Potluck Party games

Use written paper matches while keeping food and access questions unrestricted.

• Use written paper matches while keeping food and access questions unrestricted.
• Use Silent Round · Potluck Party away from food service. Everyone matches apple, rice and carrot to the visible fictional practice dish labels, worth 1 each. Only spoken tactical help is quiet; people may write, point or use needed speech. Real food labels remain visible and ingredient/allergen questions always remain available. Silence adds no challenge points or food-suitability guarantee. Label dishes and major allergens, use clean serving tools, keep hot and cold foods safe, and never pressure anyone to eat. No waste or food-dare games.
• Score Silent Round Rule · Potluck Party as 1 challenge point, separate from the main score.
• Reset and rotate evenly after Silent Round Rule · Potluck Party; stop at the agreed finish condition.

Partners check each paper answer before its point posts.

• Partners check each paper answer before its point posts.
• Use Partner Confirm Round · Potluck Party. Submit one shared dish number for each ingredient; both compare it with the practice label/key before posting 1 point for a correct match. Solo players ask the host for the second check. Recheck an unclear card once, then void it for everyone and use an unused uniquely matched practice card. A void card is not a scored turn. Complete three scored cards; if the supplied clear replacements run out, record unfinished rather than inventing food information. Ordinary challenge points stay unchanged. Label dishes and major allergens, use clean serving tools, keep hot and cold foods safe, and never pressure anyone to eat. No waste or food-dare games.
• Score Partner Confirm Rule · Potluck Party as 1 challenge point, separate from the main score.
• Reset and rotate evenly after Partner Confirm Rule · Potluck Party; stop at the agreed finish condition.

Lowest trailing entries receive one extra ginger card.

• Lowest trailing entries receive one extra ginger card.
• Use Comeback Token · Potluck Party. Score apple→dish 1 and rice→dish 2 first. Every entry at the lowest score below the lead gets one token; if everyone ties, nobody does. Ask carrot→dish 3 for everyone, then ginger→dish 3 for token holders only, each worth 1 for a correct match. This is that activity’s one extra finale opportunity, not a fifth card or rewritten answer. The extra challenge point is the declared exception to three equal ordinary turns. Label dishes and major allergens, use clean serving tools, keep hot and cold foods safe, and never pressure anyone to eat. No waste or food-dare games.
• Score Comeback Token Rule · Potluck Party as 1 challenge point, separate from the main score.
• Reset and rotate evenly after Comeback Token Rule · Potluck Party; stop at the agreed finish condition.

A newcomer may request one optional game-rules demonstration.

• A newcomer may request one optional game-rules demonstration.
• Use Lightning Round · Potluck Party’s paper labels and three scored matches. Before a new player’s first scored card, offer one optional explanation of the response process using unscored cinnamon→dish 1. It explains reading a practice label and choosing a dish number, not the next live answer. No hint bonus changes challenge points. Necessary game-rule/access clarification and all real-food ingredient/allergen questions remain unlimited; this optional token never controls whether someone may ask or eat. Label dishes and major allergens, use clean serving tools, keep hot and cold foods safe, and never pressure anyone to eat. No waste or food-dare games.
• Score Beginner Hint Rule · Potluck Party as 1 challenge point, separate from the main score.
• Reset and rotate evenly after Beginner Hint Rule · Potluck Party; stop at the agreed finish condition.

A table confirms shared dish answers while rotating its recorder.

• A table confirms shared dish answers while rotating its recorder.
• Use Relay Mark or Pass · Potluck Party with three shared team cards, apple, rice and carrot. Invite all willing table members to confirm each choice, then let the next listed willing recorder submit the dish number. Rotate recorders without repeating before everyone has had an opportunity. An announced pass or access help is legal; an unannounced out-of-order response earns 0 only for that round. Earlier challenge points remain, and no handoff involves food or serving tools. Label dishes and major allergens, use clean serving tools, keep hot and cold foods safe, and never pressure anyone to eat. No waste or food-dare games.
• Score Team Table Rule · Potluck Party as 1 challenge point, separate from the main score.
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A slow-down call restarts the paper answer window when ready.

• A slow-down call restarts the paper answer window when ready.
• Use Lightning Round · Potluck Party. Practise cinnamon→dish 1, then allow the agreed adjustable 30-second response window on apple, rice and carrot. Each person may use one optional slow-down call to stop and restart their window when ready, without a point penalty. Required safety/access pauses and food-information questions remain unlimited. No eating, serving or walking speed earns challenge points; a correct paper match still earns 1. Label dishes and major allergens, use clean serving tools, keep hot and cold foods safe, and never pressure anyone to eat. No waste or food-dare games.
• Score Lightning Care Rule · Potluck Party as 1 challenge point, separate from the main score.
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Use the supplied cooking categories without judging dishes or diets.

