it. Nothing here replaces the board in the lounge. This is for the opponents who cannot be in the room: a grandchild in another city, an old friend across town, or someone on the other side of the world.
- Does it cost residents or families anything?
- No. The app is free and has no ads, and your community’s games are covered by your residence’s subscription.
- What happens after the free season?
- If you would like to continue, you start your residence’s subscription. If not, there is nothing you need to do, and your ledger stays where it is.
Setting it up
Four steps,
one activity hour.
- 1Get the appFree on iPhone, iPad and Android.
- 2Set up your communityGive it your residence’s name, enter your first-season code and choose the season: one month or three.
- 3Share the linkSend it to residents and their families, and put the QR card up by the lounge door.
- 4Open the first game yourselfChallenge a resident, and do not expect it to be easy.
The first season is on us
Try it for a season,
let your residents decide.
Tell us the name of your residence and we text you the code for your first season. No card, and no call unless you ask for one.