Multiplayer games on one TV for the whole group

Why phones beat extra controllers

Buying and charging extra gamepads gets old fast, and someone always ends up watching. With Party Bo every guest already holds a controller. The TV shows the shared game while each phone shows private buttons, secret words or a drawing canvas. Up to 10 people can answer the same quiz question at the same moment, so nobody waits for a turn and nobody passes a controller around.

Games by group size

Every game has its own minimum, and all of them welcome up to 10 players:

• From 1 players: Block Stack.
• Unlocks at 2 players: Majority Rules, Quiz Rush, Draw & Guess, Act It Out, Hot Potato, Word Rescue, Bluff Battle, Simon Says, Neon Racers and Maze Mayhem.
• Unlocks at 4 players: Who's the Spy? and Most Likely To.
• Up to 10 players: every game, so nobody has to sit out.

Two players? Head to head trivia in Quiz Rush or a race in Neon Racers is a great start. Once four or more people are on the sofa, the social games open up, and Who's the Spy? and Most Likely To really come alive with a bigger crowd.

What a typical night looks like

Start with something everyone can do without thinking, like Majority Rules or Simon Says, while late arrivals scan in. Move on to a round of Quiz Rush for some friendly competition, then finish with something loud such as Act It Out. Party Mix plans this for you: choose Quick (about 15 minutes), Classic (about 30) or Long (about 60) and the scores add up across games.

Fair for every age and skill level

The games reward different things, so the same person does not win every round. Quiz Rush is about knowledge and speed. Majority Rules and Most Likely To are about reading your friends. Bluff Battle rewards a convincing fib, and Draw & Guess rewards terrible drawings just as much as good ones. Nobody is knocked out in Hot Potato, Simon Says or Neon Racers, so younger players stay in the action until the end.

Players can come and go

Late arrivals scan the QR code and join the lobby. If a phone dies or locks, reopening the page brings that player back with the same score, and rounds never stall waiting for someone who has left. The host can remove a player at any time.

What you need

• A TV, laptop or projector that can open partybo.com/tv. See how to get Party Bo on your TV.
• One phone per player, iPhone or Android, with a web browser.
• Wi-Fi or mobile data. Phones do not need to share the TV's network.