Party game guides

How to Host a Great Virtual Game Night

A practical guide to hosting an online game night: picking games, setting up the call, keeping everyone involved and avoiding the usual problems.

The Best Party Games for Every Group Size

Which online party games work for 2 players, 4 players, 8 players or a big crowd, with honest notes on what each one is good at.

Mafia Strategy Guide: How to Win as Every Role

Tips for playing Villager, Doctor, Detective, Jester and Mafia in the online Mafia game, with advice on discussion and voting.

Drawing Games for People Who Can't Draw

How to enjoy Doodle Deck, Doodle Telephone and Fake Artist even if you think you are bad at drawing, with practical tips for fast, readable sketches.

Social Deduction Games Explained: Mafia, Impostor and Fake Artist

What social deduction games are, how Mafia, Impostor and Fake Artist differ, and which one is right for your group.

Party Tycoon Strategy Guide: How to Win the Property Game

How to buy, trade and build your way to the win in Party Tycoon: colour sets, rent, houses, trades, mortgages and the time-limit endgame.

Doodle Deck Modes and Cards Explained

A plain explanation of every Doodle Deck mode, twist card and power card, with the scoring rules and which mode suits which group.

Last Card Rules and House Rules Explained

The rules of the Last Card game, what each action card does, how scoring works and how to use the optional stacking, 7-0 and draw-until-you-can-play rules.

How to Play Party Games on a TV with Everyone's Phones

How PartyCade's TV mode works: start a room on a big screen, join from phones, and keep secrets private, in the style of Jackbox games.

Who Am I? Strategy: How to Ask Better Questions

How to work out your card quickly in Who Am I?: question order, reading the answers, using the notepad and the peek card, and what each deck is good for.