A couples game for Christmas

Looking for something to play together over the holidays? Each of you opens the same room on your own phone, answers privately, and both screens flip together. Matching answers score a point.

Who it's for: For a night in, a holiday party with your partner, or a Christmas video call when you're apart.

Start a room

How to play

  1. One of you taps Start a room and sends the 5-letter code. The other opens the link on their own phone.
  2. A question appears on both screens. If it's about one of you, that person answers honestly and the other guesses.
  3. Neither of you can see the other's answer. When you've both locked in, the screens count down together and flip.
  4. Matching answers score a point, close ones score half. After ten questions you get a match score you can save as an image.

The questions (27)

  1. Does your partner open presents on Christmas Eve or Christmas morning?Christmas Eve / Christmas morning / One on Eve, the rest in the morning / Whenever we feel like it
  2. What kind of tree does your partner want?A real tree / An artificial tree / A tiny tabletop tree / No tree at all
  3. How early does your partner think decorations can go up?Right after Halloween / After Thanksgiving / December 1 / A week before Christmas
  4. Is your partner a gift wrapper or a gift-bag person?Perfect wrapping, every time / Gift bags all the way / Wraps, but badly / Hands it over unwrapped
  5. What does your partner do with a gift they don't like?Smiles and keeps it / Re-gifts it / Returns it quietly / Tells the truth
  6. Where would your partner rather spend Christmas?At home, just us / With family / Somewhere snowy / Somewhere warm
  7. What's your partner's ideal Christmas Day outfit?Pajamas all day / Matching holiday sweater / Dressed up for dinner / Whatever's clean
  8. How does your partner feel about snow?Love it / Love it from inside / Only on Christmas / Hate it
  9. What's your partner's New Year's Eve style?Big party / Quiet night in / Asleep before midnight / Out somewhere new
  10. Who does your partner buy gifts for first?Family / Friends / Me / Themselves
  11. How does your partner shop for gifts?Done in November / Online, last week / Christmas Eve panic / Gift cards
  12. What was our best holiday together so far?
  13. What's one new tradition we should start this year?
  14. Who of us is more into Christmas?Me / You / Both, equally / Neither
  15. Where should we spend a holiday together one day?
  16. Our perfect winter date is…Ice skating / Christmas market / Movie marathon at home / Baking together
  17. What's the best gift we've given each other?
  18. Who of us peeks at presents?Me / You / Both / Neither
  19. Which holiday movie should we watch together this year?
  20. How should we split the holidays with family?Alternate each year / Both families, same day / Just us this year / Whoever invites first
  21. What's one thing we should do before the year ends?
  22. Our gift budget for each other this year should be…Under $25 / Around $50 / Around $100 / Handmade only
  23. What's one memory from this year we should never forget?
  24. Who of us is more likely to cry at a Christmas movie?Me / You / Both / Neither
  25. What should we cook together for a holiday dinner?
  26. Matching pajamas this year?Yes, obviously / Only for photos / Absolutely not / Only if it's a surprise
  27. What are we most looking forward to next year?

Holiday questions from the game's free Christmas round.

Tips for a better round

  • Play on two phones so nobody can peek.
  • Settle the gift budget question before you shop, not after.
  • Ten questions takes about ten minutes, just right while the cookies bake.
Start a room

FAQ

What's a good Christmas game for couples?
One you can play in a few minutes with what you already have. On Three runs in the phone's browser, so you only need two phones and a link.
Can we play if we're apart for the holidays?
Yes. The two screens stay in sync over the internet, so you can play on a call.