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30 games to play in your browser
From Japanese games such as Shogi, Hanafuda (Koi-Koi) and Riichi Mahjong to Chess, Poker and Yacht: 30 games, free to play right in your browser. Nothing to install, no sign-up. Play the CPU, or share a link and play with friends.
Board games
- Tic-Tac-Toe Get a line across, down or diagonally first to win. Board size and win condition are up to you. Read the rules of Tic-Tac-Toe
- Hasami Shogi A traditional game on a shogi board. Move your pieces up, down or sideways and trap an opposing piece between two of yours to capture it. First to capture five wins. Few rules, quick to start. Read the rules of Hasami Shogi
- Reversi Sandwich your opponent's discs and they all flip to your side. Simple to learn, deep to master. Read the rules of Reversi
- Gomoku Take turns placing black and white stones on a go board; the first to line up five wins. The rules fit in one line, the reading has no bottom. Games are short, so play as many as you like. Read the rules of Gomoku
- Shogi Yesterday's enemy is today's ally. Capture pieces, then drop them back into play. The traditional two-player game of Japan. Read the rules of Shogi
- Gunjin Shogi Only you can see what your pieces are. When pieces meet, the referee announces only which one fell. A two-player game of deduction and bluff, racing for the enemy headquarters. Read the rules of Gunjin Shogi
- Chess What's lost never comes back. The classic two-player game woven from six kinds of pieces, from pawn to king. Read the rules of Chess
- Riichi Mahjong Draw a tile, discard a tile, and build four sets and a pair from your thirteen: Japan's well-loved riichi mahjong. The table works out the yaku and the score for you. Play with four, with three, or a hand against the CPU. Read the rules of Riichi Mahjong
- Mancala Sow the seeds (beans) from a pit one by one into the next pits; whoever gathers more in their store wins. One of the oldest games in the world, with short rules that children and adults alike pick up in five minutes. Read the rules of Mancala
- Backgammon Move your fifteen checkers by the roll of two dice; the first to bear them all off wins. A lone checker can be hit and sent back to the start. Half luck, half judgement: one of the oldest board games in the world. Read the rules of Backgammon
- Go Black and White take turns placing stones on the points of the board and compete for the larger territory. The one rule: surround stones and you capture them. On the small 9×9 board a game takes about fifteen minutes, so even beginners can play one to the end. Playable on PC. Read the rules of Go
- Diamond Game Move your fifteen pieces from your camp to the camp across a star-shaped board. Hop over a neighbouring piece, and if you can hop again from where you land, keep going. A rare board game for three, and the rules take three minutes to learn. Read the rules of Diamond Game
- Mahjong Solitaire A one-player game: pick matching mahjong tiles two at a time and clear the stack. No need to know the rules of mahjong. Every deal can be solved. Read the rules of Mahjong Solitaire
Card-set games
- Kakushi-fuda A word game: from 25 word cards, find your side's nine using the one-word clue and number the house gives. Open the ogre card and you lose. Play alone, or with two to four people talking it over. The word cards are in Japanese. Read the rules of Kakushi-fuda
- Hanafuda (Koi-Koi) A two-player game of capturing flower cards from the twelve months by matching months. When you make a yaku, get greedy with "koi-koi" or play it safe and stop. Our deck is drawn in gold maki-e on black lacquer, made just for Kirakuken. Read the rules of Hanafuda (Koi-Koi)
- Werewolf A hidden-role game: find the werewolves hiding among the villagers through daytime discussion and voting. Everyone speaks in set phrases, so you can share a table with players of any language, or with the CPU. For 5 to 12 players. Read the rules of Werewolf
Card games
- Daifugo The glow of victory soon turns bitter. Your rank is set by the order you empty your hand, and a revolution flips the card order itself. The lively party card game for 3-6 players. Read the rules of Daifugo
- Sevens A quiet battle of waiting for the one card you can play. Starting from the 7 of spades, build out along neighbouring ranks. A classic card game for 2-6 players. Read the rules of Sevens
- Page One Play a card that matches the top card's number or suit; the first to empty their hand wins. The special cards 2, 8, J and Q hold your opponents up, and with one card left you call "Page One". A lively card game for 2–6 players. Read the rules of Page One
- Doubt Play cards face down while naming the number, and if you think it is a lie, call “Doubt!”. If you are right the player takes the whole pile; if wrong, you do. The first to empty their hand wins. A classic card game for 3–6, known from school and family gatherings. Read the rules of Doubt
- Old Maid The fateful card is in your neighbour's hand. Pair up matching ranks to empty your hand; whoever is left holding the joker loses. A classic for 3-6 players. Read the rules of Old Maid
- Poker Grab your 1,000 chips and read the table. Choose from five-card draw, Texas hold'em or seven-card stud in this no-limit card game. Read the rules of Poker
- Blackjack A card game of getting your total close to 21 against the house (the dealer). Go over 21 and you lose. Play alone, or with 2–6 players side by side. Read the rules of Blackjack
- High & Low A card game of guessing whether the next card the house turns will be higher or lower than the current one. Each right call takes you up a step, and the skill is knowing when to stop. For 1–6 players. Read the rules of High & Low
- Klondike The best-known solo card game. Build the seven columns down in alternating red and black, and stack all four suits from A to K on the foundations to win. Every deal here can be solved. Read the rules of Klondike
Dice games
- Okuribito Roll your way around the eight towns of Edo and grow your fortune to 100 million ryō with firms and industry investments. A trading sugoroku for 4 to 6 players, CPUs included. Read the rules of Okuribito
- Yacht Roll, keep, roll again. Aim for 13 scoring categories and compete for the highest total. For 2-6 players. Read the rules of Yacht
- Liar's Dice Bid on the hidden dice; the next player must raise the bid or call "liar". Whoever is wrong loses a die. A bluffing dice game for 2-6 players. Read the rules of Liar's Dice
- Sugoroku A race along the old Tōkaidō road: roll two dice and choose which one to move by. Get past barriers, a flooded river and the Seven-Ri ferry on your way to Kyō. For 2-6 players. Read the rules of Sugoroku
- Chinchiro A Japanese dice game: roll three dice into a bowl and play your hand against the banker's. Players place points against the banker, and the banker passes to the next seat each round. For 2–6 players. Read the rules of Chinchiro