The Christmas party card game where your phone is the deck
Cards Out Loud Christmas is a party card game you play on your phones. A prompt appears on every screen, everyone plays their most outrageous card, and the judge picks the winner. Family dinners, Secret Santa and the thermostat argument. No shuffling, no dealing, no download.
A Christmas online party game for the whole family
Christmas is the one night of the year when eight people of wildly different ages end up in one room with nothing to do after dinner. Because it runs online, this one solves that in ten seconds, which is exactly how long it takes to share a QR code. Nothing to buy, nothing to download.
This holiday party game runs on the specific chaos of December: the uncle with opinions, the gift with the receipt still taped on, the tree that fell over at 2am, the drive home in silence. It works as a Christmas game for adults after the kids have gone up, and as a family Christmas game before they do.
What a round looks like
One player is the judge. Everyone else gets a prompt on their screen and selects the best card in their hand to match the prompt. The judge reads the submissions out loud and picks their favorite. The person who played that card gets a point. Then the judge role moves to the next player and you go again.
What did Grandma hide inside the fruitcake?
Three answers in
The winner takes the point and the judge role moves to the next player. The full rules cover scoring, bots and pass and play.
Playing with a big group
Three to eight players, which suits most holiday tables. Everyone joins the same room code from wherever they are, so a relative on a video call holds the same hand as the people around the table.
A game runs ten minutes to about an hour and the host sets the length before starting, so it fits between dinner and the film. Short a player? Add bots from the lobby.
Real cards from the virtual deck
Every pack holds hundreds of cards, so the prompts and answers keep landing in combinations nobody saw coming. Mix packs together and there is more than enough for a whole night without the deck ever repeating itself.
Nothing ruins Christmas morning like
Each game has an option of 5, 10 and 15 rotations.
When to play the Christmas party game
Christmas puts people of wildly different ages in one room with nothing to do after dinner. These are the moments it fills.
Christmas card game, explicit and family friendly
Christmas comes in both versions and one purchase covers them both. The Explicit version is adult humor with no filter, written for a table of grown adults with the door shut. The Family friendly version has no sex, drugs, alcohol or profanity, so it works with kids, parents and grandparents at the same table. The host picks which one at the top of the lobby.
The Base Game is free to play if you want to try the game first. See the other games or read how to play.
Christmas card game FAQ
Can I play this Christmas card game online?
Yes. It is an online card game that runs in any browser, so there is nothing to download and no app store step. One person hosts, everyone else opens a link or scans a QR code, and you are playing in about ten seconds.
How much is this Christmas card game?
The Christmas pack is 4.99 USD, paid once and yours to keep. That covers both the Explicit and the Family friendly version, so one purchase works for the party and for the table with kids at it. The Base Game is free to play if you want to try the game first.
Is it a good Christmas game for adults?
Yes. The Explicit version is adult humor with no filter, written for a table of grown adults after the kids have gone to bed.
Is there a family friendly Christmas card game version?
Yes. The Family friendly version has no sex, drugs, alcohol or profanity, so it works with kids, parents and grandparents at the same table. The host picks the version in the lobby.
How many people can play this holiday party game?
Three to eight. Five or six is the sweet spot. Add bots from the lobby if your group is smaller.
Do we need to download an app?
No. It runs in any browser. Players open a link or scan a QR code, type a name, and they are in.
Can we play this Christmas game over a video call?
Yes. Everyone joins the same room code from wherever they are, and the judge reads the answers out loud for the group.
How long does a game take?
Ten minutes to about an hour. The host sets the number of rotations before starting.
What makes it different from a boxed Christmas card game?
There is nothing to shuffle or lose, scoring keeps itself, nobody has to read the rules out, and remote relatives can join with the same room code.
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Grab Christmas, or start a free game with the base deck and add it later.
Purchase · $4.99Cards Out Loud is an independent party game with entirely original cards. It is not affiliated with, endorsed by, or connected to any other card game or its publisher.