Jigsaw puzzles with friends
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Jigsaw puzzles with friends, online, no sign-up

A jigsaw is better with company, and company is easier when nobody has to register. Pieceware gives you a shared board that any number of people can work on at the same time, in the browser, with one link and no accounts. You see everyone's cursors, the piece someone is dragging moves on your screen too, and when the last piece lands you all see the same picture at the same moment.

Three steps

  1. Make a lobby. On the home page pick a picture from the catalog or upload a photo, choose a piece count and shape, press Create lobby.
  2. Share the link. The address of the room (/play/ followed by eight characters) is the invitation. Paste it into WhatsApp, Discord, Slack, a Zoom chat, an e-mail, anywhere.
  3. Solve it together. Everyone who opens the link picks a display name and is on the board. That is it. No lobby codes to read out, no "please accept my friend request".

What playing together actually looks like

  • Live cursors. Every player has a coloured cursor with their name, so you can see who is working where and avoid hunting the same piece.
  • No fighting over pieces. A piece is locked for whoever is holding it and released when they drop it. There are no turns; everyone moves at once.
  • Islands merge. You build the sky, your friend builds the boat, and when the two sections meet they snap into one group. Groups move as one, so sliding a finished corner onto the board is a single drag.
  • A small chat inside the room for people who are not on a call, and the same board for those who are.
  • Come and go. Late joiners get the current state instantly. Leaving does not disturb anyone. The room lives for 12 hours after the last player leaves, so a puzzle can span an evening or a week.

Long-distance puzzle nights

The pattern that works: agree on a time, one person makes the lobby a minute early and posts the link, everybody joins a voice call in whatever you already use. Start with 300 pieces for two or three people, 500 for four or five. Split the picture out loud ("you take the left half") and reconvene for the hard uniform bit at the end. Rotation off the first time; you can turn it on when the group wants a harder game without a bigger board.

If some of the group are on phones, stay at 100 to 300 pieces, where pieces are still big enough to grab with a finger. The size guide has time estimates per player count.

Pick a picture and go

Browse all pictures or use your own photo: a group photo of the same friends is a classic.

Playing with strangers instead

If nobody is around, the global puzzle is one ~300 piece jigsaw that the whole site solves together. It picks a random picture from the catalog, and starts a new one when it is finished or after 15 minutes.

Questions

Does everyone need an account?

No. Nobody does, not even the person who creates the lobby. Open the link, type a name, play.

Can we play over Discord, Zoom or Teams?

Yes. Paste the room link into the chat; everyone opens it in their own browser. Keep the call going for voice. You do not need screen sharing, because everyone already sees the same board.

How many friends can join?

Up to 50 in one room. Two to eight is the sweet spot; for a bigger crowd make several lobbies and race.

Can people join late or leave early?

Yes. Anyone with the link can drop in and out at any time; the puzzle keeps going. The room stays for 12 hours after the last person leaves.

Can we play on different devices?

Yes. One person on a laptop, one on a tablet, one on a phone; it is the same board for all of them. Smaller puzzles are friendlier on phones.