What Is BoardGamePlay and How Do You Play Its Board Games Online?
BoardGamePlay is a browser-based portal for playing a small, curated catalog of board games online. You sign up or log in, pick a title from the list of games currently available for online play, and click Play Now to enter a match. It suits players who want to play specific hobby board games in a web browser rather than browse a large app store catalog — the trade-off is that only a handful of titles are offered.
What you can play
The site's game list is short and specific. Each entry links out to the publisher and to Board Game Geek (BGG), and some include rules, FAQ, or expansion links.
| Game | Extra links shown |
|---|---|
| The Great Race | Publisher, BGG, Rules, Exp/Mods |
| Rurik: Dawn of Kiev | Publisher, BGG, Rules, Intrigues Mini-Exp |
| The Manhattan Project: Energy Empire | Publisher, BGG, Rules, FAQ |
| The Artemis Project | Publisher, BGG, Rules, Directives Mini-Exp |
| Montana | Publisher, BGG, Rules, Exp, Mini-Exp |
| Urbino | Publisher, BGG, Rules |
Because the catalog is small, check the current list before committing — the page notes recently active games and users, which gives a rough sense of how much activity to expect at a given time.
How to start playing
- Create an account or log in. The header offers both Log In and Sign Up.
- Choose a game from the list of games currently available for online play.
- Review the rules first if the game is new to you. Rules links are provided per title, and The Manhattan Project: Energy Empire also has an FAQ. Some games list expansions or mini-expansions (for example, Intrigues for Rurik and Directives for The Artemis Project), so confirm which modules are in play before you start.
- Click Play Now to enter the game.
- Take your turns. The platform added confirm/finish turn and action indicators, so the interface will remind you to submit or finish your turns and actions rather than leaving you to guess whether your move registered.
Expected result: you end up in an active match of the selected title, with turn prompts guiding the sequence of play.
Finding other players
BoardGamePlay runs a Discord server, described as a place to find or recruit players for fast, real-time games, discuss game implementation topics, or just chat with other users. If you want a live opponent rather than an asynchronous one, that's the intended channel for arranging it.
Cancellation and turn rules worth knowing
- Game cancellation: a game is cancelled as soon as all players but one request it. In practice, one holdout can keep a game alive.
- Turn reminders: the confirm/finish indicators exist specifically to reduce stalled games where a player isn't sure whether their action was submitted.
When BoardGamePlay fits — and when it doesn't
Choose it if you want to play one of its listed titles (The Great Race, Rurik: Dawn of Kiev, The Manhattan Project: Energy Empire, The Artemis Project, Montana, or Urbino) directly in a browser and are comfortable with a small, slowly growing catalog.
Look elsewhere if you need a broad library, a large matchmaking pool, or a specific game that isn't on the list. The site's news history shows titles being added over time — The Artemis Project and The Great Race were each announced as new additions — so the catalog does grow, but not quickly.
One practical note: the page shows login and sign-up options but no pricing information, so treat account cost and any access limits as unconfirmed until you check the sign-up flow itself.