ItsYourTurn.com - Board Games: Anytime, Anywhere

ItsYourTurn.com is an online gaming site for board games, such as backgammon, chess and battleboats. There is no need to download anything, and the sites low graphics which makes it fast. The site is turn-based with thousands of opponents to choose from. You can choose to play just with particular friends that you already know, or use the auto-match setting to be randomly paired with an opponent. You can also send messages with your move. All games have no time limits so you can take up to a year to finish if you want! There are also tournaments that start weekly and a system that you can see your ranking against other players.

"ItsYourTurn.com is a unique concept in online games: It's Free! Play for free for months or years if you like (paid membership is optional). It's simple: No Java, no Flash, no downloads needed. Turn-based games with thousands of human opponents Players don't have to be logged on at the same time -- choose when you want to play, and who you want to play with. Runs quickly on any browser (JavaScript recommend but not required). MSN TV (WebTV) & set-top box compatible."

This site keeps things simple; it's just about playing the games and enjoying them. The service is free and it allows people to play with players that they are already acquainted with. There is also no time limit to the games which allows players to be flexible.

There are trillions of game sites around; with so many competitors will this site be a success? As it stands the design of the site is fairly bland, will they improve this?