Games & parties
Plan gift exchanges, play charades and quizzes, draw teams and share challenges with friends.
Tools in this category
Choose how your group takes part
- For friends meeting in person, open Secret Santa and choose pass the phone. Each participant reveals one result and hides it before handing the device over.
- For colleagues or relatives in different places, choose private links. Send each person only their own link through a private conversation in your usual messenger.
- For couples who already exchange presents at home, add a two-way exclusion. Check that the remaining group is large enough to give everyone another recipient.
- For a group that wants one connected chain, enable one shared circle before drawing. Leave it off when several smaller circles are equally welcome.
- For an affordable celebration, agree on a budget before generating links. Add the date and a short shared note so everyone receives the same instructions.
A small shared ritual, with clear rules
Games & parties gathers tools for doing something together. Start with a Secret Santa gift exchange: prepare the guest list, discuss the spending limit and decide how gifts will be delivered. The draw handles assignments, but people still organise the meeting and communicate any changes.
The Secret Santa tool processes the draw in your browser without a participant account or email list. It does not keep a recoverable organiser record. Save the links before closing the page and send them only to their intended recipients. A private link contains its own result; hiding the name in the address is not encryption.
Planning a group activity
Which tool is available in this category?
Secret Santa currently supports gift exchanges for 3–60 people. Everyone gives and receives exactly once. You can exclude particular assignments and choose between remote sharing and one shared device.
How should we handle two people with the same name?
Use a distinct label for each person, such as a first name with a surname initial. Check those labels with the group before drawing so links reach the right people.
Can we add someone after sending the links?
Make a new draw with the complete list and tell everyone that the previous links are obsolete. Existing links cannot be revoked, and editing a guest list does not update them.
Where can we find other activities?
The Study tools category includes a quiz for playing at one screen. Calculators offers random numbers, and Date tools can help count the days before a gathering. Each tool has its own instructions.