A live trivia party game
Build the board. Beat the room. Steal the round.
Every team picks three categories. Two of them go to your rivals. Miss a question and the whole room gets a shot at stealing it. One Host makes the calls.
Party mode
Best with a TV, projector, or laptop everyone can see
- 1Opens on this screen
- 2Everyone scans the QR
- 3Play from your phones
Already have a code?
- 2–6 teams
- Phones are the controllers
- TV optional
- No account, no download
- One human Host
One question, start to finish
The question: Night Owls are answering a 2-point Hard question in Pixar films while their discussion clock runs.
How a round goes
Four beats. Then it repeats until the boards are empty.
- 01
Build your team
Players scan the code, enter a name, and form 2–6 teams. The first player on each team becomes Captain.
- 02
Lock three categories
Each Captain picks three. The game deals two of them to rival teams and hands one back to you.
- 03
Climb the tiers
Play a whole category at a time, from 1 point up to 4. Talk it over; the Captain locks one answer.
- 04
Steal when rivals fall short
Lock a hidden answer while your rivals are still thinking. If they miss, every team that got it right takes the full tier value.
About five minutes. Roles, play order, challenges, Final Lock, Chaos Mode.
The category gamble
Your best subject is also your rivals’ question.
Each Captain locks three categories. The game deals two of them to other teams and returns one. Pick what your team knows deeply: when a rival misses on your topic, you are the team best placed to steal it.
Turn the AI house category on and every team also gets one surprise topic, generated on a different axis from the room’s own picks.
- 01Pixar films
- 02Women in science
- 03Ocean geography
Lock three categories your team knows deeply.
- 01Pixar filmschosen by Night Owls
- 02Their own pick
- AI house categoryone different surprise per team
Waiting for the deal.
- 02Women in sciencechosen by Night Owls
- 02Their own pick
- AI house categoryone different surprise per team
Waiting for the deal.
Tiers and steals
Difficulty climbs. Scores swing.
A miss opens a steal for every rival.
Every team that has not finished its own board gets 25 seconds to lock one private answer. The Host rules them in the order they arrived; the first correct one takes the full tier value.
A wrong steal costs 1 point.
Guessing blind has a price. Answers the Host never reaches cost nothing, and scores can go below zero.
One challenge flag per team.
Think your own answer was ruled wrong unfairly? Challenge it. Win and the credit is restored and you keep the flag. Lose and the flag is gone.
- 1Moderate1 point
- 2Hard2 points
- 3Very Hard3 points
- 4Extremely Hard4 points
The Host sets one to four tiers per category. Quick plays two; Classic plays all four, for up to 10 points a category.
Three screens, one room
Everyone sees the show. Nobody sees the answers.
Everyone
The Big Screen
- Room code and QR
- Every team’s board and score
- The live question and clocks
- Steal and challenge ceremonies
Never: Answers, candidate questions, or what a rival typed.
Each team
Team phones
- Your private category picks
- Discuss, then the Captain locks one answer
- The steal window and your one steal
- Your challenge flag and Chaos powers
Never: Another team’s answer until the Host has ruled on it.
One person
The Host screen
- Four candidate questions per tier
- The expected answer and alternatives
- Every submitted answer, one at a time
- Pause, correct, void, and recovery
Never: Shared with the room. The Host link controls the match.
What you need
A phone each, a screen if you have one, and a Host.
The person running it
- A device of their own for the Host screen. It shows the answers.
- A TV, projector, or laptop for the Big Screen. Optional.
- Three category ideas per team, and a room that can talk to itself.
Everyone else
- A phone with a browser. No app, no account.
- The six-character code from the screen, or the QR.
- Two to six teams, any sizes. Closer sizes feel fairer.
Quick
3 categories · 2 tiers · 30s
Best first game. 6 questions a team.
Classic
4 categories · 4 tiers · 60s
The full experience, AI house category on.
Custom
Tiers, timers, Chaos Mode
Tune it from the lobby before play starts.
Before you press start
The questions people ask first.
Short answers here. The long ones are on the FAQ page.
Do we need a TV?
No. A TV, projector, or laptop for the Big Screen is recommended because everyone can follow the show, but the Host can run the whole match from a phone while players follow on their own devices.
Do I need an account or an app?
No. Players open a link, scan a QR code, or type a six-character room code in a phone browser and enter a name. There is nothing to install and no sign-up.
How many people can play?
Two to six teams, with up to 12 players on each team. Teams can be any size and do not have to match, but keeping them close in size makes the room feel fairer.
How long does a game take?
There is no fixed length: it depends on team count, how many tiers you play, your timers, and how many steals happen. The setup screen estimates the length from your choices. Quick is 6 questions per team and Classic is 16, plus any steals along the way.
Ready to steal the round?
Put it on the TV, or host from a phone. Everyone else scans a code. First question in about two minutes.