• Use the supplied cooking categories without judging dishes or diets.
• Use Theme Night Round · Potluck Party: match apple/rice/carrot to practice dishes 1/2/3, then optionally name fruit/grain/vegetable respectively. If the theme bonus was agreed before round 1, a correct category together with a correct dish match adds 1 to the ordinary 1, maximum 6 challenge points. It is a paper cooking-category exercise, never a claim about allergens, diet suitability or someone’s cooking quality. Anyone may pass a card or bonus without deduction. Label dishes and major allergens, use clean serving tools, keep hot and cold foods safe, and never pressure anyone to eat. No waste or food-dare games.
• Score Theme Lock Rule · Potluck Party as 1 challenge point, separate from the main score.
• Reset and rotate evenly after Theme Lock Rule · Potluck Party; stop at the agreed finish condition.

Points, stickers and cheers only; no gambling.

• Points, stickers and cheers only; no gambling.
• Use No Cash Prizes · Potluck Party’s three paper matches, 1 challenge point per correct match. No cash gambling, money stakes or prize of value attaches to the result. Recognition is optional; declining it changes no score. Food is never a prize, dare or required participation test. Label dishes and major allergens, use clean serving tools, keep hot and cold foods safe, and never pressure anyone to eat. No waste or food-dare games.
• Score No Cash Prize Rule · Potluck Party as 1 challenge point, separate from the main score.
• Reset and rotate evenly after No Cash Prize Rule · Potluck Party; stop at the agreed finish condition.

A pass earns 0 without a deduction, duty or lost later turn.

• A pass earns 0 without a deduction, duty or lost later turn.
• Use Opt-Out Always Ok · Potluck Party. Host demonstrates a pass on unscored cinnamon, leaving every real turn available. On apple, rice or carrot, anyone may decline an answer or participate unscored; a pass adds no success point but removes no earlier challenge points and no later opportunity. Nobody must explain a health condition, eat or perform a cleanup duty to pass. Label dishes and major allergens, use clean serving tools, keep hot and cold foods safe, and never pressure anyone to eat. No waste or food-dare games.
• Score Opt-Out Rule · Potluck Party as 1 challenge point, separate from the main score.
• Reset and rotate evenly after Opt-Out Rule · Potluck Party; stop at the agreed finish condition.

Announce carrot as the final card worth 2 instead of 1.

• Announce carrot as the final card worth 2 instead of 1.
• Use Finale Double Round · Potluck Party. Before apple is shown, announce apple 1, rice 1 and carrot 2, each only for a correct match to dishes 1, 2, 3 respectively. Collect everyone’s response before its answer key is revealed. The ordinary maximum becomes 4 challenge points. This is the activity’s same double once, not another multiplier on carrot or a process award; everyone still gets three scored cards. Label dishes and major allergens, use clean serving tools, keep hot and cold foods safe, and never pressure anyone to eat. No waste or food-dare games.
• Score Finale Double Rule · Potluck Party as 1 challenge point, separate from the main score.
• Reset and rotate evenly after Finale Double Rule · Potluck Party; stop at the agreed finish condition.

Check paper responses against the visible practice key before celebrating.

• Check paper responses against the visible practice key before celebrating.
• Use Verify First Cheer · Potluck Party: collect all dish-number answers, reveal the ingredient’s game key and post 1 for a correct match. Recheck a dispute once against the practice label. Void an ambiguous custom card for everyone and replace it with an unused clear practice card; if none remains, record unfinished rather than guess. Continue until three scored cards are checked. A false win claim simply resumes checking, without extra deductions or elimination from challenge points. Label dishes and major allergens, use clean serving tools, keep hot and cold foods safe, and never pressure anyone to eat. No waste or food-dare games.
• Score Verify First Rule · Potluck Party as 1 challenge point, separate from the main score.
• Reset and rotate evenly after Verify First Rule · Potluck Party; stop at the agreed finish condition.

Rotate three willing hosts through the same paper label/key sequence.

• Rotate three willing hosts through the same paper label/key sequence.
• Use Guest Host Rotation · Potluck Party. Assign hosts to apple→1, rice→2 and carrot→3 before play; each practises with unscored cinnamon→1. A competing host locks their own dish-number answer before handling other responses. Then show the live card, collect all choices and reveal its key. Completing the three handoffs earns the existing one shared process mark, separate from matching challenge points. A co-host or access helper may assist. Label dishes and major allergens, use clean serving tools, keep hot and cold foods safe, and never pressure anyone to eat. No waste or food-dare games.
• Score Guest Host Rule · Potluck Party as 1 challenge point, separate from the main score.
• Reset and rotate evenly after Guest Host Rule · Potluck Party; stop at the agreed finish condition.

