Qdan Launches BoardGameJoin With 144 Browser Games and 70 Percent Revenue Share
Qdan Inc. launched BoardGameJoin on November 5, 2026, an online board game site playable in PC and smartphone browsers.
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Why it matters
The revenue split is the part with teeth: rights holders keep 70 percent and are hosted free and non-exclusively, which is the offer Qdan needs to convince Japanese designers to put their analog games online.
Key Facts
- Qdan Inc. launched BoardGameJoin on November 5, 2026.
- BoardGameJoin carries 144 games as of November 5, 2026.
- The site runs in PC and smartphone browsers with no install, no registration, and no charge.
- Rights holders are hosted at no cost and non-exclusively, with 70 percent revenue distribution.
- BoardGameJoin is available in 17 languages.
It carries 144 games as of launch, from shogi, chess, go, mahjong and hanafuda koi-koi to the Royal Game of Ur and Edo-period picture sugoroku. No install, no registration, and free to play. Tutorials exist for every game, and some support solo play or up to 100 people.
Qdan Inc. runs the site from Musashino City, Tokyo, under co-representatives Keisuke Saito and Kazuki Sato. The catalog runs to 144 titles as of November 5, 2026, and Qdan plans to add games every week.
An invite link drops friends straight into a party, and a group can switch games without breaking the party. CPU players fill empty seats, and matchmaking with strangers and seasonal ranked matchmaking are planned for the future. The site is available in 17 languages.
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