On the web, apps next

Gamenook

Card, dice and board games with the people you like, live or a turn at a time. Send one link and you’re playing.

 Web app nowWeb app for desktop browsers iPhone, iPad and Android apps in development
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Wild Cards Standard table, six seats: five opponents' hands face down around the draw and discard piles and your hand fanned along the bottom.

The games

Six tables, set and waiting.

Classics and house favourites, each with its full rules built in.

Every screen

Gamenook on every device.

One table layout, tuned for phones, tablets and foldables. The iPhone and iPad shots are the app running in the iOS Simulator. The Cribbage on the web shot is the running web app in a desktop browser window. The rest are the approved layouts in drawn device frames. None is a recording of a finished native app. The apps are on the way.

A Wild Cards Standard table on an iPhone in landscape against a bot, with the discard pile, play circle, a hand of cards and the side action column.
Wild Cards on iPhoneiPhone app, in development, captured in the iOS Simulator.
A Backgammon table on an iPad in landscape against a bot, with the board, doubling cube and the side panel with Roll, Undo, End turn and Menu.
Backgammon on iPadiPad app, in development, captured in the iOS Simulator.
Ladder 11 on an Android phone in landscape, light theme, showing three opponents, the draw pile and a hand of ten numbered cards.
Ladder 11 on an Android phoneThe approved layout in a drawn phone frame. The Android app is not released yet.
Cribbage on the Gamenook web app in a desktop browser window at the end of a game, dark table: the count laid out in rows, both hands and the crib face up and the starter outlined in each, their points, the pegging board with pegs on the left and the score chips for You and Bot.
Cribbage on the webThe running web app in a desktop browser at the end of a game, in a drawn browser frame.
Wild Cards Teams on an Android phone in landscape, dark theme, showing partner seats with scores, the turn banner, the draw pile and a five-card hand.
Wild Cards Teams on an Android phoneThe approved layout in a drawn phone frame. The Android app is not released yet.
Wild Cards Flip on an Android tablet in landscape, dark side, with opponent hands along the top, the draw pile and a hand of dark-side cards.
Wild Cards Flip on an Android tabletThe approved layout in a drawn tablet frame. The Android app is not released yet.
Ladder 11 on an Android tablet in landscape, dark theme, with rung progress on each seat, laid-down groups, the discard pile and a ten-card hand.
Ladder 11 on an Android tabletThe approved layout in a drawn tablet frame. The Android app is not released yet.
Cribbage on a foldable phone opened flat in book layout: the pegging board on the left page, the starter, play circle and a three-card hand with the action bar on the right page, a hinge gap between them.
Cribbage on a foldableThe approved book layout for a foldable opened flat, in a drawn frame.
A Backgammon table on an iPhone in landscape, dark theme, against a bot, with the board, doubling cube, dice area and the Roll, Undo, End turn and Menu buttons.
Backgammon on iPhoneiPhone app, in development, captured in the iOS Simulator.

In the app

A look at the iPhone app in development, with sample games, friends, settings and rules; iPhone, iPad and Android apps are on the way.

Sign-in screen with Continue with Apple, Continue with Google and Continue as guest buttons under the Gamenook title.
Sign in
My games list with Your turn, Waiting, Lobby and Finished filters and two Wild Cards games marked Play.
My games
Friends screen with a friend request from Ann to accept, decline or block, a friend named Bo who is online, and a field to add a friend by handle.
Friends
Settings screen with sound and haptics, appearance and reduced motion choices, and a confirm moves setting.
Settings
Backgammon table setup with turn based or real time play, a turn time limit, what happens when time runs out, and edition choices Standard, Nackgammon and Hypergammon.
Backgammon setup
Backgammon rules page with the goal at a glance, who can play, what you need and how each turn goes.
Backgammon rules
Wild Cards Standard rules page with the goal, the number of players and what you need to play.
Wild Cards rules

How it plays

Game night, without the scheduling.

01

Live or Turn Based

Sit down together with a timer on every move, or take your turn whenever you have a minute.

02

One Link to Invite

Send the table’s link and friends take a seat, even without an account.

03

Bots When You’re Short

Fill any empty seat with a bot at easy, normal or hard, or practise against bots on your own.

04

Several Tables at Once

Keep turn-based games going with different friends while you play a live one.

05

Rules Built In

Every game has its complete rules a tap from the table, and the game keeps score for you.

06

Easy on the Eyes

Large, clear type, a symbol beside every colour, and light and dark themes.

Gamenook

There’s a seat for you

Platforms

Web today, apps next.

Play on the web today; iPhone, iPad and Android apps are in development.

Web

Any modern browser

iOS

iPhone & iPad, in development

Android

Phones & tablets, in development

Pull up a chair.

Gamenook is a Spindlecode product. Visit the Gamenook site for the games, how it works and what’s coming. Gamenook has its own privacy policy and terms.

Visit gamenook.ai → Launch app ↗