A winner designs one uniquely matched paper question for later play.

• A winner designs one uniquely matched paper question for later play.
• Use Prompt Architect · Potluck Party after its three-card result. A willing winner proposes an ingredient question using explicitly supplied practice labels, with exactly one dish match; host must explain it within 10 seconds without inference about actual food. Accepted design earns the designer’s existing separate process 1, not additional competitive challenge points. If vetoed, use “Which practice dish contains ginger?”→3 later, with no design point. Tied winners may choose a willing designer by public draw. Label dishes and major allergens, use clean serving tools, keep hot and cold foods safe, and never pressure anyone to eat. No waste or food-dare games.
• Score Prompt Architect Rule · Potluck Party as 1 challenge point, separate from the main score.
• Reset and rotate evenly after Prompt Architect Rule · Potluck Party; stop at the agreed finish condition.

A below-lead player substitutes ginger for carrot before seeing the card.

• A below-lead player substitutes ginger for carrot before seeing the card.
• Use Second Chance Card · Potluck Party. After apple and rice, anyone below the lead may request the one replacement before the final card is shown. That person receives ginger instead of carrot and one answer attempt against the same visible labels; both match practice dish 3. It replaces that ordinary slot rather than granting a fourth scored card or a retry after a result. Tied leaders have no replacement; correct 1 challenge point still applies. Label dishes and major allergens, use clean serving tools, keep hot and cold foods safe, and never pressure anyone to eat. No waste or food-dare games.
• Score Second Chance Rule · Potluck Party as 1 challenge point, separate from the main score.
• Reset and rotate evenly after Second Chance Rule · Potluck Party; stop at the agreed finish condition.

Recall three supplied paper trios while real food labels remain visible.

• Recall three supplied paper trios while real food labels remain visible.
• Use Memory Trio Round · Potluck Party: apple/cinnamon/bowl; rice/peas/spoon; carrot/ginger/plate. Show/read each game card for 10 seconds, cover only that card, then allow 20 seconds for a private spoken, written or drawn recall in any order. All three items earn 1; partial earns 0, maximum 3 challenge points over the three trios. Reread/time/response adjustments remain available for access. Never cover real ingredient/allergen information or require tasting. Label dishes and major allergens, use clean serving tools, keep hot and cold foods safe, and never pressure anyone to eat. No waste or food-dare games.
• Score Memory Trio Rule · Potluck Party as 1 challenge point, separate from the main score.
• Reset and rotate evenly after Memory Trio Rule · Potluck Party; stop at the agreed finish condition.

Respect a teammate’s preferred response method for one optional point.

• Respect a teammate’s preferred response method for one optional point.
• Use Kindness Bonus Square · Potluck Party. Before round 1, invite someone to say whether they want their paper card read aloud, then respect the preference or decline without pressure. One completed optional invitation marks the activity’s single kindness square for 1 alongside ordinary matching challenge points. It neither supplies a missing answer nor forms a bingo line. If anyone is uncomfortable, skip the bonus for everyone before the first card; no food, disclosure or favor is required. Label dishes and major allergens, use clean serving tools, keep hot and cold foods safe, and never pressure anyone to eat. No waste or food-dare games.
• Score Kindness Bonus Rule · Potluck Party as 1 challenge point, separate from the main score.
• Reset and rotate evenly after Kindness Bonus Rule · Potluck Party; stop at the agreed finish condition.

A checked voluntary room reset earns the group one shared process mark.

• A checked voluntary room reset earns the group one shared process mark.
• Use Clean-Up Credits · Potluck Party after the meal. Host/contributors secure their food and serving equipment appropriately before willing helpers clear personal dishes, litter and seating; keep actual labels visible while any food remains in service. Check clear routes and the agreed room arrangement. One completed reset earns that activity’s one group process mark, not competitive challenge points or one per helper. Read kind credits such as “Thanks to considerate guests and willing reset helpers,” naming people only if comfortable. Declining work or a tidy-space photo has no penalty. Label dishes and major allergens, use clean serving tools, keep hot and cold foods safe, and never pressure anyone to eat. No waste or food-dare games.
• Score Clean-Up Credits Rule · Potluck Party as 1 challenge point, separate from the main score.
• Reset and rotate evenly after Clean-Up Credits Rule · Potluck Party; stop at the agreed finish condition.

Draw the answer-check queue before round 1 and keep it visible.

