Game The Party
Gather round the table

Thanksgiving

Thanksgiving puts three generations in one room and then leaves them with a long gap between arriving and eating. These games use that gap, and they work for a table where the youngest and oldest players are sixty years apart.

Pardon the
Turkey

Thanksgiving games for the whole table

Everyone plays from their own phone in a browser - no app to talk a relative through installing, and no account for anyone to create. The board goes on the television that is already there.

Rounds run on timers and a dropped phone rejoins its own seat, so the game survives people getting up to help in the kitchen.

Common questions

Do we need an app to play these thanksgiving 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 thanksgiving 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 over Zoom or a video call?
Yes. Share the board screen on the call and every player still joins from their own phone, wherever they are.
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.