Friends sharing a potluck-style gathering at a table

Nov 14-22 / 2026

Friendsgiving games

Plan the whole hang from one board: potluck table openers, living-room party rounds after plates, and a ready-made night pack so the host is not inventing the order.

Unofficial Studboards activity hub for friend-group hosting. Agree house rules, dietary labels, and any optional STUD amount before the first scored round — settle between yourselves after the result.

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12 Friendsgiving activities

Pick the friend-group moment you are hosting.

Browse potluck table formats, party rounds, and multi-round night packs from boards — each with ready-to-use setup, clear scoring, and an explicit win condition.

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Showing 12 of 14 activities on all boards.

Potluck Party Potluck Party Board

Dish Label Draft

Start potluck with clear labels.

Low setup Open Play Kit

Potluck Party Potluck Party Board

Serving Line Relay

Run a calm potluck serving relay.

Normal play Open Play Kit

Cooking Challenge Cooking Challenge Board

Timed Prep Sprint

Race prep without chaos.

Normal play Open Play Kit

Cooking Challenge Cooking Challenge Board

Plating Draft Circle

Share kitchen jobs fairly.

Normal play Open Play Kit

Trivia Night Trivia Night Board

Decade Throwback Quiz

Pick a decade and answer questions on music, movies, headlines, fashion, and slang. Highest total wins.

Theme TriviaNormal play Open Play Kit

Trivia Night Trivia Night Board

Lightning Ten

The host asks 10 fast questions with 15 seconds per answer. Most correct wins.

General TriviaQuick round Open Play Kit

Charades + Improv Charades + Improv Board

Charades

Run classic charades heats.

Normal play Open Play Kit

Game Night Game Night Board

Codenames Speed Match

Two 7-minute rounds. Best total wins.

Brain and BluffNormal play Open Play Kit

STUD Games STUD Games Board

Living Room Finals

A complete three-round living-room night with opener, mid, and finale scoring.

Normal play Open Play Kit

STUD Games STUD Games Board

Zero Gear Night

A full multi-round night that needs almost no equipment.

People-only Open Play Kit

STUD Games STUD Games Board

Phrase Draw Chain

Phrase-to-draw telephone chains the whole group creates and reveals together.

Normal play Open Play Kit

STUD Games STUD Games Board

One Word Clue Circle

Cooperative one-word clues with cancelled duplicates and rotating guessers.

Normal play Open Play Kit

PowerPoint Night PowerPoint Night Board

Friend Group Tier List Night

Live tier-list night about the friend group’s tastes.

Normal play Open Play Kit

Social Deduction Social Deduction Board

Just One Cancel Clues

Co-op originality clue game.

Normal play Open Play Kit

Friendsgiving Week Nov 14-22 Your friend table, not a formal dinner script. Event info

Friendsgiving usually lands the weekend before Thanksgiving (November 14-22, 2026). Run a potluck label draft as people arrive, keep low-gear party rounds going after the meal, and close with a multi-round STUD Games or trivia finale.

Window: Nov 14-22
Group size: 4-16
Play paths: Potluck / party / night pack
Gear: Low-gear, apartment-safe

Night pack

A simple plan for tonight.

A ready-made Friendsgiving arc: table energy first, whole-room laughter after plates, then a fair closer. Times are a suggestion — the host makes the final call.

01 Arrival 6:30 PM Dish Label Draft
As dishes land, label and draft who presents what — everyone is in within five minutes.
02 Main 8:00 PM Phrase Draw Chain
Plates clear. Whole-room laugh loop that works in apartments with mixed skill.
03 Finale 9:15 PM Lightning Ten
Short scored closer. Optional STUD only if the group agreed amount and rules before the first scored round.