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Arcade Cabinet Rotation
Pick 3 cabinets or quick digital games. Players score placement points at each station, and highest total wins.
Arcade and Table GamesQuick roundChoose scoring
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Pinball Score Chase
Each player gets one table or one agreed number of balls. Highest score after everyone plays wins.
Arcade and Table GamesLow setupChoose scoring
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Claw Machine Budget Run
Each player gets the same small number of tries. Most prizes, or best confirmed lift if no one wins, takes the round.
Arcade and Table GamesNormal playChoose scoring
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Retro Racer Time Trial
Everyone races the same track or short course. Fastest clean time wins.
Arcade and Table GamesQuick roundChoose scoring
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Arcade Ticket Budget
Each player gets equal credits and tries to earn the most tickets across any approved arcade games.
Arcade and Table GamesNormal playChoose scoring
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Shuffleboard Hammer Round
Play 8 rounds. Last throw each round is the hammer.
Arcade and Table GamesNormal playChoose scoring
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Shuffleboard Closest-Hammer Duel
Play 6 ends with one hammer shot each end. Closest scoring puck after all shots wins the end.
Arcade and Table GamesNormal playChoose scoring
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Mini Hoop Hot Seat
Play one timed mini-hoop arcade round each. Winner stays for up to 2 defenses.
Arcade and Table GamesNormal playChoose scoring
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Foosball Win Streak
Games to 5. First team to 3 straight wins the set.
Arcade and Table GamesNormal playChoose scoring
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Air Hockey Lightning Set
First to 7. Best of 3 matches.
Arcade and Table GamesQuick roundChoose scoring
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Skee-Ball Target Run
Hit score targets in sequence over 3 rounds.
Arcade and Table GamesLow setupChoose scoring
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Chess Blitz Match
5+0 blitz. First to 3 match wins owns the ladder.
Brain and BluffNormal playChoose scoring
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Dominoes Speed Match
Play to 50 points in fast rounds.
Brain and BluffQuick roundChoose scoring
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Codenames Speed Match
Two 7-minute rounds. Best total wins.
Brain and BluffNormal playChoose scoring
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Checkers Jump Match
Fast games to crown a streak winner with mandatory captures in effect.
Brain and BluffQuick roundChoose scoring
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Bananagrams Blitz
Three quick rounds. Lowest combined finish time wins.
Brain and BluffQuick roundChoose scoring
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Connect Four Rotation
Run rapid best-of-3 matches around the table and track total match wins.
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Checkers King Match
Play short rounds to first king or clear capture edge and track wins across the rotation.
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Chess Clock Blitz
Play 3-minute blitz rounds and rotate winners forward. Best overall record wins.
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Backgammon Race to 7
Play short matches to 7 points. Track match wins across the session.
Board GamesQuick roundChoose scoring
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Yahtzee Score Chase
Run single-sheet Yahtzee rounds and rank by total score. Highest score wins.
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Sequence Quick Match
Play short rounds to one completed sequence. Best of 3 matches wins.
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Battleship Callout Match
Run fast-sink rounds with a 6-minute cap. Most ships sunk at time wins.
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Guess Who Speed Match
Play elimination rounds to best of 3 guesses. Fastest clean deduction wins the bracket.
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Tile Placement Sprint
Play short tile-placement rounds with a 12-minute cap. Highest legal score at time wins.
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Word Tile Ladder
Build word tiles in timed rounds and climb the ladder by total word score.
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Dice Push-Your-Luck
Roll for points over 6 turns, choosing each turn whether to bank or keep rolling.
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Roll-and-Write Rush
Use the same dice roll for every player and fill a simple score sheet. Highest score after 10 rolls wins.
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Route Builder Race
Players race to connect agreed start and finish points on a route-building board.
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Area Control Mini Map
Play a small-map area-control round and score only the agreed key regions.
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Cooperative Puzzle Clock
The group solves a shared puzzle or cooperative board objective before the timer ends.
Board GamesNormal playChoose scoring
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Domino Train Relay
Play a quick domino train round and score by fewest remaining pips after 4 hands.
Board GamesQuick roundChoose scoring
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Rule Lawyer Tax
Correctly catch a rule mistake and earn 1 challenge point. Argue wrong and add 1 penalty point against you.
STUD SideNormal playChallenge Points
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Comeback Call
Last place at the halfway point can call comeback. Win from there and earn 1 challenge point from everyone.
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Perfect Read
Call another player's move before it happens. If correct, earn 1 challenge point.
STUD SideNormal playChallenge Points
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Snake Eyes Swing
Roll double ones and add 1 penalty point against you. Roll doubles twice in a row to erase that challenge point or earn 1 challenge point if you had none.
STUD SideNormal playChallenge Points
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Table Talk Bounty
Make someone change a decision with table talk and win the round to earn 1 challenge point.
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Quiet Winner
Win a round without leading at any checkpoint and earn 1 comeback challenge point.
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Rule Twist Winner
Win the round after the host adds a one-round twist to earn 1 challenge point.
STUD SideNormal playChallenge Points
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Last-Place Power Move
A player in last place makes a bold legal move and improves position to earn 1 challenge point.
STUD SideNormal playChallenge Points
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Clean Teach
Explain a game round in under two minutes and answer one rules question to earn 1 challenge point.
STUD SideQuick roundChallenge Points
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Rule-Teach Clutch
Explain a rule clearly enough that the next player uses it correctly to earn 1 challenge point.
STUD SideQuick roundChallenge Points
Scoring options Points, Challenge Points, or STUD
Scoring mode
Choose scoring mode after you pick a Game Night idea.
Points, Challenge Points, or STUD scoring. Pick the activity first, then choose the scoring layer in the Play Kit.
Points
Use the normal score, bonus points, or group tallies.
Challenge Points
Find STUD Sides with one clear bonus rule the group agrees to before play.
STUD scoring
STUDSelect this when the group wants STUD scoring for a skill-based round with clear scoring.
Before STUD scoring
Before choosing STUD scoring, make sure everyone understands the format, agrees to the rules, and follows local rules.
- Everyone understands the activity.
- Everyone agrees before the round.
- The result is skill-based, not chance-based.
- The group is adult where required.
- Points, Challenge Points, or STUD scoring is chosen before play.
- Allowed where you are playing.