About BoardGameJoin
BoardGameJoin is a Japan-based online board game site where you gather with friends in the same party from a browser on a computer, phone, or tablet, with no app to install. Create a party and send a link or QR code, and whoever receives it can join right away with no registration. We publish games centered on Japanese standards, and only with approval from each rights holder. BoardGameJoin is operated by Qdan, Inc.
BGJ automatically checks which moves you can make, keeps score, determines wins and losses, and manages turns. You can feel at ease trying a new game, even if you haven't learned all the rules yet. You can play 130 games against the CPU. Some drawing games let players judge answers or draw freely without a set ending.
Facts
| Item | Details |
|---|---|
| Operator | Qdan, Inc. |
| Address | 〒180-0004 東京都武蔵野市吉祥寺本町一丁目5番1号吉祥寺PARCO8F |
| Representative | Keisuke Saito, Kazuki Sato |
| Launched | 2026 |
| Games | 136 games (as of 2026-11-05) |
| Supported devices | Browsers on computers, phones, and tablets. No app. |
| Price | Joining is free. Only the person creating a party needs to be a premium member (¥480 a month, ¥3,800 a year) |
| Share paid to rights holders | We pay 70% of membership fees to the rights holders of games played that month |
| Contact | contact@qdan.co.jp |
Three policies
- We never publish a game without the rights holder’s approvalEvery listing is approved beforehand. Listings are non-exclusive and can be withdrawn at any time.
- No chat outside the PartyText stays inside your Party: a short chat and preset stamps. There are no DMs or feeds; please talk over a voice call.
- Joining is always freeOnly the person creating the party pays.
How this differs from Board Game Arena
A service people often compare us to. Both run in a browser. The differences are in how you join and how games are organized.
| Point | BoardGameJoin | Board Game Arena |
|---|---|---|
| Playable in a browser | Yes | Yes |
| Joining | No registration needed | Registration is required to play a match |
| Premium membership | Only the person creating the party pays | Premium costs the equivalent of 5 euros a month |
| Unit of play | A party stays open and can switch games | A Party is set up per game |
| Games | Centered on Japanese games | A large catalog, with few Japanese games |
Contact
Reach us at contact@qdan.co.jp. For listing a game, see List your game.
Sources for the image assets on this site are listed on the Credits page.
Last updated 2026-10-21 · Run by Qdan, Inc.