Release notes
Updates
What has changed on BoredGamez, newest first. Small fixes ship all the time; this page lists the changes you would notice as a player.
Daily Wordz: a free puzzle with no account
A five-letter word puzzle anyone can play without signing up. One word a day, the same for every player, with your streak saved in your browser.
Play today's puzzleInteractive labs in every game guide
Each of the eight game guides gained a lab built on the game's own settings, such as Plinko landing odds by row count and risk, Mines survival by grid and mine count, and the composition of each Hangman wheel. The virtual-coin ledger note gained an interactive example of how one round is recorded.
Browse the game guidesEngineering Notes and gameplay screenshots
Six notes on how the games work under the hood, from Plinko bin probabilities to the Mahjong turn sequence. Every game guide now shows a screenshot of the live game, a table computed from its code, and a worked example.
Read the Engineering NotesMahjong wins now settle
Declaring Mahjong now checks your hand against the supported house hands and pays the table's combined pot to the winner. The dragon and discard tiles also got new artwork.
Read the Mahjong guideHangman and Mahjong on phones
On smaller screens, the side panel with the leaderboard and table details now slides out from a button so the table gets the full screen. Mahjong also gained its own Top 10 leaderboard.
Mahjong tables open
Four-seat American-style Mahjong arrived, with a lobby for finding an open table. Every game also got a new icon.
Avatar badges
Your avatar's headshot now appears next to your name on leaderboards, recent plays, and Case Battles. Selecting a badge opens that player's full avatar.
Karen settings follow your account
Karen, the AI commentator, gained personalization settings that now sync across your devices.
Avatar studio
A customization studio for your 3D avatar, with presets and live previews of each change.
Prediction markets retired
We removed the prediction markets and virtual-asset features so we can focus on the arcade games.
Help pages and game guides
New public pages explain how BoredGamez works: How It Works, FAQ, Virtual Coins, Responsible Play, Fair Play, and a guide for every game.
See how it worksSmoother Chicken Cross traffic
Cars in Chicken Cross now brake early and stop smoothly at roadblocks instead of disappearing.
Fresh Wordz words and a new wallet
Wordz now picks a fresh common word for each round, falling back to our curated list. The wallet page was also redesigned.
Hangman risk levels
Hangman buy-ins now depend on the table's risk level, and a player who lands on Bankrupt can buy back in to stay at the table.
Read the Hangman guideRebuilt avatar locker
The avatar locker was rebuilt around modular 3D outfits, with a phone-friendly wardrobe.