Pre-party: quick games before you head out
Pre-drinks come with a deadline: in an hour, the taxi arrives or the last train leaves. So games need to start instantly, have short rounds and be easy to stop without leaving a game hanging half-finished.
- for 4–8 people
Gather fits because nobody has to install anything – the QR code on the TV is enough, easiest on the host’s Wi-Fi. For the card games, a single phone as host will do.
Games that fit
Corner Chaos
1–6 players3–5 minCorner Chaos is the ideal start: a race only takes a few minutes, and anyone not there yet is replaced by computer drivers. On Apple TV, game controllers can race too.
Little Max
2–8 players10–20 minworks without a TVLittle Max is the classic for this stage of the night – fast, loud, full of bluff. Your roll stays secret on your phone, so you don’t need a cup or dice on the table.
Crazy Mau
2–8 players5–15 minworks without a TVCrazy Mau with stacked +2 and +4 cards is quick and mean enough for a short round. Forget to call “Mau!” and you draw two penalty cards.
Quiz Night
1–10 players5–10 minA ten-question Quiz Night is the fastest way to pull the whole room together one last time before you leave. Within minutes, you have a leaderboard.
How it can go
The first guests
Corner Chaos on the TV, with latecomers joining the next race. Nobody has to wait for everyone to arrive.
At the table
Little Max or Crazy Mau for those who’d rather sit and talk. Both run with an iPhone as host.
Last round before the taxi
Ten questions of Quiz Night with everyone – then coats on.
Tips
- Pick the smallest number of questions in Quiz Night, so one round is sure to fit before you leave.
- Share the Wi-Fi password once for everyone at the start, not separately for each new arrival.
- In Little Max, a challenged Little Max costs two lives – which brings the end quickly when time is short.
More occasions
- Game night with friends
- Birthday games for grown-ups
- Kids’ birthday party: games with little reading
- Games for Christmas
- New Year’s Eve with games
- Family gatherings: games for young and old
- Office parties and team events with games
- Game night for two
- Bachelor and bachelorette party games
- Flatshare night with games
- Rainy day: what to play when you’re stuck inside
- Holiday rental evenings: games without a TV
- School trips and youth camps: evening games
- Seniors’ club: familiar games on a new table
- Getting-to-know-you night: games for new groups
- Halloween: games for a dark night
- Easter: games for the long weekend
- Family game night: playing with your kids
- Grandparents and grandkids: games for two to four
- Match night: games before kick-off and at half-time
- Cabin weekend: games for several evenings
- An evening on your own: games against the computer