Collect card payments in the app with Stripe
The challenge: One of the biggest challenges in managing a Squares game is collecting payments and matching them to the right players.
How it helps: Managers can accept card payments through Stripe or save instructions for Venmo, Zelle, PayPal, Cash App, and other direct payment methods, so players see the available options and exactly how to pay.
Automatic score tracking, number draws, and winner identification handle the game-day work so managers can enjoy the game too.
Start free—no account required. Choose an upcoming football or basketball game, share the player link, and let The Squares Game handle number draws, live scoring, and winners automatically.
No account required. Real scores, winners, and manager-managed payment and payout tracking. Coordinate collection and payouts directly, or upgrade for configured payment options and more automation.
Your free grid uses the regulation scoring events for its game—such as Q1, Q2, Q3, and Q4 for football, or the matching basketball periods.
The app automatically draws a fresh set of numbers for each winning event, so no one is stuck with the same number combination for the whole game.
No. Managers can create a free grid and players can join without an account. An email is optional when someone wants to find their grid or use the same player identity across devices.
The app follows the live score and identifies the matching winning square automatically. If the first 100-square round is not full and the winning square is empty, an eligible player is selected by a weighted random draw from the filled squares.
The game still has an event winner. When the winning square is empty, the free-grid lottery automatically makes a weighted draw from the players who have filled squares, giving each filled square one entry and declaring the winner.
The grid records real payment status and payout completion. Free grids use manager-managed coordination: arrange collection and payouts directly with players, then use the grid to report or track the status. Upgrade for configured payment options, secure invitations, and additional manager automation.
Managers can optionally seed simulated players to see a fuller board and experience the game, payment tracking, and winner flow before inviting a real group.
Share the player link in a private message, group chat, or email so players can choose their own squares. If you prefer to assign squares, import a CSV roster or add players manually. For a free grid, a player name is enough to assign squares; an email is optional for cross-device access and is needed only to send that player an email invitation.
Yes, when future scoring events remain. New squares are eligible only for the events that have not happened yet.
The free grid can automatically expand into another 100-square round so more players can join without starting a separate game. Each round has its own winning square, and the app automatically identifies winners for every scoring event.
Each manager can have one active free grid at a time. Once that game is final, you can create another free grid. There is no lifetime limit on the number of free grids you can run.
Turn on Help Mode. It provides simple, in-context explanations for the toggles, lists, buttons, and other controls as you use them.
For the home host
Perfect for watch parties, tailgates, and backyard BBQs. Bring a few wrapped gifts or snacks, put them on the table, and let each winner choose.
For fundraisers
Configure prize catalogs, player limits, payment tracking, and live winner fulfillment for a polished event that is easy to share.
Your game. Your prizes.
Use one shared prize, separate regular and final prizes, or a different prize at every checkpoint. Winners see what they earned while you keep fulfillment organized in one ledger.
Set a clear per-square price so players see their exact total before reserving.
A Squares game is played during a sporting event on a grid with one team assigned to each axis. Participants choose grid squares, and the final digits of each team's score determine the winning square for each configured period.
The Squares Game supports NFL and college football, NBA, WNBA, men's and women's college basketball, the UFL, and the AFL (Australian Football League).
Top team
8 3 0 6 1
Left team
4 9 2 7 5
Score
27–24
Digits
7 · 4
The free version includes one active grid and the complete player and game-day experience: a public player link, live scores, number draws, and real winner identification. Upgrade when you want configurable prices and payouts, payment options, secure invitations, and manager automation.
The challenge
Creating a grid should not require the manager to type every team name, game time, and matchup detail by hand.
How The Squares Game helps
Search upcoming games by sport, league, and date, then select the matchup. The Squares Game fills in the teams and scheduled game details so the manager can focus on squares, payouts, and invitations.
The challenge
A traditional 10 × 10 grid runs out of room after 100 squares, limiting larger groups and successful fundraisers.
How The Squares Game helps
When enabled, Auto Expand can open another 100 squares when the current round fills, letting more players join without forcing the manager to create and reconcile a separate game.
Fundraisers and large watch parties aren’t limited to 100 entries. More people can join the fun, increasing participation and giving fundraisers greater earning potential.
The challenge
A manager may begin setting up a game on the go, then need a larger screen for a roster or other game details.
How The Squares Game helps
The Squares Game keeps the same game available across phone and desktop, so a manager can handle quick tasks on mobile and use CSV roster tools when a larger group calls for them.
Built to reduce manager work
The challenge
A casual group should be able to join without accounts, payment setup, or a formal invitation process.
