Queue up and play multiplayer board and card games against real opponents in seconds. Turn clocks keep every game moving.
Async, correspondence-style play with hours or days per move. Run five games at your own pace — we nudge you when it's your turn.
Every ranked match moves your rating. Climb the leaderboard, enter tournaments, and keep your peak rank as a trophy forever.
Daily puzzles, guided lessons, and full match replays with best-move analysis. Get sharper a few minutes at a time.
NowPlay is a free platform for playing board games and card games online with friends or matched opponents. No downloads, no rules arguments, no setup and teardown — the server enforces every rule, scores every game, and tracks your rating across ranked seasons. Play live when you have twenty minutes, or by correspondence when you have twenty seconds.
Yes — every game, ranked play, and open tournaments are free. Gold ($4/month) adds unlimited async games, permanent replays with analysis, and cosmetics. It never affects matchmaking or gameplay.
Yes — share a table code and friends join from any browser. The rules are enforced automatically and lessons teach as you play, so nobody has to read a rulebook first.
Caravan (a 2-player trading card game), Meridian (2-player abstract strategy), and Kindling (a 3–6 player party card game) — with new tables added regularly and the next one picked by community vote.