Yacht
A five-dice scorecard game by Bloob on CrazyGames. Play computer players, strangers from a lobby, or friends who type in the number of your private match.
- Players1–6
- One game10–30 est.
- Age rule13+ (host)
Checked on 10 and 11 November 2026
Six board, card and dice games that run in a browser tab
Master Chess, Ludo Hero, Mancala Classic, Four in a Row, Hearts: Classic and the dice game Yacht all start on CrazyGames or Poki with no account at all. Each page here gives the seats at a table, the length of a game, what is sold, the adverts that were seen and the age rule of the host.
YachtFive dice, three rolls a turn, up to 6 players
Master ChessThe computer, a friend or a stranger; no account
Ludo HeroRace 4 tokens home against 1 or 3 computer players
Mancala Classic48 stones, 12 pits and 3 computer levels
Four in a Row7 columns, 6 rows, red against yellow
Hearts: Classic13 cards each; three hands belong to the computerThe list
Six games, one card each
The strip on each card copies what a board game box prints on its side: players, minutes, age. Where nobody publishes a figure, the card marks an estimate with “est.”.
Master Chess
Chess by Code This Lab on CrazyGames. Four computer levels, a quick match against whoever is online and a room you can lock with a password.
- Players1–2
- One game1–10 min clock
- Age rule13+ (host)
Ludo Hero
Ludo by MarketJS on Poki. You roll the die against 1 or 3 computer players, or enter an online mode that this guide did not test.
- Players2 or 4 seats
- One game15–30 est.
- Age rule16+ (host)
Mancala Classic
Mancala by Pixelpine on CrazyGames: a wooden board, 48 stones and a computer opponent at three levels, or two people at one screen.
- Players1–2
- One game5–10 est.
- Age rule13+ (host)
Four in a Row
The disc-dropping game by Codethislab on Poki. You play the computer, or a second person at the same screen takes the other colour.
- Players1–2
- One game2–5 est.
- Age rule16+ (host)
Hearts: Classic
The trick-taking card game on CrazyGames, for one person. The other three hands are played by computer players named Emily, Terry and Lisa.
- Players1 + 3 computer
- One game15–30 est.
- Age rule13+ (host)
The checks
Four checks before a game gets a page
Of 9 games opened on CrazyGames and Poki on 10 November 2026, 5 are listed, 2 wait in reserve and 2 failed a check. Yacht was opened on 11 November and took the sixth place. The method page names them all.
It opens and takes a move
The game has to load in a desktop browser without an installer and accept a move. In Master Chess the computer answered a pawn to e4 with a pawn to e5; in Mancala Classic 4 stones travelled along the row. No game was played to the end, and every game page says so.
The money is read
None of the six showed a shop, coins or prices on any screen opened. What pays for them is adverts in slots around the game: 3 on a typical CrazyGames page, 2 on a Poki page.
No stakes, no paid random items
A game that takes bets, even in play money, or sells an item with random contents does not get a page. English Checkers Free was dropped because its online matches carry a bet in gold.
The age rule is quoted
Each host's terms are searched for an age. CrazyGames bars users under 13, and the Poki rules served outside the UK say 16. An app-store rating is added where an edition exists: PEGI 3 for Master Chess.
Money
None of the six sells anything in the browser
No subscription, no coins and nothing with a random outcome. None of the 6 takes stakes, even in play money.
The six games on CrazyGames and Poki showed no shop, no coins and no prices on any screen opened on 10 and 11 November 2026. Adverts pay for them. Poki's FAQ says so in one sentence: “Ads are what allows Poki to offer a free gaming experience.”
Adverts depend on the visitor's country, and this check ran from Thailand. Each game page gives the number of advert slots on the host's page and says that the adverts served in the UK were not seen.
- Yacht
- Nothing on the screens opened. The CrazyGames page carried advert slots, one of them running a muted video.
- Master Chess
- Nothing in the browser. The page had 3 advert slots; the separate Android app has adverts and in-app purchases.
- Ludo Hero
- No shop was seen. The Poki page had 2 advert slots, both empty during the check.
- Mancala Classic
- Nothing: the menu has no shop. The page had 3 advert slots.
- Four in a Row
- Nothing. Its page on Poki showed 2 empty slots marked Advertisement.
- Hearts: Classic
- Nothing: no chips, no stakes, no shop. The page had 3 advert slots.
Tools
Two questions narrow six games to the ones that fit
The picker asks who is playing and how long you have. Hearts: Classic is for one person, because the computer plays its other three hands. Mancala Classic and Four in a Row put two people at one screen. For three or more the list has one answer, Yacht, whose private match takes up to 6.
The compare table puts any 2 games side by side on 11 rows, from who made the game to what a stranger can see of you.
Notes
Table notes from the check
Short pieces written while opening games and reading terms on 10 and 11 November 2026.
11 November 2026
Why Yacht took the sixth place on the list
Board Game Arena left on 11 November so that every link goes to CrazyGames or Poki. Of the candidates, only Yacht had a private match for friends.
10 November 2026
Two games that were opened and did not get a page
English Checkers Free bets gold on online matches. Domino on Poki sells a random item for coins.
10 November 2026
Who is Kind Whale? Invented names in Master Chess
The game hands every guest a nickname made of an adjective and an animal. A room name is whatever its owner types.
10 November 2026
A score out of 10, a score out of 5 and a share of likes
CrazyGames counts the last 6 months; Poki names no period. By share of likes the six games sit between 80% and 85%.