Christmas party games on your phones: Imposter and the Christmas song auction

How to play Christmas Imposter

1. Send one link to the family chat. Everyone joins on their own phone with the link or a 4-letter code, around the Christmas table or from another city.
2. Everyone gets the same Christmas word, except one. Reindeer, mince pie, snow globe: the imposter only knows it is something about Christmas.
3. Say one word each. Go round the table and say it out loud. Playing apart, everyone types their word.
4. Vote out the imposter. A caught imposter can still steal a point by guessing the word. Five rounds take about ten minutes.

The Christmas song auction

The second Christmas game: everyone gets 100M of play money and bids on the biggest Christmas songs, from the classics to this year's favourites. Turn on "With songs", and the TV (or the host's phone) plays each official video while you bid. The songs with the most real views on YouTube win the night.

Which Christmas words are in the game?

About 60 Christmas words, from Santa and the reindeer to tinsel, Christmas pudding and the advent calendar. Want more? Switch to Mixed in the lobby, and food, animals, places and jobs join in. Imposter with every category

Why it works at Christmas

• Everyone can play. No rules to read and nothing to know: if you know what a snowman is, you can bluff.
• It starts in ten seconds. No board, no cards, no setup. The game deals the words, so the host gets to play too.
• On the big screen. Open deadlineday.app/tv on the TV, and the votes and the reveal play out there.
• Family far away can join. Everyone plays from their own phone, so the cousins in another country are in the same game.
• No ads. Ever. Just the word, the vote and the accusations.

What does it cost?

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