Scotland Yard Companion

In physical Scotland Yard, one player is Mr. X, whose moves stay hidden and are tracked on a little paper log that only surfaces at certain reveal turns. That paper log is the weak point: detectives can eavesdrop on the written positions, Mr. X can make honest bookkeeping mistakes, and, let’s be honest, there’s room for a bit of foul play to dodge the endgame.

I built a web companion that takes the trust out of it.

What it does

Each player joins the game on their own phone with a detective name. Moves are logged in the app instead of on shared paper, so nobody can peek at Mr. X’s trail. The app itself keeps the hidden-movement bookkeeping honest and announces when Mr. X has been caught, no arguments, no misread notes, no cheating.

How you can use it

• Bring your physical Scotland Yard board and pieces to game night as usual.
• Everyone opens the companion and joins the same game from their own phone.
• Log moves as you play; let the app handle Mr. X’s hidden log and call the capture. Open it here.

It’s a small piece of software solving a very real integrity-and-UX problem in a game I love playing, the kind of “make the analog thing better” tool I enjoy building for my own table.