Tsoro is a browser-based board game that runs instantly, with nothing to install. It works the same on desktop, tablet and phone, and your progress picks up where the game left it.
About Tsoro
Tsoro is based on an ancient board game which has been played for hundreds of years. Game play takes place on a wooden board with 10 holes destributed evenly across 2 rows. Before the game starts the player chooses a hole which will act as his bank. For each turn player picks seven coloured balls from the reservoir and drops them in successive holes/cells. Each drop earns the player points, with the most points earned on drops in the bank. The goal therefore is to drop as many balls in the bank as you can. What makes this tsoro a cut from its peers are star balls. For a pair of diffrent colored balls in the same cell player gets a red star. Likewise four balls of the same colour in the same cell/hole earns the player a stars ball. Each star ball carries out a unique function when droped in a cell, for example the blackstar will change the colour of each ball in a cell.
How to play Tsoro
There is no tutorial to sit through — the game explains itself. On desktop the arrow keys / WASD do the moving; the full mapping is in the table below. It fills the player in landscape, so use the fullscreen button on desktop and turn your phone sideways on mobile. Most players get the hang of it inside two or three attempts.
Controls
| Input | Action |
|---|---|
| Mouse | Navigate menus and interact |
| Arrow keys / WASD | Move |
| Spacebar | Primary action |
On mobile: Tap and swipe on screen. Turn your phone sideways — this game is designed for landscape and fills a horizontal screen.
Why it is worth playing
The appeal here is the loop: a short round, a clear result, and an obvious idea about what to do differently next time. It works as well on a phone on a bus as it does on a desktop.
At a glance
- Free to play with no account required
- Runs in the browser — nothing to download or install
- Landscape layout with fullscreen support
- Keyboard and mouse on desktop, full touch support on mobile.
- Added to our catalogue from a 2022 release
Frequently asked questions
Is Tsoro free to play?
Yes, entirely free. Tsoro costs nothing to play, asks for no card and has no paid tier hiding behind it.
Do I need to download or install anything?
Nothing at all. Tsoro runs in the browser tab you already have open, the same way a video or a map does.
Can I play Tsoro on my phone?
Yes — mobile is fully supported. Tap and swipe on screen. Turn your phone sideways — this game is designed for landscape and fills a horizontal screen.
What are the controls for Tsoro?
Keyboard and mouse on desktop, full touch support on mobile. Mouse — navigate menus and interact; Arrow keys / WASD — move; Spacebar — primary action.
Can I play Tsoro fullscreen?
Yes. Use the fullscreen button in the top-right of the game player to expand it to the whole screen, and press Escape to come back out.
