We met in 2011 as Princeton undergrads and quickly became best friends.

In 2014 we cofounded a tongue-in-cheek student group for playing games.

It was called Liars Club.

A large group of us would play bluffing games like Mafia and Liar's Dice every Friday, long into the night. Making new friends was incredibly easy and fun.

After graduating, we wanted to democratize the social experience of Liars Club to everyone.

We've been on a mission to build community through games ever since.

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In 2018, we resurrected our community online. We spent 2 years playing our favorite games over Zoom with people from around the world.

It was too much work for hosts and not enough fun for players. We started building something better.

Then the pandemic happened.

Fast-forward to today, and video calls have become normalized. It's never been easier to hop on a call with another person.

Yet somehow, we are also living through the worst loneliness epidemic in history.

Our friends and families are geographically dispersed, our social media is more "media" than "social", and we feel like isolated gig workers when we work from home.

We built Ludio to help people connect online in a meaningful way.

In April 2024, we started using Ludio to host game nights. We advertised our events on Meetup and Reddit. The response was overwhelming.

5-20 people started showing up to every game night we hosted, hoping to make new friends through games. Our community grew to thousands of people.

Everyone who joined our events told us the same thing.

It's hard to make new friends as an adult.

Maybe you work from home ... and stay at home a lot as a result.

Maybe you live far away from a big city, so you don't get to run into new people in person very often.

Maybe you just don't have to energy to do things in person during a weekday evening, but you still want to do something social.

We've helped hundreds of people make new friends overnight. Our games are awesome and our community members are among the most fun, friendly, and welcoming people you'll meet.

We think the world needs Ludio more than ever, and we need your help to get there. Join our events, give us feedback, and have fun!