In person
Put the board on the TV and seat the two teams on opposite sides of the room. Guests type the short link and the room code; there’s nothing to install.
Christmas survey game: a free online game show
Two teams, a buzzer on everyone’s phone and a big flip board of Christmas answers. Play it in the living room, at the office party or over video, with nothing to download.
In short
A Christmas survey game is a game show where two teams guess the most popular answers to Christmas questions, such as “Name something you hang on a Christmas tree.” In Top Answers, everyone plays on their own phone while a TV or shared screen shows the board: buzz in, find answers to bank points, dodge three strikes, then win the fast round. It’s free for up to 8 players.
Rooms, phones and privacy
Your answers stay private
Survey answers are anonymous: the board shows counts, never names, and individual answers are discarded once the boards are built.
Fair buzzersBuzzes are ordered by the moment the room receives them. The room checks every answer, and the host can accept or reject a ruling.
RoomsRooms last two hours, and the host can add time in the final 30 minutes. Reopen the invitation in the same browser to get your seat back. Room data is removed when the room closes.
What’s free and what At Yours Plus adds
FreeNo sign-up, no download
- A complete Christmas show: three boards and a fast round
- Up to 8 players on their phones, plus the host screen
- A room survey with 12 Christmas prompts, or 2 Christmas house boards and then everyday ones
- Host overrides, team ideas and late joiners
At Yours PlusFor the host
- All 15 Christmas house boards
- Rooms for up to 24: the whole family or office party
- Longer games: 5 or 7 boards and a fast round
- Boards you write yourself, kept private to your room
- Every other pack: family, office, Thanksgiving & Friendsgiving, baby shower and bridal shower
One host’s At Yours Plus covers everyone in the room, with no per-person fees, and guests never pay. US$4.99/month or US$29/year. It also includes our other full room games and their printable companions.
Get all 15 Christmas boardsHow does the Christmas survey game work?
Two teams guess what the survey said most. Each answer found scores its points; three strikes hand the other team a chance to steal. A full game takes about 20 minutes.
Open the board on the big screen
The host starts a Christmas show on a TV, laptop or shared call screen. That screen is the board everyone watches.
Join on phones and pick a team
Everyone opens the link, enters the room code and chooses one of two teams. Late arrivals can join a team mid-game.
Answer the Christmas survey, or use house boards
With four or more players, everyone answers six Christmas prompts privately and the room builds the boards from your answers. Or play the Christmas house boards.
Face off and clear the board
One player from each team buzzes in. The better answer wins control, and the team takes turns to find every answer before three strikes.
Steal, then the fast round
After three strikes the other team gets one answer to steal the bank. A 60-second fast round for double points decides the winner.
In person, hybrid or over video
The board goes on one screen and everyone plays on their own phone, so the same game works wherever your people are.
Hybrid
Show the board on the meeting-room screen and share the same tab on your call. People in the room and at home join the same two teams, so everyone buzzes on equal terms.
Over video
Share the board tab with sound. Everyone keeps the call open and uses their phone as the buzzer and answer pad. Cameras optional, nicknames welcome.
House boards or your room’s own survey?
Every show uses one of two honest sources, and the board always says which.
Your room’s own survey
With four or more players, everyone answers six Christmas prompts privately, about 20 seconds each. The room counts and merges the answers into boards, so “7 of 12” means seven of you said it. It’s the funniest version for families who know each other well.
Christmas prompts your room might answer
- Name the best Christmas cookie
- Name something you always see in a Christmas movie
- Name a gift everyone secretly wants
- Name the hardest person to buy a present for
- Name a Christmas Eve tradition
- Name a festive drink
- Name the best part of Christmas dinner
- Name something that goes wrong every Christmas
- Name something you put on top of a Christmas tree
- Name a Christmas movie everyone has seen
- Name a winter activity
- Name a Christmas song or carol
Christmas house boards
15 Christmas boards written and scored by At Yours editors, from tree decorations to Christmas dinner, labelled “House board” on the screen. They suit small groups and quick starts. A free show opens with 2 of them; the host’s At Yours Plus plays all 15.
Each board hides five to eight answers with their points, and the room forgives spelling slips, plurals and everyday synonyms. If it still gets one wrong, the host can accept the answer from the board.
Group sizes and teams
Everyone plays in one of two teams; the room balances them as people join. Times are estimates of about 20 minutes for a three-board game, plus about 5 minutes for each extra board.
| Players | Teams | Best board source |
|---|---|---|
| 2–3 players | Two teams of 1–2 | Christmas house boards |
| 4–8 players | Two teams of 2–4 | A room survey or house boards · free |
| 9–16 players | Two teams of 5–8 | A room survey · At Yours Plus |
| 17–24 players | Two teams of 9–12 | A room survey · At Yours Plus |
| More than 24 | Two rooms, each with its own board | Run two rooms |
Christmas survey game questions
How do you play a Christmas survey game?
Two teams guess the most popular answers to Christmas questions, such as “Name something you hang on a Christmas tree.” A player from each team buzzes in on their phone; the team with the better answer takes control and tries to find every answer on the board before three strikes. Then the other team gets one guess to steal the points. A 60-second fast round ends the game.
How many people can play?
From 2 to 8 players in a free room, and up to 24 with the host’s At Yours Plus, plus one host screen that shows the board. Everyone plays on their own phone in one of two teams. For a bigger party, run two rooms side by side.
Is it good for an office Christmas party?
Yes. The Christmas boards are work-safe, nobody has to perform or share anything personal, and people can play under a nickname with their camera off. For a mixed team, run a room survey with the Christmas prompts, or choose the work-safe office boards instead.
Can we play on a video call?
Yes. The host shares the board tab on the call with sound, and everyone keeps the call open while they buzz and answer on their phone. Team ideas arrive silently on the speaker’s phone, so nobody talks over each other.
Where do the answers come from?
From one of two honest sources. In a room survey, everyone answers a few Christmas prompts privately first, and the board shows how many of your own group said each answer. House boards are 15 Christmas answer lists written and scored by At Yours editors, and they are labelled “House board” on screen. We never claim to have surveyed the public.
Do guests need to pay, sign up or download anything?
No. Guests open the invitation link in their phone’s browser, type a nickname and pick a team. There is no app, account or payment for guests. Only the host needs At Yours Plus, and only for the bigger room, longer games and every Christmas board.
What’s free, and what does At Yours Plus add?
A free room plays a complete game for up to 8 players: three boards and a fast round, from a room survey with Christmas prompts or from 2 Christmas house boards followed by our everyday ones. The host’s At Yours Plus (US$4.99/month or US$29/year) adds all 15 Christmas boards, rooms for up to 24, 5 or 7 boards a game, boards you write yourself and every other occasion pack. One host covers the whole room.