Live Scores Are Here for Football Squares
Link your board to a real NFL game and the scores update on their own. Winners are decided as each quarter ends, so the host can play along and nobody has to ask "who's winning?" ever again.
Remember Playing With a Real Board?
The paper board is a classic for a reason. It's on the wall, everyone's name is in a square, and the whole room has a reason to care about a third-and-long in the second quarter. But somebody has to run it.
That somebody is usually the person who made the board. They're watching the game with one eye and the clock with the other. When the quarter ends, they have to catch the score, match the last digits to the numbers on the grid, find the winning square, and announce it. Miss a quarter and you're scrolling back through the game to work out what the score was at the whistle.
And in between, the questions never stop:
What's the score?
Wait, am I winning?
Who has the 7 and 3?
Did anyone get the end of that quarter?
The person who volunteered to host ends up working the whole game, and everyone else keeps asking them for updates.
The Same Game, Two Very Different Days
With a Paper Board
- The host tracks the score every quarter
- The host works out the winning square and announces it
- Players keep asking "what's the score?"
- Players keep asking "is my square winning?"
- A missed quarter means digging for the score
- Potential for disagreements on the score
With Squares Kingdom Live Scores
- The board gets its score from the real game
- The winning square is decided as each quarter ends
- Everyone can check the board on the website, anytime
- Winners are marked for everyone to see
- Nothing to catch up on, ever
- One score, one source, no arguments
The host gets to watch the game like everybody else, and players get their answers without having to ask.
Introducing Squares Kingdom Live Scores
Pick a real game when you create a board, and Squares Kingdom keeps the score from there.
Ready to try Squares Kingdom Live Scores? Create a board and link it to an NFL game in minutes.
Create a BoardHow Live Football Squares Work
A live board plays like any other game of football squares. New to the game? Read how to play here. Here's what's different on a live board.
- 1
The board is linked to a real game
You pick an NFL game when you create the board.
- 2
Numbers can draw themselves
Draw your numbers before kickoff as usual. If you haven't, they're drawn automatically when the game starts.
- 3
Squares Kingdom handles the score
We follow the real game and keep your board up to date, so nobody has to enter a score.
- 4
Winners are found for you
When a quarter ends, the board marks the winning square for everyone to see. The final winner uses the final score, overtime included.
What Squares Kingdom Live Scores Does for You
Know Where the Game Stands
Before kickoff, your board counts down to the game. Once it starts, you can see it's live, along with when the score last updated.
Score Corrections Handled
Leagues sometimes fix a score after the fact. The board re-checks the winners and shows the change to everyone, so there's no quiet swap and no guessing.
Switch to Custom Anytime
Changed your mind? Unlink the game to turn a live board into a custom board and score it yourself. A board can't be linked to a game again once it's unlinked.
How to Set Up a Live Board
It takes about as long as setting up any other board. You just pick the game.
Three Steps
- 1
Choose an NFL game
Start a new board at squareskingdom.com, choose "NFL game" and pick the matchup from the schedule.
- 2
Set up your board
Add a title, set a claim limit and leave a note for your players, just like any other board.
- 3
Share the link and kick back
Send the link to your group chat. Your players claim squares, the numbers are drawn, and the game takes it from there.
NFL, With More on the Way
Live scores launch with NFL games, from Sunday afternoons to Monday night. That's just the first stop.
NFL
Available now.
NCAA Football
Saturdays are next. We plan to bring live scores to college football.
Baseball
Squares works for more than football, and we plan to follow the diamond too.
Basketball
We plan to add basketball as well, so your next pool can follow the court.
We'll announce each new sport as soon as it's ready.
Let the Game Do the Work
Squares is about the friends, the snacks and the groan when the last digit is one off. The bookkeeping was never the fun part.
Set up your next board with live scores, then just enjoy the game.