Guide

Everything about the Shadow Saloon: how to get started, how a lobby works and the rules of every game.

Getting started

Quick startYour first round in three steps Account or guestWhat an account gives you Finding a gameHome page, families, search Opening a lobbyPublic or private, settings Joining a lobbyBy code or link During the gameChat, sound, connection, streaming Tournaments & game nightSeveral matches in a row Profile & inboxStatistics, history, messages Reporting & orderWho keeps order, how to report Feedback & karmaSubmitting ideas, karma points Frequently asked questionsBriefly answered

Games

Bouncer Dice race game Saloon dice race: roll your pawns out of the house, race around the track and evict your opponents — first to bring all four home wins.
Chess Strategy game for two The royal game for two under FIDE rules: castling, en passant, promotion – the table spots draws by itself. With a chess clock if you like.
Doppelkopf Trick-taking game for four Re versus Kontra: a hidden-team trick game with the Dulle, queen trumps and the Marriage.
Durak Attack-and-defend card game Russian card game: fend off attacks or pick up — whoever holds cards last is the durak.
Freight Stacking game with falling pieces A stacking game at the freight yard: turn and shift the falling freight, every full row leaves as a loaded wagon. Chase your record solo or race with the same freight – with ballast for your rivals and dynamite for your own hold.
Hangman Letter guessing Guess words – against the clock or taking turns at the gallows.
Haunted Mine Maze chase A maze chase down the mine shaft: gather ore, dodge four mine ghosts, turn the tables with dynamite. Chase your record solo or race through the same mines – the most points win.
Mahjong Solitaire Tile-matching puzzle The layered tile puzzle: spot free matching pairs and clear them. In multiplayer it's a race on identical boards — whoever finishes first wins. Also playable solo.
Memory Find the pairs Flip cards to find pairs – whoever remembers the most saloon motifs wins.
Music Quiz Music guessing game Listen closely and type fast: who is the artist, what is the song?
Naval Battle Fleet guessing game Place your fleets, then fire salvos — the last one afloat wins.
Nine Men's Morris Board game for two The classic board game for two: place stones, move them and close mills – every mill takes one of your opponent's stones. Whoever is down to two stones or stuck loses.
Quickshot Shedding card game Wild-West shedding game: play a color or symbol, use action cards — first to shoot their hand empty wins.
Rattler Snake game Snake in the backyard: eat mice, grow longer, dodge your own tail. Chase your record solo or race on your own yards – the longest snake wins.
Shadow Game Bluffing game with a hidden role One of you is the impostor – find them by their clues.
Skat Trick-taking game with bidding The German classic: bid, squeeze the skat, declare suit/grand/null — and win the tricks. With two players it automatically plays as Officers' Skat with a half-open table layout.
Sudoku Number puzzle The number puzzle: every row, every column and every box gets the digits 1 to 9. Solo against the clock or as a race where everyone solves the same puzzle – with a best time per level.
Taboo Explaining and guessing game Players take turns explaining words while the others guess.
Texas Hold'em Poker tournament No-Limit Texas Hold'em: a Sit&Go knockout with rising blinds — take every chip to win.
Trivia Quiz Multiple-choice quiz Multiple choice across all topics – know the right answer fastest to score.
Ultimate TicTacToe Tic-tac-toe on nine boards Nine small tic-tac-toe boards inside a big one: your move sends your opponent to the next board. Win three boards in a row to take the game.