Watch party side quests
Game Day Party Games
A watch party has long stretches where nothing is happening on the screen — the pre-game, halftime, the ad breaks. These games take those gaps without pulling anyone away from the television for good.
Game day party games for the big-game watch party
The board can live on a laptop or a second screen while the game stays on the big one, and everyone plays from their own phone. There is no app to install and no account to create, which matters in a room of friends of friends.
Rounds run on timers and finish fast, so a game ends when play resumes rather than competing with it, and a phone that locks comes back to the same seat with its score intact.
Common questions
- Do we need an app to play these game day games?
- No. The host opens a game on any screen and everyone else scans a QR code with their phone camera. It all runs in the browser that is already on the phone — nothing to install, and no account to create.
- What do we need to host game day party games?
- One screen everyone can see — a TV, a laptop, or even a propped-up phone — and a phone each for the players. That is the whole setup.
- Can we play these game day games online with remote guests?
- Yes. Share the board screen on Zoom or any video call and every player still joins from their own phone, wherever they are — a virtual room plays exactly like one in person.
- Is it free?
- Hosting is free for small groups. Larger rooms, and hosting without the watermark, need a Pro plan or a one-off day, weekend or event pass.
- What happens if someone's phone drops out?
- They rejoin the same seat with their score intact. Rounds also run on timers, so one missing player never stalls the game for everyone else.