• Draw the answer-check queue before round 1 and keep it visible.
• Use Blind Draw Order Social · Potluck Party. Draw each participant’s distinct name once before apple, while everyone still submits each same ingredient privately before the key is shown. Correct missing/duplicate names by one witnessed whole-list redraw before scoring starts, never for a disliked position. No later redraw changes an answer. Following the complete three-round queue earns the existing one shared process mark, separate from correct-match challenge points. Label dishes and major allergens, use clean serving tools, keep hot and cold foods safe, and never pressure anyone to eat. No waste or food-dare games.
• Score Blind Draw Order Rule · Potluck Party as 1 challenge point, separate from the main score.
• Reset and rotate evenly after Blind Draw Order Rule · Potluck Party; stop at the agreed finish condition.

Use each fixed team’s matching total divided once by roster size.

• Use each fixed team’s matching total divided once by roster size.
• Use Team Average Social · Potluck Party’s three individual answers per person. Keep the original roster denominator including passes; sum correct-match challenge points and divide without rounding. Example: 8 among 4 averages 2; 5 among 2 averages 2.5. If agreed before round 1, remove each person’s lowest one of their three round scores first, then sum and divide by that same roster size. Never remove a teammate or divide an existing team average again. Label dishes and major allergens, use clean serving tools, keep hot and cold foods safe, and never pressure anyone to eat. No waste or food-dare games.
• Score Team Average Rule · Potluck Party as 1 challenge point, separate from the main score.
• Reset and rotate evenly after Team Average Rule · Potluck Party; stop at the agreed finish condition.

Draw one participant and check all three posted paper results.

• Draw one participant and check all three posted paper results.
• Use Freeze and Verify · Potluck Party after round 3. Randomly draw one name with equal chance, pause the winner announcement and compare that person’s three posted points with their submitted responses and the practice key. Correct errors before finishing. The existing accuracy bonus 1 applies only if all three provisional entries were accurately scored, even if a correctly recorded answer was wrong. Honest corrections have no further penalty; the single bonus adds to that person’s matching challenge points. Label dishes and major allergens, use clean serving tools, keep hot and cold foods safe, and never pressure anyone to eat. No waste or food-dare games.
• Score Freeze Audit Rule · Potluck Party as 1 challenge point, separate from the main score.
• Reset and rotate evenly after Freeze Audit Rule · Potluck Party; stop at the agreed finish condition.

Offer separate two-choice and three-choice paper tracks to anyone.

• Offer separate two-choice and three-choice paper tracks to anyone.
• Use Kids and Adults Split · Potluck Party. Before round 1, participants choose standard dishes 1/2/3 or easier options apple 1/2, rice 2/3, carrot 1/3. The key remains apple 1, rice 2, carrot 3, and labels stay visible. A correct match earns the full 1 with any needed response support, maximum 3 challenge points. Name a separate highest scorer per track; ties share. A helper reads/records without choosing the answer. No age test, food tasting or pooled unlike leaderboard is required. Label dishes and major allergens, use clean serving tools, keep hot and cold foods safe, and never pressure anyone to eat. No waste or food-dare games.
• Score Kids Track Rule · Potluck Party as 1 challenge point, separate from the main score.
• Reset and rotate evenly after Kids Track Rule · Potluck Party; stop at the agreed finish condition.

Pass a paper answer marker through a fixed willing-recorder order.

• Pass a paper answer marker through a fixed willing-recorder order.
• Use Relay Mark or Pass · Potluck Party for apple, rice and carrot. The next listed willing teammate records one shared dish answer, then hands over the marker away from food service. An announced pass or access help is legal; an unannounced out-of-order answer earns 0 for that round only. Keep earlier challenge points and all later opportunities. Do not repeat a recorder before all have had a turn; no speed or food-handling bonus applies. Label dishes and major allergens, use clean serving tools, keep hot and cold foods safe, and never pressure anyone to eat. No waste or food-dare games.
• Score Relay Rule · Potluck Party as 1 challenge point, separate from the main score.
• Reset and rotate evenly after Relay Rule · Potluck Party; stop at the agreed finish condition.

Declare confidence before the ingredient is shown; use the same answer key.

• Declare confidence before the ingredient is shown; use the same answer key.
• Use Confidence Call · Potluck Party. Before each live card, lock high or medium confidence; then see the ingredient and privately choose its dish number from the visible practice labels. Correct matches earn 1. Only if agreed before play does a correct high-confidence answer add the existing 1, maximum 6 challenge points across three cards. Wrong high confidence earns 0 with no deduction. Confidence never changes ingredient facts or food-suitability information. Label dishes and major allergens, use clean serving tools, keep hot and cold foods safe, and never pressure anyone to eat. No waste or food-dare games.
• Score Confidence Call Rule · Potluck Party as 1 challenge point, separate from the main score.
• Reset and rotate evenly after Confidence Call Rule · Potluck Party; stop at the agreed finish condition.

