BG Live
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The long memory of your game night.

BG Live keeps the timer, settles the scoring, and remembers every meeple-flipping moment of your last forty game nights. Spin up a room, pass the code, play the game. We'll handle the bookkeeping.

Free to join 3 free hosted sessions No ads
9:41
Hosting Wingspan
Room 7K2-LMN
Maya's turn
01:24
Live
MMaya
DDev
JJordan
SSam
9:41
Joining Maya's room
Room code
7K2 - LMN
123 456

Guests play free. Forever.

WingspanBrassArk NovaCatan7 WondersSpirit Islandany of the 158,000 others
Features

Built for the table.
Not the spreadsheet.

Most stat trackers want you to type for fifteen minutes after the game. We just want you to tap "winner" and pour another drink.

01

Live turn timer

One big number on a calm face. Tap to pass. The person who's been thinking for nine minutes will see their own name lit copper.

02

Score reveal

Everyone enters their score in private. Reveal at once. Cue the gasp, the excuses, the "wait, you got points for that?"

03

Rivalry stats

Head-to-head records by game. Sam has lost to Maya in Wingspan eleven straight times. Sam needs to know.

04

Post to BGG

One toggle pushes the play to BoardGameGeek and BG Stats. Your geek log fills itself while you're shuffling.

05

Room codes

Six characters. No accounts to invite, no QR dance. "Open BG Live, type 7K2-LMN" and you're in.

06

Recap card

A single screen with the winner, the scores, and the longest turn. Screenshottable. Group-chat-able. Petty.

How it works

Setup time:
about as long as it takes to find the dice bag.

  1. 01

    Host taps "New game"

    Pick from your shelf or search BGG's catalog. Saved for next time.

  2. 02

    Share the room code

    Yell it across the table. Send it in the group chat. Carve it into the meeple.

  3. 03

    Play the game

    Tap pass on each turn. The person hogging the turn will know.

  4. 04

    Enter scores, reveal

    Recap, leaderboard, rivalry deltas, BGG post. All before the box closes.

Pricing

Free to play. Pay when it earns a place at the table.

Guests are always free. If your friend hosts, you join free, forever, no strings. The host pays once BG Live is part of game night.

Free

For everyone, always

$0
  • Join unlimited sessions hosted by anyone
  • Full live participation: timer, score entry, reveal
  • See recaps for sessions you played in
  • Personal play history
  • One group of your own
  • Host 3 sessions, lifetime
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For hosts

Premium

When you're the one hosting

$3/mo
  • Unlimited hosted live sessions
  • Unlimited groups
  • Full group stats: wins, plays, longest turn
  • Head-to-head and rivalry breakdowns
  • Historical recaps for every game night
  • Cloud sync, BGG posting, custom defaults
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Cancel anytime / No ads, ever / We don't sell your scores to anyone

FAQ

Questions, answered.

Do my friends need to pay to join?

Nope. If you host, your whole table joins free. Hosting is the paid feature; joining never is.

What happens after my 3 free hosted sessions?

You can keep joining other people's games forever. To host a fourth one, you'll get the upgrade prompt.

Does it work with BoardGameGeek?

Yes. Premium hosts can post a finished session straight to BGG and BG Stats with one toggle.

Does it need internet?

For live sessions, yes. Solo timing and history can still work offline.

Is this a video game on a phone?

No. The board game is the board game. BG Live is the timer, score sheet, and long-term memory.

Roll for initiative.
Then download the app.

It's free. Game night is Tuesday. We can probably make this work.

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