FAQ
Questions about the six browser board games
Short answers on accounts, money, adverts and age rules. Each one comes from the game's screens or the host's pages as seen on 10 November 2026; the game pages give the links.
Accounts, downloads and playing alone
Which of the six games can be played without an account?
All six started as a guest when they were opened on 10 or 11 November 2026. Logging in to CrazyGames adds extras, such as a friends list in Yacht, and no game on the list requires it.
Do any of these games need a download?
No. All six started inside the host's page: five on 10 November 2026 and Yacht on 11 November.
Can I play alone?
On all 6. Master Chess has 4 computer levels and Mancala Classic has 3. Four in a Row, Ludo Hero and Yacht supply computer opponents, and in Hearts: Classic the other three hands always belong to the computer.
Can two of us play at one computer?
In Mancala Classic and Four in a Row, yes. Both were opened in the two-player mode, and the turn passed from one side to the other on the same screen. Master Chess has a Play Local button for the same purpose; it was read on the menu and not started.
Can friends in different homes play together?
In Yacht, through a private match: one person creates it and reads out its 4-digit number, and the others type it into the game. Up to 6 can sit in. Master Chess offers a room with a password and an invite link for two. Neither route was tried with a real second person.
Did Lobby Meadow play these games?
Not to the end. Each game was opened and given 1 to 3 moves or turns, and the game pages list them. Anything that could not be confirmed is marked “not verified”.
What is sold and what is advertised
Which games are completely free?
All 6 showed nothing for sale in the browser: no shop, coins or prices on any screen opened. Adverts sit around them on the host's page.
How many adverts are there around the games?
On 10 November 2026 a CrazyGames game page had 3 advert slots and a Poki game page had 2. No video advert played before any of the six games, though on the Yacht page a muted video ran in a slot beside the board. The check ran from Thailand and each visit lasted minutes, so adverts that come later in a session, and the adverts served in the UK, were not seen.
Does any of the six sell loot boxes, card packs or chips?
No. A game with paid random items or stakes is not listed. English Checkers Free on CrazyGames was left out because its online matches carry a bet in gold, from 10 to 2,500 a game. Domino on Poki was left out because its shop has a “Buy random” button.
Age rules and talking to strangers
What age are these games for?
The hosts set the rule. CrazyGames: nobody under 13. Poki: 16 and older in the rules served to a connection outside the UK; the UK wording was not read. Only Master Chess has an app-store rating, PEGI 3 on Google Play.
Can strangers write to a child in these games?
In Yacht, yes: a match with random opponents has a free-text chat, which CrazyGames' data marks as not moderated, and a private match with friends keeps strangers out. In Master Chess a stranger can sit opposite but has no chat box, only a nickname. The online mode of Ludo Hero was not opened, so its chat is not verified. Mancala Classic, Four in a Row and Hearts: Classic showed no strangers at all. The Play well page goes through each game.
Is there a version of these sites for younger children?
Both portals run one. CrazyGames' terms send children under 13 to kids.crazygames.com, where adverts are not personalised. Poki's FAQ describes kids.poki.com as “an ad-free, child-friendly space”. Whether the six games listed here appear on those sites was not checked.