Honor one optional game slow-down and all necessary access/food questions.

• Honor one optional game slow-down and all necessary access/food questions.
• Use Speed Cap Rule Round · Potluck Party while reading an ingredient card or collecting answers. The host pauses on the participant’s slow-down call and resumes only when they can follow the task. A correct match after the pause still earns its full 1 challenge point; no deduction or shaming applies. This optional call never limits further safety/access pauses or questions about real food information. Nobody must hurry eating or serving. Label dishes and major allergens, use clean serving tools, keep hot and cold foods safe, and never pressure anyone to eat. No waste or food-dare games.
• Score Speed Cap Rule · Potluck Party as 1 challenge point, separate from the main score.
• Reset and rotate evenly after Speed Cap Rule · Potluck Party; stop at the agreed finish condition.

Draft paper ingredients into the supplied cooking-category cells.

• Draft paper ingredients into the supplied cooking-category cells.
• Use Grid or Card Draft · Potluck Party: Fruit [ ] | Grain [ ] | Vegetable [ ]. Two teams per table alternate unused slips: apple/banana→Fruit, rice/oats→Grain, carrot/pepper→Vegetable for this cooking-category game. Each team drafts one item in each column, without repeating an ingredient at its table; larger groups use additional tables. Each correct cell earns 1, maximum 3 challenge points. These are game categories, never allergen or dietary-suitability labels; no tasting or food handling occurs. Label dishes and major allergens, use clean serving tools, keep hot and cold foods safe, and never pressure anyone to eat. No waste or food-dare games.
• Score Grid Draft Rule · Potluck Party as 1 challenge point, separate from the main score.
• Reset and rotate evenly after Grid Draft Rule · Potluck Party; stop at the agreed finish condition.

Provide pictures/readers for full-credit matches without answering for someone.

• Provide pictures/readers for full-credit matches without answering for someone.
• Use Picture or Prop Assist · Potluck Party’s paper label game. Put printed ingredient pictures beside the practice labels or ask a helper to hold/read a card. The participant chooses dish 1, 2 or 3; the helper does not supply it. Correct assisted matches receive the full 1 challenge point and no access deduction. Use safe paper/props away from serving food, keep real labels visible and never substitute shared tasting for an accessible response. Label dishes and major allergens, use clean serving tools, keep hot and cold foods safe, and never pressure anyone to eat. No waste or food-dare games.
• Score Picture Assist Rule · Potluck Party as 1 challenge point, separate from the main score.
• Reset and rotate evenly after Picture Assist Rule · Potluck Party; stop at the agreed finish condition.

Play apple, rice and carrot; use ginger once for tied leaders.

• Play apple, rice and carrot; use ginger once for tied leaders.
• Use Three-Round Mini Match · Potluck Party. Collect every response before its reveal: apple→1, rice→2, carrot→3, 1 each for a correct match. If leading totals tie, give those tied leaders ginger→3 as one equal fourth card. Add its correct 1 challenge point and share any remaining tie. Unused fourth cards do not score, no fifth round follows, and a pass never becomes a food dare. Label dishes and major allergens, use clean serving tools, keep hot and cold foods safe, and never pressure anyone to eat. No waste or food-dare games.
• Score Three-Round Cap Rule · Potluck Party as 1 challenge point, separate from the main score.
• Reset and rotate evenly after Three-Round Cap Rule · Potluck Party; stop at the agreed finish condition.

Explain the paper game, passes and checks before the three cards.

• Explain the paper game, passes and checks before the three cards.
• Use Host Script Round · Potluck Party’s supplied introduction: this is paper matching using visible practice labels, 1 per correct match, key checked after all responses, with passes and access/food questions available. Read it, then run apple→1, rice→2, carrot→3. The host team’s existing one process mark rewards completing that sequence; it is separate from players’ matching challenge points and certifies nothing about food safety or suitability. Label dishes and major allergens, use clean serving tools, keep hot and cold foods safe, and never pressure anyone to eat. No waste or food-dare games.
• Score Host Script Rule · Potluck Party as 1 challenge point, separate from the main score.
• Reset and rotate evenly after Host Script Rule · Potluck Party; stop at the agreed finish condition.

Passing never subtracts earlier points or later answer opportunities.

