Gather Your Pieces for Seniors
Cards and Boards
Gather Your Pieces is a board game on ElderWit.com, made for older adults with large print and big buttons. Bring all your pieces together into one touching group. A piece moves in a straight line exactly as many squares as there are pieces on that line.
Play nowWorks on phone, tablet and computer. Nothing to install.
How to play Gather Your Pieces
- Tap Play now. Gather Your Pieces opens right here in your web browser.
- Choose a level: Easy, Medium or Harder.
- Follow the line at the top of the screen. To begin, it says: “You are dark. Tap a piece to see where it can go.”
- There is no time limit, so play as slowly as you like.
- Tap Start over whenever you want a fresh round, or try the next level when you feel ready.
Three levels
- Easy: A small board with six pieces each.
- Medium: The full board with eight pieces each.
- Harder: The full board, and the computer looks further ahead.
Why people enjoy it
People come back to Gather Your Pieces because each game is a little different, and a good move feels just as satisfying today as it did years ago. It asks for a little planning a move or two ahead, and nothing more.
Questions
Is Gather Your Pieces easy to learn?
Yes. Start on Easy: A small board with six pieces each. When that feels comfortable, move up. On Harder: The full board, and the computer looks further ahead.
Can I play Gather Your Pieces on a phone or tablet?
Yes. It works in the web browser on a phone, tablet or computer, with large text and big buttons. There is nothing to download.
What else is on ElderWit.com besides Gather Your Pieces?
Gather Your Pieces is one of 1,000+ games on ElderWit.com: word games, cards, trivia, puzzles, memory games and more, all with large print, calm screens and no ads.
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