Free games to play on multiple phones and tablets
These are free games to play on multiple phones and tablets at once: lay the devices edge to edge and each game runs across all their screens as one board. Every game opens in the browser on iPhone and Android, with no app and no account, and most also play on a single device.
- Works on
- iPhone and Android, mixed
- Languages
- English, Українська, Español, Русский
Every game at a glance
| Game | Across devices | On one device | Bots | Round length |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Air hockey | 2–4 | 2 | Yes | First to 5, 7 or 11 goals |
| Hot potato | 2–4 | 2 | Yes | A fuse of 12, 20 or 30 s each |
| Snake | 2–4 | 1–4, 2 on a phone | Yes | Best of 3 rounds, each at most 10 min |
| Whack-a-mole | 2–4 | 1–4 | Yes | 1 minute alone; head to head, last one standing |
| Tilt mazeTilt Run | 2–4 | 1–2 | Yes | 5, 8 or 12 levels |
| DotsIslands | 2 | 2 | Yes | 15 or 30 s a move, or no limit |
| Chess | 2–3 | 2 | Yes | Optional clock: 5, 10 or 15 min each |
| Checkers | 2–4 | 2 | Yes | Optional clock: 5, 10 or 15 min each |
| Drawing gameSpillover | 2 | 2, tablet only | No | 2-minute rounds, best of 3 or one |
Pick a game
Air Hockey
Push the devices together. The puck crosses every seam.
Competitive1–4 devices
Hot Potato
Flick the potato onto someone else's screen before your fuse burns out.
Competitive1–4 devices
Snake
Swipe to steer your snake across every screen. Eat, grow, box the others in. Last one alive wins.
Competitive1–4 devices
Whack-a-Mole
Bop the moles before they hide: head to head, as a team, or against the clock.
CompetitiveCooperative1–4 devices
Tilt Run
Tilt your device to roll one ball through a maze that runs across every screen, and sink it in the hole.
Cooperative1–4 devices
Islands
Dots on grid paper. Ring theirs to capture an island.
Competitive1–2 devices
Chess
Chess for 2 or 3. Checkmate a king, or take it, to knock its player out.
Competitive1–3 devices
Checkers
Checkers for 2 to 4. Jump to capture, reach a far row to crown a king.
Competitive1–4 devices
Spillover
Draw shapes on the grid, drop them on their side. Don't fill up.
Competitive1–2 devices
Pinball (Coming soon)
Procedurally generated tables, new every game.
Games by how you play
Questions
Do iPhones and Android phones play together?
Yes, any mix works: iPhone, iPad and Android phones and tablets join one table in a recent browser.
Do we need an app or an account?
No, every game runs in the browser. Open bigboard.games on each device; nobody signs up to play.
Can one phone play alone?
Yes, most games also play on a single device: two people share the screen, or one person plays a bot or a solo mode. The table above says how many fit on one device, and the list of 2 player games on one phone compares them.
Must the phones be on the same Wi-Fi?
No, but it's smoothest: on one Wi-Fi the devices find each other by themselves. Elsewhere, scan the QR code or type the four-letter code, and a secure relay connects them. How to play on two phones together goes through it step by step.
Can a friend in another place join?
Yes, send them the table's link or code. Their screen shows the whole board or field, turned to them, and they play from there.