• Passing never subtracts earlier points or later answer opportunities.
• Use Opt-Out Always Ok · Potluck Party, demonstrating a pass on the unscored cinnamon example. Anyone may pass apple, rice or carrot or join without a scorecard. The blank response earns no success point, but costs no earlier challenge points, later turn, duty or private explanation. Asking food-information questions never spends a pass or a game turn. Label dishes and major allergens, use clean serving tools, keep hot and cold foods safe, and never pressure anyone to eat. No waste or food-dare games.
• Score Fair Pass Rule · Potluck Party as 1 challenge point, separate from the main score.
• Reset and rotate evenly after Fair Pass Rule · Potluck Party; stop at the agreed finish condition.

One visible checked paper score sheet earns a shared group mark.

• One visible checked paper score sheet earns a shared group mark.
• Use Host Script Round · Potluck Party. Show a game sheet with each entry’s answers, the practice key 1/2/3, ordinary points and any declared player bonus. Keep group/designer process marks in separate labeled columns and allow both sides to check before the winner is announced. Completing one visible checked sheet earns the whole group 1 process mark once, never extra competitive challenge points or one mark per row. The sheet never replaces a real ingredient/allergen label or certifies a dish. Label dishes and major allergens, use clean serving tools, keep hot and cold foods safe, and never pressure anyone to eat. No waste or food-dare games.
• Score Process Sheet Rule · Potluck Party as 1 challenge point, separate from the main score.
• Reset and rotate evenly after Process Sheet Rule · Potluck Party; stop at the agreed finish condition.

One announced zone or prompt scores double once.

• One announced zone or prompt scores double once.
• Announce before attempts begin. Name one ingredient-matching prompt as the bonus before answers are submitted. Keep allergen labels visible and use the host's answer key to verify the one-time double score. Label allergens; no food dares; clean serving tools. Scored results are tracked as challenge points.
• Score Potluck Party Announced Bonus Zone as 1 challenge point, separate from the main score.
• Reset and rotate evenly after Potluck Party Announced Bonus Zone; stop at the agreed finish condition.

Everyone gets the same attempt count before totals.

• Everyone gets the same attempt count before totals.
• Extra attempts outside the cap score 0. Label allergens; no food dares; clean serving tools. Scored results are tracked as challenge points.
• Score Potluck Party Equal Attempt Cap as 1 challenge point, separate from the main score.
• Reset and rotate evenly after Potluck Party Equal Attempt Cap; stop at the agreed finish condition.

A neutral player verifies disputed results.

• A neutral player verifies disputed results.
• Replay if the group cannot agree. Label allergens; no food dares; clean serving tools. Scored results are tracked as challenge points.
• Score Potluck Party Neutral Verify Rule as 1 challenge point, separate from the main score.
• Reset and rotate evenly after Potluck Party Neutral Verify Rule; stop at the agreed finish condition.

One clean reset can restart an interrupted turn.

• One clean reset can restart an interrupted turn.
• Resets never erase safety stops. Label allergens; no food dares; clean serving tools. Scored results are tracked as challenge points.
• Score Potluck Party Soft Reset Token as 1 challenge point, separate from the main score.
• Reset and rotate evenly after Potluck Party Soft Reset Token; stop at the agreed finish condition.

Caller, scorer, and starter roles rotate each round.

• Caller, scorer, and starter roles rotate each round.
• Nobody is stuck judging alone. Label allergens; no food dares; clean serving tools. Scored results are tracked as challenge points.
• Score Potluck Party Role Rotate Call as 1 challenge point, separate from the main score.
• Reset and rotate evenly after Potluck Party Role Rotate Call; stop at the agreed finish condition.

Any player may choose the lower-impact version first.

• Any player may choose the lower-impact version first.
• Lower-impact completion scores the same. Label allergens; no food dares; clean serving tools. Scored results are tracked as challenge points.
• Score Potluck Party Low-Impact Option as 1 challenge point, separate from the main score.
• Reset and rotate evenly after Potluck Party Low-Impact Option; stop at the agreed finish condition.

Passing never reduces future fair turns.

• Passing never reduces future fair turns.
• Celebrate participation. Label allergens; no food dares; clean serving tools. Scored results are tracked as challenge points.
• Score Potluck Party No-Shame Pass Rule as 1 challenge point, separate from the main score.
• Reset and rotate evenly after Potluck Party No-Shame Pass Rule; stop at the agreed finish condition.

Bank a clean streak before risking the next attempt.

• Bank a clean streak before risking the next attempt.
• Unbanked misses reset only the current streak. Record points from checked label matches before revealing the next result. A later wrong match clears the unbanked streak, not the points already banked. Label allergens; no food dares; clean serving tools. Scored results are tracked as challenge points.
• Score Potluck Party Banked Streak Rule as 1 challenge point, separate from the main score.
• Reset and rotate evenly after Potluck Party Banked Streak Rule; stop at the agreed finish condition.

