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How Hot Takes works
One TV, a phone each, and a reveal that settles the argument.
Hot Takes is the opinion party game on the shelf. One screen is the host (usually the TV) and everyone else plays on their phone. There’s no app and no account: scan the code, type a name, and you’re in.
A round
- The take goes up. The TV shows a prompt and starts the timer.
- Everyone answers in secret. Phones show the answer buttons. Nobody can see anyone else’s answer until the round closes.
- The reveal. When everyone has answered, or time runs out, the TV shows how the room split and who landed where.
- Scores. Points depend on the kind of round: siding with the room, standing alone, or guessing well. Then the next take comes up.
Kinds of round
- Hot take: agree or disagree.
- Who in this room: vote for the person most likely to…
- Spectrum: slide to where you stand between two extremes.
- Prediction: answer, then guess what share of the room agreed.
- A vs B: pick a side.
- Rank the group: put everyone in order.
The host picks which kinds are in play and how long the game runs: short, standard or long. Players can also suggest their own takes, which the host approves before they join the deck.
What stays private
Answers stay on each phone until the TV reveals them. Finished games are kept on the home server as a score history. The host screen and the question admin sit behind a password, so nobody can start rooms they shouldn’t.