Any screen with a browser works: a smart TV, a console’s browser, a laptop on the HDMI cable. The TV shows the stage — prompts, reveals, scores — while answers stay private on the phones, which is what makes the bluffing games playable at all.
Joining is the code on the screen, or the QR code next to it. Nobody installs anything and nobody signs up, so the slowest part of getting eight people into a game is the argument about which one.
The order above is a living-room running order: Quip Battle and Fake Answers to get the room loud, Quiz Night and Wits & Bets for the stretch where everyone claims they knew that, Picture Stories to bring the volume back down.
Nine for the big screen
Quip Battle3–12 players · 10–15 min
Fake Answers3–12 players · 5–10 min
Quiz Night1–12 players · 3–19 min
Herd Think3–12 players · 10–15 min
Bad Drawings3–8 players · 10–20 min
Wits & Bets3–10 players · 10–15 min
Fake Artist4–10 players · 5–10 min
Spectrum2–12 players · 10–15 min
Picture Stories3–8 players · 15–20 minQuestions about Party games on the TV, phones in hands
What do I need to set it up?
A TV that can open a web page and one phone to host. The TV opens tableparty.io/tv and joins the room as a watcher — it shows the stage, never anyone’s hand.
Does the TV see players’ answers?
No. The screen is a watcher seat: it stages prompts, reveals and scores, and everything private stays on the phone it belongs to.
We don’t have a smart TV — can we still play?
Yes. Every game here runs entirely on phones around a table; the big screen is a stage, not a requirement. A laptop counts as a big screen too.
How many people can join?
Up to twelve, game depending — Quiz Night and Quip Battle both seat a full twelve, and joining is only ever the code on the screen.