First clean legal result of the round earns +1.

• First clean legal result of the round earns +1.
• Must be verified before the next turn. Label allergens; no food dares; clean serving tools. Scored results are tracked as challenge points.
• Score Potluck Party First Clean Bonus as 1 challenge point, separate from the main score.
• Reset and rotate evenly after Potluck Party First Clean Bonus; stop at the agreed finish condition.

Boundary breaks score 0 for that attempt.

• Boundary breaks score 0 for that attempt.
• Set boundaries before play. Label allergens; no food dares; clean serving tools. Scored results are tracked as challenge points.
• Score Potluck Party Boundary Zero Rule as 1 challenge point, separate from the main score.
• Reset and rotate evenly after Potluck Party Boundary Zero Rule; stop at the agreed finish condition.

Captain names one fair scoring clarification pre-round.

• Captain names one fair scoring clarification pre-round.
• Cannot add unsafe or money rules. Label allergens; no food dares; clean serving tools. Scored results are tracked as challenge points.
• Score Potluck Party Captain Fair Call as 1 challenge point, separate from the main score.
• Reset and rotate evenly after Potluck Party Captain Fair Call; stop at the agreed finish condition.

One invited assist is allowed per trailing player.

• One invited assist is allowed per trailing player.
• Assists cannot take over the whole turn. Label allergens; no food dares; clean serving tools. Scored results are tracked as challenge points.
• Score Potluck Party Partner Assist Cap as 1 challenge point, separate from the main score.
• Reset and rotate evenly after Potluck Party Partner Assist Cap; stop at the agreed finish condition.

One slow-down call must be honored.

• One slow-down call must be honored.
• No shaming for pace requests. Label allergens; no food dares; clean serving tools. Scored results are tracked as challenge points.
• Score Potluck Party Tempo Cap Rule as 1 challenge point, separate from the main score.
• Reset and rotate evenly after Potluck Party Tempo Cap Rule; stop at the agreed finish condition.

Group reset scores 1 shared process point.

• Group reset scores 1 shared process point.
• Leave the space better than found. For the shared reset point, collect answer cards and tidy the game area while leaving food labels readable and serving tools clean. The reset never requires handling or tasting a dish. Label allergens; no food dares; clean serving tools. Scored results are tracked as challenge points.
• Score Potluck Party Clean Credits Rule as 1 challenge point, separate from the main score.
• Reset and rotate evenly after Potluck Party Clean Credits Rule; stop at the agreed finish condition.

Announced final equal-turn set scores double.

• Announced final equal-turn set scores double.
• Fouls still score 0. Label allergens; no food dares; clean serving tools. Scored results are tracked as challenge points.
• Score Potluck Party Finale Double Cap as 1 challenge point, separate from the main score.
• Reset and rotate evenly after Potluck Party Finale Double Cap; stop at the agreed finish condition.

Anyone waiting may join the next equal-turn set.

• Anyone waiting may join the next equal-turn set.
• Wait for the next set to add a player; do not interrupt an attempt already in progress. Label allergens; no food dares; clean serving tools. Scored results are tracked as challenge points.
• Score Potluck Party Open Table Invite as 1 challenge point, separate from the main score.
• Reset and rotate evenly after Potluck Party Open Table Invite; stop at the agreed finish condition.

A safe miss scores 0; respond without blame.

• A safe miss scores 0; respond without blame.
• Encourage the player as they reset safely for the next attempt. Label allergens; no food dares; clean serving tools. Scored results are tracked as challenge points.
• Score Potluck Party Soft Landing Rule as 1 challenge point, separate from the main score.
• Reset and rotate evenly after Potluck Party Soft Landing Rule; stop at the agreed finish condition.

Have two scorers agree on the totals before making them final.

• Have two scorers agree on the totals before making them final.
• If a result is disputed, replay only that attempt. Label allergens; no food dares; clean serving tools. Scored results are tracked as challenge points.
• Score Potluck Party Dual Scorer Check as 1 challenge point, separate from the main score.
• Reset and rotate evenly after Potluck Party Dual Scorer Check; stop at the agreed finish condition.

Split players into two skill groups that use the same winning condition.

• Split players into two skill groups that use the same winning condition.
• Recognize the result in each group separately. Label allergens; no food dares; clean serving tools. Scored results are tracked as challenge points.
• Score Potluck Party Skill Band Split as 1 challenge point, separate from the main score.
• Reset and rotate evenly after Potluck Party Skill Band Split; stop at the agreed finish condition.

