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Live nowWord games
Guess-the-word puzzles with your own secret word, hint and number of guesses.
- Guess the word
- Word search
- Mini crosswords
- Letter-grid hunt
- Word ladders
🛠️ The social game builder
Build the game.
Build the game.
Play it with friends.
Make your own domino, card, word, board and party games. Set the rules, pick the look, then share a link so friends can play. Free to play, just for fun.
- ✓ Free to play
- ✓ Plays in any browser
- ✓ No downloads
6game families
1 linkto share a game
0accounts needed to play
How it works
From idea to game night
Four steps. No code, no downloads, and nothing to install for your friends.
01 · PICK
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Choose a template
Start from a classic: dominoes, a card game, a word puzzle, a board game or a party game.
02 · RULES
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Make the rules yours
Change hand sizes, scoring, word lists, timers and turn order. Add house rules.
03 · STYLE
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Give it a look
Name your game and pick colors, card backs, tile styles and table themes.
04 · SHARE
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Send the link
Friends open the link and play straight away in their browser. Then they remix it.
Game types
What will you build?
Classic family and party games, ready to customize. Word puzzles are live now and more game types are on the way.
Coming soon
Domino games
Set the tile set, hand size and scoring, and add your own house rules.
- Block & Draw
- All Fives
- Train dominoes
- Chicken Foot
- Domino puzzles
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Coming soonCard games
Use a standard deck or design your own cards with custom actions.
- Crazy Eights
- Hearts & Spades
- Rummy & Gin
- Go Fish
- Snap & Speed
- Solitaire
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Coming soonBoard games
Change the board size, pieces and win conditions of classic strategy and race games.
- Four-in-a-row
- Checkers
- Reversi
- Mancala
- Race games
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Coming soonParty games
Write your own questions and prompts for game night, video calls and classrooms.
- Trivia quizzes
- Draw & guess
- Charades
- Would you rather
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Coming soonPuzzle games
Make a puzzle, send it to friends and see who solves it fastest.
- Memory pairs
- Sliding puzzles
- Sudoku
- Nonograms
The builder
Your rules, your game
Every template comes with sensible rules, and every rule can be changed. Preview your game as you build it, then share it when it feels right.
- Change scoring, turn order, timers and hand sizes
- Add your own words, questions, cards and prompts
- Preview and playtest before you share
- Remix any game a friend sends you
Optional · Builder Coins
Unlock more ways to build
Building and playing are free. Builder Coins are optional and unlock extras for your games: premium table themes, card backs and tile styles, bigger word lists and more players per game. They can only be spent in the builder.
Get Builder Coins
Questions
Is Game Forge free?
Yes. Building games, sharing them and playing your friends’ games are all free. Builder Coins are an optional extra.
What kinds of games can I make?
Family, party, word and puzzle games: dominoes, classic card games like Crazy Eights and Hearts, word puzzles, board games, trivia and more. Everything is made to play with friends just for fun.
What do Builder Coins do?
Builder Coins unlock cosmetic and builder extras such as themes, card backs, tile styles, bigger word lists and extra player seats. They can’t be exchanged for money and they don’t help anyone win.
How do I pay for Builder Coins?
Checkout uses Google Pay. Your full card number is never shared with Game Forge. See our refund policy for help with a purchase.
Do my friends need an account?
No. Anyone with your game’s link can play it in their browser.
Which games can I build today?
Guess-the-word puzzles are live now. Domino, card, board, party and puzzle templates are coming soon.
Built to be shared
Game Forge is more fun with friends. Send a game, play each other’s creations and see who builds the best one.
Share a link
Every game you make gets its own link. Send it in any chat app, text or email.
Play their games
Open a friend’s link to play their game straight away. No account needed.
Remix & send back
Tweak the rules, make it harder and send your version back.