Chess online with pals
Clocks, ratings, post-game engine analysis and daily tactics puzzles. Play a pal or a scaled AI.
♟ Founders waitlist · launching soon
The board-game club in your pocket.
Chess, draughts, ludo and tic-tac-toe with your real pals - gold-coin stakes on the table, live voice at every match, tournaments, coaching and daily rewards. Join the waitlist and start launch day ahead of everyone you're about to beat.
♔ Chess
⚔️ Draughts
🎲 Ludo
⭕ Tic-Tac-Toe
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players on the waitlist
5,000
founder spots remaining
Top 100
referrers earn launch recognition
Four tables, one club
Every classic, rebuilt for playing with people you actually know.
Each game wears its own felt - deep indigo for chess, crimson for draughts, plum for ludo, teal for tic-tac-toe - and they all share the same wager, voice, and rematch loop.
Draughts (checkers)
Fast captures and king rows on a walnut board, with draw offers, resigns and instant rematches.
Ludo for 2–4 players
Dice drama with up to four seats at the table - winner takes the whole coin pot.
Tic-tac-toe, turbo-charged
Quick-fire grids in multiple sizes. The fastest way to settle an argument in the group chat.
More than moves
Stakes on the table. Voices in the room.
TurnPals matches aren't silent. Coin pots make every win mean something, live voice rooms keep the table talking, and gifts, streaks and tournaments keep your crew coming back daily.
Ante up on any match - winner takes the pot. Earn coins from daily chests, missions, puzzles and streaks.
Talk at the table mid-match, host rooms, send gifts, and make an entrance worth hearing.
Brackets, round robins and prize pools, plus rated ladders for every game.
Daily tactics, lessons and post-game analysis that actually make you better.
Daily reward ladders, missions and a season pass that pays you for showing up.
A VIP badge, animated avatar frame and room entrances everyone can see - plus the full coaching suite.
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Founder rewards
Every invite pays. Every reward is guaranteed.
Coins are reserved against your email the moment you earn them and credited automatically when you register in the app. Referral rewards release the moment your invited pals register real accounts - real communities outrank throwaway signups.
Join
Waitlist signup bonus
Reserved instantly, credited at your first login.
+500
Invited?
Pal-invite bonus
Join through a pal's link and you both start richer.
+250
Per pal
Pal joins the game
Each pal who registers a real account pays you back.
+250
3 pals
Milestone bonus
Stacked on top of your per-pal rewards.
+500
5 pals
Milestone bonus
Stacked on top of your per-pal rewards.
+1,000
10 pals
Milestone bonus
Stacked on top of your per-pal rewards.
+2,500
Get in before the public launch window.
Permanent profile status for the people who helped start Turnpals.
A launch-day coin boost for your first matches.
Unlock premium game features for your first month.
A permanent founder profile frame that marks the earliest community builders.
Permanent launch-era recognition for the earliest members.
Early members get first choice before wider release.
Special rooms for the founding community during launch week.
Referral leaderboard
The first community builders stay visible forever.
Top 100 referrers receive launch recognition inside the app. Invites count now - once the game opens, pals who register real accounts rank highest.
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Your name could be here
Launch countdown
Arrive with your crew. Start above them on day one.
TurnPals gets better the more of your circle shows up together - every invite builds a fuller launch table, a stronger leaderboard, and a faster route to your own founder rewards.
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App Store - soon
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FAQ
Questions, answered.
What is TurnPals?
TurnPals is a social board-game app where you play chess, draughts, ludo and tic-tac-toe with your pals. Matches can carry gold-coin stakes, you can talk in live voice rooms while you play, enter tournaments, and improve with daily puzzles and coaching.
Is TurnPals free to play?
Yes - free to download and play. Gold coins are earned by playing, daily rewards and missions. An optional premium subscription adds visible status (VIP badge, animated avatar frame, room entrances) and the full coaching suite.
What do waitlist members get?
Joining reserves 500 launch coins (750 if a pal invited you). The first 5,000 members also get a permanent founder badge, priority username reservation and invite-only launch rooms. Everything is credited automatically when you register in the app with the same email.
How do referral rewards work?
Your invite link is emailed after you join. Each pal who registers a real account earns you 250 coins, with milestone bonuses at 3, 5 and 10 pals. Tiers unlock early access (1), a founder badge (3), bonus coins (5), a month of premium (10) and a lifetime founder frame (25).
Which games can I play?
Chess with clocks and ratings, international draughts, 2–4 player ludo, and tic-tac-toe on multiple board sizes - all with pal challenges, AI opponents, coin stakes, spectating and rematches.
When does TurnPals launch?
Soon, on iOS and Android. Waitlist members get in first - the earliest with referral early access - and every reserved reward is credited at launch.