Each side must use only the announced equipment.

• Each side must use only the announced equipment.
• An attempt using equipment outside that allowance scores 0. Label allergens; no food dares; clean serving tools. Scored results are tracked as challenge points.
• Score Potluck Party Prop Budget Cap as 1 challenge point, separate from the main score.
• Reset and rotate evenly after Potluck Party Prop Budget Cap; stop at the agreed finish condition.

Each trailing player may receive one coaching tip per set.

• Each trailing player may receive one coaching tip per set.
• The coach gives advice; the player must make the attempt. Label allergens; no food dares; clean serving tools. Scored results are tracked as challenge points.
• Score Potluck Party Kind Coach Line as 1 challenge point, separate from the main score.
• Reset and rotate evenly after Potluck Party Kind Coach Line; stop at the agreed finish condition.

Pause the clock once for weather or noise.

• Pause the clock once for weather or noise.
• When play resumes, each side must still have the same number of turns remaining. Label allergens; no food dares; clean serving tools. Scored results are tracked as challenge points.
• Score Potluck Party Weather Pause Token as 1 challenge point, separate from the main score.
• Reset and rotate evenly after Potluck Party Weather Pause Token; stop at the agreed finish condition.

Any player may exchange one prompt for a PG option they are more comfortable with.

• Any player may exchange one prompt for a PG option they are more comfortable with.
• The swap does not use up the player's turn. Label allergens; no food dares; clean serving tools. Scored results are tracked as challenge points.
• Score Potluck Party Consent Prompt Swap as 1 challenge point, separate from the main score.
• Reset and rotate evenly after Potluck Party Consent Prompt Swap; stop at the agreed finish condition.

Clear the play area completely after play to earn 1 shared process point.

• Clear the play area completely after play to earn 1 shared process point.
• The group loses this bonus if anything unsafe is left behind. Label allergens; no food dares; clean serving tools. Scored results are tracked as challenge points.
• Score Potluck Party Floor Clear Bonus as 1 challenge point, separate from the main score.
• Reset and rotate evenly after Potluck Party Floor Clear Bonus; stop at the agreed finish condition.

The trailing side chooses who starts the final set of equal turns.

• The trailing side chooses who starts the final set of equal turns.
• Only the starting order changes; the attempt rules stay the same. Label allergens; no food dares; clean serving tools. Scored results are tracked as challenge points.
• Score Potluck Party Last Call Equalizer as 1 challenge point, separate from the main score.
• Reset and rotate evenly after Potluck Party Last Call Equalizer; stop at the agreed finish condition.

Observers may settle one tie by a respectful majority vote.

• Observers may settle one tie by a respectful majority vote.
• Players may decline the vote and replay instead. Label allergens; no food dares; clean serving tools. Scored results are tracked as challenge points.
• Score Potluck Party Observer Vote Cap as 1 challenge point, separate from the main score.
• Reset and rotate evenly after Potluck Party Observer Vote Cap; stop at the agreed finish condition.

Announce a water break during the set, then resume scoring after the break.

• Announce a water break during the set, then resume scoring after the break.
• Use the break for water, not to delay play for an advantage. Label allergens; no food dares; clean serving tools. Scored results are tracked as challenge points.
• Score Potluck Party Hydration Break Mark as 1 challenge point, separate from the main score.
• Reset and rotate evenly after Potluck Party Hydration Break Mark; stop at the agreed finish condition.

First-time players may discard one foul without score loss.

• First-time players may discard one foul without score loss.
• Shield is once per gathering. Label allergens; no food dares; clean serving tools. Scored results are tracked as challenge points.
• Score Potluck Party Rookie Shield as 1 challenge point, separate from the main score.
• Reset and rotate evenly after Potluck Party Rookie Shield; stop at the agreed finish condition.

Winners pass the next starter role to another side.

• Winners pass the next starter role to another side.
• Winners must make this handoff once. Label allergens; no food dares; clean serving tools. Scored results are tracked as challenge points.
• Score Potluck Party Spotlight Pass as 1 challenge point, separate from the main score.
• Reset and rotate evenly after Potluck Party Spotlight Pass; stop at the agreed finish condition.

Write one rule clarification on a visible card.

• Write one rule clarification on a visible card.
• Use the written clarification to settle disagreements about the rule during the round. Label allergens; no food dares; clean serving tools. Scored results are tracked as challenge points.
• Score Potluck Party Memory Note Rule as 1 challenge point, separate from the main score.
• Reset and rotate evenly after Potluck Party Memory Note Rule; stop at the agreed finish condition.