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Sixteen family Christmas games for Christmas Eve or the big day: guess the chocolates in the tin, a quiz the kids can win, a word cloud of wishes and a wheel to choose who opens the first present. Show the QR code on the TV and everyone plays from a phone.
Start your family Christmas gamesThe big screen and a participant's phone
Plan one short round between dinner and the presents. Five games make five questions, exactly what the free plan allows per presentation, and everyone plays from a phone with no app and no account.
With hard trivia, the same uncle wins every year. Guessing a number, finding the elf in a photo or picking a side needs no general knowledge, so a seven-year-old can beat the grown-ups. Set a longer timer on quiz questions so young readers have time, and turn on first names for a leaderboard.
Relatives who cannot come join with the short link shared in the video call and answer at the same moment as the living room. Share your screen so they see the results. Each phone reads the questions in its own language, handy when the family lives in several countries.
Each one shows the Hopvote question type that fits it best. Swap the examples for your own family. Free plan: 5 questions per presentation, so play in rounds.
Spin the wheel: who opens the first present?
Turn on first names and leave it empty to draw among the people connected, or type the names of the little ones. Each spin takes the winner off the wheel, so everyone gets a turn.
How many chocolates are in the tin under the tree?
Count them before dinner and reveal the number at the end. The closest guess wins, so the youngest have as much chance as anyone.
How tall is our Christmas tree, in centimetres?
Measure it in the afternoon. Kids and grandparents guess on equal terms.
What is the name of the Grinch's dog?
Max, Buddy, Rex, Rudolph. Right answer: Max. A 20 second timer gives the kids time to read.
Which of Santa's reindeer has a shiny red nose?
Rudolph, Dasher, Comet, Blitzen. Right answer: Rudolph. One for the youngest players.
Which present did Dad get for Christmas when he was seven?
Four presents, one true. Let him tell the story after the answer.
Name that Christmas song.
Paste a YouTube or Spotify link to play it on the TV, then ask for the title in a quiz right after.
Put these animated Christmas films in order of release, oldest first.
Right order: The Snowman (1982), The Muppet Christmas Carol (1992), Arthur Christmas (2011), Klaus (2019).
Match each person at the table with their favourite Christmas film.
Ask everyone in the afternoon, then the family matches names and films.
Where is the elf hiding in this photo of the living room?
Hide a toy elf, take a photo and mark the right zone. Everyone taps their guess on the phone.
On Christmas Eve, children hang their [stockings] by the fireplace and leave a [carrot] out for the reindeer.
Words to place, easy for the kids, with extra words such as socks and apple.
Presents on Christmas Eve or on Christmas morning?
The great family debate as a single choice poll. The split shows live on the TV.
Rank these Christmas treats from your favourite.
Yule log, chocolates, mince pies, gingerbread, clementines. The family's order shows on screen.
What is on your wish list this year? One to three words.
Up to 3 words each. The most wished for grow bigger on the TV.
What is the best Christmas present you ever got?
Open text. Read the stories aloud with dessert, the grandparents often win.
How many stars for the Christmas dinner, from 1 to 5?
A score from 1 to 5 with the average on screen. The cook takes a bow.
Poll, quiz, word cloud, rating or Q&A. Or let the AI draft them.
On screen or in your slides. People scan it and they are in.
Results update live on the big screen, then export them.
A QR code on the TV, a few games before the presents.
Share the short link in the video call so they play too.
Easy questions and guesses the youngest can win.
Teams by table, with a leaderboard and a podium.
Games that need no trivia: guess the number of chocolates, find the elf hidden in a photo, the Christmas Eve or Christmas morning debate and a wheel for the first present. Add a short quiz with easy questions for the kids.
Yes. They play with a parent or a grandparent on the same phone, or a whole team shares one phone under a team name. For the wheel, type their names as entries.
Spin the wheel on the TV. Type the names, or turn on first names and leave it empty to draw among everyone connected. Each spin takes the winner off the wheel, so the next present goes to someone new.
Yes to start: every question type, up to 80 participants and 5 questions per presentation. For a whole evening of games, the Event Pass is €9, paid once, for 72 hours from payment or from a date you pick at checkout.