A guide for your decisions
Follow free, prewritten steps: check your king, look at both teams, and imagine a reply. You choose your move.
Hello, chess explorer!
Little moves.
Big adventures.
Your first move starts a new adventure. Learn a little, try a puzzle, or play with a friendly chess buddy.
Try it without an account, email, or child name. No purchase needed.
Grown-ups: features, safety & getting startedShow me aroundNo rush. Little hints. Lots of “I did it!”
“Hi, I’m Sprout. Let’s try a move!”
Your next adventure starts here.
The game library · Nine ways to think
Choose a board. Find an adventure.
Build a plan, spot a pattern, or grow a word. Every board has its own rules and a new idea to explore.
Your familiar chess adventure
Chess
PlanningPiece teamwork
Checkmate the king: put it in check with no legal escape.
First ideaStart with Sprout. Tap a piece to explore its legal moves.
Explore ChessKorean chess
Janggi (장기)
PlanningPath finding
Work together to trap the other general in checkmate.
First ideaExplore the palace lines before sending your pieces out.
Explore JanggiChinese chess
Xiangqi (象棋)
PlanningPath finding
Win by checkmate or by leaving the other team no legal move.
First ideaMeet the cannon: it jumps one piece only when capturing.
Explore XiangqiDrop, connect, celebrate
Four in a Row
PatternsThinking ahead
Connect four of your counters across, down, or diagonally.
First ideaWatch both colors. A line of three may need your attention.
Explore Four in a RowFive-in-a-row strategy
Omok (오목)
PatternsThinking ahead
Connect five or more stones in one unbroken line.
First ideaLook along a row, a column, and both diagonals.
Explore OmokA friendly game of flips
Reversi
PatternsPlanning
Finish with more discs of your color on the board.
First ideaTrap a line of the other color between two of your discs.
Explore ReversiSmall stones, big discoveries
Go
SpacePiece teamwork
Build connected groups and surround space for area points.
First ideaTry the 9-line board. Count the empty neighbors of a stone.
Explore GoJump, plan, become a king
Checkers
PlanningThinking ahead
Capture the other pieces or leave them without a legal move.
First ideaLook for a jump first. Captures are required in this game.
Explore CheckersLetters, words, little discoveries
Word Tiles
WordsCounting
Connect valid words and finish with the higher tile score.
First ideaBuild your first word across the star in the center.
Explore Word TilesSudoku number garden
A solo logic adventure: mini 4 by 4 or classic 9 by 9. Pencil notes, optional thinking tips, and no timer.
Explore free SudokuNew: Buddy Dash typing
Animal buddies, adventure trails, and one careful key at a time. Three levels, saved practice, and private classroom races. Ask a grown-up to sign in.
Teach the buddy
Sprout has a question. Show a move and explain why it works. Free, with no signup.
Start a strategy club
Six free core weeks plus optional Go, Checkers, and Word Tiles sessions for teachers, libraries, and families. No chess expertise required.
Your online clubhouse
Invite a friend or find another player for a game. Ask a grown-up to help you sign in with a verified account.
No chat. No public profiles.
Follow the trail
12 little lessons. Learn one new trick at a time.
Be a detective
Find one clever move. Ask for a clue if you get stuck.
See your treasures
Your XP, gems, and badges. Look how far you’ve come!
Your next adventure
A buddy for every brave little step
Start with Sprout. Try a tougher buddy whenever you feel ready. The levels are a guide, not a race.
Sprout
Level 1 · First moves
Curious explorer
A little seedling learning the moves alongside you.
Practice: Try moving a pawn and a knight.
Pebble
Level 2 · Easy
Capture collector
Grabs pieces and sometimes forgets to look ahead.
Practice: Look for pieces you can capture.
Nora
Level 3 · Medium
Center explorer
Loves the middle of the board, but sometimes gets silly.
Practice: Bring your knights and bishops into the game.
Mistakes are for learning
Take back a turn against a buddy and try another idea. Your decision checklist helps you pause and look again.
Go at your own pace
There is no timer in your lessons. Try, explore, and come back whenever you’re ready.
A little corner for grown-ups
Free to start. More to explore.
Lessons, puzzles, buddies, and adventures are free for learning. A verified parent email creates Player 1, who can play online on that login, with basic parental controls and an activity digest for that first child. Premium is $2.99 a month for up to three children, play hours, a digest for every child, and a live AI coach during practice.