Arcade

The games you grew up on, with the people you grew up with.

Whot on a Tuesday night with your cousin in Lagos. Ayo against somebody in Atlanta. Draughts with the uncle who always beat you. Tables are free, and the games are ones you already know how to play.

WhotAyoLudo DraughtsDaraMorabaraba Biro BoxingPaperballAccro ItanJackpot

Find a table

Real Ludo game practice table no cowries at stake

What's there

Games you know, people you know.

Free tables: Make one, send the link, play. No stake needed to sit down, and no download for whoever you invited.
Talk while you play: Voice at the table, because half of Whot is what gets said across it.
Tournaments: Single-elimination brackets over a pot. Two-player games for now — Ayo, heads-up Whot and Draughts.
Leaderboards: Ratings and personal records, worked out from games actually played rather than points you can buy.
Games worth having: Ayo, Dara, Morabaraba and Draughts alongside Whot and Ludo — the board games, not just the card ones.

Worth saying plainly

About cowries, before you ask.

Entry is cowries: Tournament entry is paid in cowries, which you earn here by playing. You cannot buy your way to a cowrie balance and cash it out. That's deliberate, and it isn't going to change.
Ludo brackets: The four-player tournament format isn't in yet. Ludo tables work fine — it's only the bracket that's waiting.
Finding a stranger: Best with people you already know. Matchmaking against strangers is thin, so send the link.

Want a game that isn't here? Tell me which one — that's genuinely how the list has grown.

Find a table

Free to play. Send the link to one person and you have a game.