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The theme library

Themes worth
dressing up for

Browsable party concepts, each with a built-in vote and just enough effort to start a conversation. Start with what the night is for, then narrow by who's coming, size, season, and effort.

IntentStart with what the night is for.
FitMatch the idea to the room, season, and effort.
MomentPick a format with a reveal or debate built in.

7 of 66 themes match

Game & Format

Opinion Market

Everyone starts with 100 points and a stack of claims — "Napa is overrated," "AI replaces white-collar work," "the 90s were peak." You invest points in the opinions you think the table will back; the market rises and falls on the live vote. End the night with the most persuasive guest, the biggest contrarian, and the best prediction. Debate as a trading floor.

Anyone Medium group Any season Low effort
Game & Format

Court Is in Session

A mock trial for an absurd charge — "should destination weddings be banned," "is brunch a scam," "are luxury watches worth it." One side prosecutes, one defends, the rest are the jury. Persuasion wins, not correctness. Catnip for the lawyers and the loud.

Anyone Medium group Any season Low effort
Game & Format

The Ranking Dinner

Every topic gets ranked, live — best vacation cities, most overrated chain restaurants, greatest movies, worst dating apps. The table debates and votes its way to a definitive list it will immediately disagree with. Endless, low-prep, reliably loud.

Anyone Medium group Any season Low effort
Game & Format

Draft Night

Run it like fantasy football for everything else. Snake-draft categories — cities to live in, superpowers, celebrity dinner guests, fast-food chains, skills to master — and everyone builds a team. The table votes the strongest roster. People get absurdly competitive about french fries.

Anyone Medium group Any season Low effort
Game & Format

Choose Our Night

The guests run the evening. Every fork in the road is a live vote — appetizer, main, playlist, dessert, trivia or debate, espresso martini or digestif, after-party or call it. The menu evolves with the room, and nobody can complain about a night they chose.

Anyone Medium group Any season Low effort
Game & Format

The Threshold Dinner

A dinner that takes the first five minutes seriously. A drink pressed into every hand at the door, a clear "here’s what we’re doing tonight," one small act each guest does on arrival. The opening tells people how to be in the room; design it, and the awkward threshold moment never happens.

Anyone Medium group Any season Low effort
Game & Format

The Rematch

Re-run a night you’ve done before and watch what changed. Pull last season’s blind-tasting bracket, the old superlatives, the ranking everyone fought over — and play it again with a year of life in between. The revisit is its own kind of party, and the archive is the trophy.

Anyone Medium group Any season Low effort Recurring
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