How The Squares Game helps
In the free version, players open one public link, enter a name, and choose squares. The grid runs live with real player names, live scoring, number draws, and winner identification.
The challenge
A player may want to join the fun after the game starts even though future winning events—such as Q2—have not begun.
How The Squares Game helps
When enabled, new and returning players can join after play begins and participate in the remaining eligible events without changing events that have already started.
A late arrival doesn’t have to miss the entire game. Friends can keep joining the fun—and fundraisers can keep growing—while completed periods remain protected.
The challenge
A group should be able to start a real Squares game quickly, then add workflow automation only when it will save the manager time.
How The Squares Game helps
The free version gives a group a live Squares game with player-selected squares, live scores, automatic number draws, winner identification, and manager-managed payment and payout tracking. The full version makes management easier with flexible payout settings, configured payment options, secure invitations, and manager automation.
Built to reduce manager work
The challenge
Watching the clock and manually drawing a new set of numbers at exactly the right moment takes the manager away from the game.
How The Squares Game helps
Using the live feed, The Squares Game detects when the game or a configured event starts and randomly assigns digits 0 through 9 to both team axes. Each number set is drawn only when its event begins—for example, Q2 numbers are drawn when Q2 starts.
The challenge
Managers and players should not have to switch between a sports app and the Squares grid to understand what is happening.
How The Squares Game helps
The Squares Game automatically brings the live score and play-by-play feed into the grid, so everyone can follow recent plays, the game clock, and the currently winning squares in one place.
The challenge
Managers should not have to calculate score digits, locate the winning square, and match it to a player after every scoring period.
How The Squares Game helps
The Squares Game uses the live score to identify the winning square at each configured event and displays the real player name entered for that square.
The challenge
A host or fundraiser may want the excitement of a Squares game without relying only on cash prizes.
How The Squares Game helps
Set up prize pools with catalogs players can view before the game. Winners see what applies to their event, while the manager records delivery or redemption in the game ledger.
For a party, guests can add good pass-along items to a shared prize table alongside host-provided snacks and small gifts. Winners choose their favorites and can trade if they want.
The challenge
Managers and players often need guidance at the exact moment they encounter an unfamiliar option or workflow.
How The Squares Game helps
Help Mode explains buttons, checkboxes, list options, and other actionable controls directly on each screen, so people can learn what an option does without leaving their work or searching separate instructions.
Run your game confidently, even if it’s your first time. In-context guidance helps managers and players find answers quickly, reducing questions, mistakes, and interruptions.
Learn the rules, prepare a watch-party grid, or create Squares for an upcoming NFL or college football matchup.
Create one active free football or basketball Squares game with the complete player and game-day experience.
Start free—no account required. Choose an upcoming football or basketball game, share the player link, and let The Squares Game handle number draws, live scoring, and winners automatically.
No account required. Real scores, winners, and manager-managed payment and payout tracking. Coordinate collection and payouts directly, or upgrade for configured payment options and more automation.
Your free grid uses the regulation scoring events for its game—such as Q1, Q2, Q3, and Q4 for football, or the matching basketball periods.
The app automatically draws a fresh set of numbers for each winning event, so no one is stuck with the same number combination for the whole game.
No. Managers can create a free grid and players can join without an account. An email is optional when someone wants to find their grid or use the same player identity across devices.
The app follows the live score and identifies the matching winning square automatically. If the first 100-square round is not full and the winning square is empty, an eligible player is selected by a weighted random draw from the filled squares.
The game still has an event winner. When the winning square is empty, the free-grid lottery automatically makes a weighted draw from the players who have filled squares, giving each filled square one entry and declaring the winner.
The grid records real payment status and payout completion. Free grids use manager-managed coordination: arrange collection and payouts directly with players, then use the grid to report or track the status. Upgrade for configured payment options, secure invitations, and additional manager automation.
Managers can optionally seed simulated players to see a fuller board and experience the game, payment tracking, and winner flow before inviting a real group.
Share the player link in a private message, group chat, or email so players can choose their own squares. If you prefer to assign squares, import a CSV roster or add players manually. For a free grid, a player name is enough to assign squares; an email is optional for cross-device access and is needed only to send that player an email invitation.
Yes, when future scoring events remain. New squares are eligible only for the events that have not happened yet.
The free grid can automatically expand into another 100-square round so more players can join without starting a separate game. Each round has its own winning square, and the app automatically identifies winners for every scoring event.
Each manager can have one active free grid at a time. Once that game is final, you can create another free grid. There is no lifetime limit on the number of free grids you can run.
Turn on Help Mode. It provides simple, in-context explanations for the toggles, lists, buttons, and other controls as you use them.