How to start
- Open bigboard.games on one phone or tablet and tap Start a table.
- Pick the game; the players at this device are set before the match.
- Lay the device flat between you and play.
One device, one tilt, two pairs of hands
Start a table on one phone or tablet with two people on it and pick Tilt Run. The whole maze is on the one screen, start to hole. Lay the device flat and tap once: the tap levels the tilt, and on an iPhone or iPad it also asks to use motion.
A device has a single tilt sensor, so the two of you share it. One can hold the device while the other calls out the route, or both can keep a hand on it and argue over every corner. Either way the marble obeys the device, not the person. With a phone each, the co-op maze on two phones hands the marble between you.
Falls, and who gets the blame
When the marble drops into a pit, it comes back at the last checkpoint 0.9 seconds later. The fall is credited to both of you, since neither can prove it was the other, but the score pays for it once: seventy-five points.
The end card shows the levels, the time and the falls, and how many levels you cleared under par. A tablet lying flat gives the biggest maze; a phone works fine with two people sitting close. On your own, it's the marble maze for one.
Re-levelling, dragging and the dark
If the marble creeps when the device lies still, tap the tilt bubble to level it again. On a laptop, or anywhere there's no tilt sensor, drag on the screen to tilt instead.
For a harder evening, pick Lantern in the lobby: the same run in the dark, lit only around the marble, so one of you can watch for pits while the other steers. Choose 5 levels for a quick game before dinner, or 12 for the full climb to ice and sand. One tilt for two makes it the odd one out among the 2 player games on one phone.
Pass and play: questions and answers
Do two people share one tilt?
Yes, a device has one tilt sensor, so the two of you steer the marble together.
Is a fall counted for both players?
Yes, each of you is credited with it, though the score pays for it only once.
Can three people share one device?
No, one device alone seats two; with more people, add their devices to the table.