No.01 · territory
SOROE
2 players · vs computer or online · about 15 min
Build hands from coloured number cards and take three territories in a row.
PLAYROOM
Gather, and there is your table.
PLAYROOM is a small collection of free online board games for one to eight players. Send one four-letter code and the table starts, right in the browser. Nothing to install, nothing to sign up for.
How it works
01Open a tablePick a game and create a room. You get a four-letter code.
02Send the codeAnyone who opens the link or types the code joins the same table.
03PlayIt runs in the browser on a phone, a tablet or a computer.
The tables
Nine of our tables are available in English. The rest are Japanese only, for now.
No.02 · race
WALL
2 players · vs computer or online
Send your opponent the long way round with blocks, and reach their side first. No luck involved.
No.05 · spot it
SOKKURI
1-6 players · solo or online
One penguin escaped. Find the exact match in a waddling crowd before anyone else.
No.06 · colour
PALETTE
2-8 players · co-op
One phrase from the describer, and everyone picks the same shade out of near-identical colours.
No.07 · shoving
MANIN
1-8 players · real time
Stay on the rush-hour platform. Get pushed off the screen and you are out.
No.09 · speed
SEIZA
1-6 players · time race
Tap the numbers in the night sky in order, from 1. Thirty seconds, as many as you can.
No.12 · puzzle
MICHIAKE
1 player · puzzle
Slide the jammed cars and drive the red one out. 1000 levels, easy to extreme.
No.13 · sliding
ZURASHI
1-6 players · time race
Slide tiles one at a time until the centre 3×3 matches the pattern. Solo against the national best, or first to three wins online.
No.14 · link & pop
TSUNAGI
1-2 players · real-time duel
Trace three or more marbles of one colour and they pop. Longer lines push more grey duds up from the bottom of your rival's board. Fill to the top and you lose.
All 9 tables at a glance
Every table is free, runs in the browser, and needs no account. Pick by how many people you have and how long you want to play.
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| No. | Table | Players | Format | On your own | Length | Pages |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01 | SOROEColour and number, fought over territory | 2 to 4 | Head to head | Play the computer | Quick about 10 min / Full about 15 min | PlayHow to play |
| 02 | WALLA race with blocking pieces | 2 only | Head to head | Play the computer | A few minutes | PlayHow to play |
| 05 | SOKKURISpot the escaped penguin | 1 to 6 | Time race | Solo, against the daily record | A few minutes | PlayHow to play |
| 06 | PALETTEMatch the colour with one phrase | 2 to 8 | Co-op | Not available | About 10 minutes | PlayHow to play |
| 07 | MANINThe morning platform is a battlefield | 1 to 8 | Real time | Today's Rush, against the daily record | 3 rounds | PlayHow to play |
| 09 | SEIZAConnect the stars, 1 to 25 | 1 to 6 | Time race | Solo, on the national best | 30 seconds | PlayHow to play |
| 12 | MICHIAKEClear the way | 1 | Puzzle | The whole game | 1 to 3 minutes a level | PlayHow to play |
| 13 | ZURASHISlide the tiles, match the centre | 1 to 6 | Time race | Solo, on the national best | 20-60 seconds a puzzle · first to three, 3-5 minutes | PlayHow to play |
| 14 | TSUNAGILink them up, push the duds across. | 1-2 | Real-time duel | CPU opponent (3 levels) | 1-2 min a game · 3-6 min a match | PlayHow to play |
Questions people ask
Q1Is PLAYROOM free?
Yes. Every table is free to play, with no account and no app. You open the page and play. There is nothing to buy inside the games either.
Q2How many people can play?
One to eight, depending on the table. PALETTE and MANIN go up to eight. WALL and TSUNAGI are for two, SOROE for two to four. SOROE, WALL and TSUNAGI let you play the computer on your own; SOKKURI, MANIN, SEIZA, MICHIAKE and ZURASHI have a solo time attack instead.
Q3Is there a two player game for just the two of us?
Three of them. SOROE is a card-and-territory fight with no luck at all (two to four players). WALL is a race where you wall your rival into detours. TSUNAGI is a real-time puzzle duel: trace three or more marbles of one colour and the duds pile up on the other side. All three run in the browser, with nothing to download.
Q4I want a browser game for a big group.
PALETTE (2-8, co-op colour guessing) and MANIN (1-8, real-time shoving) are the ones built for a crowd. Everyone opens the same link on their own phone, so you do not need to pass one device around.
Q5How do I play with friends who are far away?
Create a room, and you get a four-letter code plus a link. Send either one in your group chat. Whoever opens it lands at the same table. It works the same whether you are in the same room or on different continents.
Q6Does it work on a phone?
Yes. Phones, tablets and computers can all sit at the same table at once. Nothing to install — it is a web page.
Q7I have never played a board game. Is that a problem?
No. Each table explains itself on the first screen, and a round takes a few minutes. SEIZA (tap the numbers in order, 1 upwards) and SOKKURI (find the matching penguin) need no rules at all.
Q8Are these online versions of board games I can buy?
No. Every game here was designed from scratch for a browser and a phone. They are not ports of published board games.
Q9How long does one game take?
SEIZA is 30 seconds, SOKKURI and MANIN a few minutes, PALETTE about ten, SOROE about fifteen. MICHIAKE is one level at a time, one to three minutes each. ZURASHI is 20 to 60 seconds a puzzle. TSUNAGI runs one to two minutes a game, three to six for a full match.
Q10Can we use it alongside Zoom or Discord?
Yes, and it works well that way. PLAYROOM has no voice chat of its own, so people usually keep a call open and play at the same time.