Guide
Party games with one screen and everyone's phones
A TV turns a phone game into a room game: everyone looks up at the same clock, votes and reveals. The trick is that the TV must never show what belongs on one person's phone.
How the shared screen works on partygame
Open it from the lobby
The host taps Open shared screen and opens the link or QR on a TV browser, laptop or tablet; up to three screens per room.
It shows the table
Timers, who has voted, results, scores and the narration, in big type for the room.
It never shows a secret
No roles, words or targets reach the screen during a game, only what the rules make public.
It is optional
Without one, every phone shows the same public information.
Four that are better with a TV
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Mind Match
The TV shows the scale, the clue and the countdown, then drops everyone's pins and the star for the reveal.
- Players
- 3–10
- Length
- 8–60 min
- You need
- A phone each; better with a big screen
- Who runs it
- The phones
- Knocked out?
- No
Good for The big reveal moment.
Not for Players who want secrets and bluffing.
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Word & Deed
The TV shows this round's rule, the performer, the clock and both scores, so nobody crowds around a phone.
- Players
- 4–12, two teams
- Length
- 8–30 min
- You need
- A phone each; better with a big screen
- Who runs it
- The phones
- Knocked out?
- No
Good for Teams in a big room.
Not for Small quiet groups.
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Crosscurrent
The TV keeps both plan tracks with every threshold, the deadlock and the last rounds, the state everyone argues about.
- Players
- 5–10
- Length
- 30–45 min
- You need
- A phone each; better with a big screen
- Who runs it
- The phones (voice host or screen guide)
- Knocked out?
- Expelled players watch
Good for Long deduction games.
Not for A quick warm-up.
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Oath & Dagger
The TV reads the eyes-closed opening aloud and shows the mission track and every vote once it's in.
- Players
- 5–10
- Length
- 30–45 min
- You need
- A phone each; a big screen is optional
- Who runs it
- The phones (voice host or screen guide)
- Knocked out?
- No
Good for Groups who want a narrator without a human narrator.
Not for Fewer than 5 players.
The other kind of TV party game
Board game
Jackbox Party Pack
Paid packs of comedy games (drawing, trivia, writing jokes) that run on one screen; everyone joins with their phone at jackbox.tv using the room code.
- Players
- Varies by game; many allow an audience
- Length
- Varies by game
- You need
- One copy on a console, PC or TV device, a screen everyone sees, and phones
- Who runs it
- The game on the shared screen
- Knocked out?
- Depends on the game
Good for Groups with a big TV who like writing and drawing jokes, and online groups watching a stream.
Not for Games with secret roles only you should see, or a group without a console or PC.
Questions
Which devices can be the shared screen?
Any device with a modern browser: a smart TV browser, a laptop connected to the TV, or a tablet.
Can the TV show my role by mistake?
No. The screen only ever receives the public view of the game; secrets exist only on each player's own phone.
Everyone in the same room?
partygame is for playing face to face, not online matchmaking: each phone keeps your secret and counts the votes, the talking happens at the table. Open a table in the browser, free, no app.