North Pole Game Night

Game night, live from the North Pole

A private, elf-hosted game night on your TV. Pip, your guide and host for the evening, takes your family on a live tour of the North Pole, and at every stop, you play.

  • 2 to 6 players
  • Ages 6 and up
  • About 1 to 2 hours
  • On your TV, no download
  • 42 days to Christmas Eve
The night

A tour of the North Pole, with a game at every stop

Pip shows your family around, Gus follows with the camera, and wherever they stop, everybody plays.

Hosted live by an elf

Pip greets your family by name, shows you around, runs every game and keeps score. His cameraman, Gus, follows him everywhere.

A tour passport on every phone

Each player's phone carries their passport. Every stop you play gets a stamp, and the winner of each game earns that stop's badge.

A running scoreboard

Points from every game add up across the night. Pip shows the standings between stops, so nobody knows who's winning until the very end.

An award ceremony to finish

Everybody wins something. Every award comes with a picture of that player at the North Pole, saved to your account to keep.

Tonight's games

Something for every player

Team games, turns in the spotlight, and a few where everyone plays at once. Every one of them scores.

The Stable Bell Choir Team game
The Reindeer Stables

The Stable Bell Choir

The stables hang their bells over the stalls, and each one has a mark. Read the marks on the beam and ring your bells in the right order to play three carols for the reindeer. One wrong note and the whole family starts the round again.

Your phone becomes an engraved brass handbell. Shake it to ring.
Everyone scores together
Wake the Nutcracker Turns
The Nutcracker Courtyard

Wake the Nutcracker

Each player takes a turn as a twelve-foot nutcracker. Hold perfectly still, coax a skittish glowing wisp onto your hand, then carry it to its lantern without a twitch. The rest of the family watches. Loudly.

Prop your phone up, step back, and your body moves a giant nutcracker sentry.
Points for every wisp you bring home
Pip's Drawing Challenge Everyone at once
The Visitors' Gallery

Pip's Drawing Challenge

Four rounds: a reindeer, a drawing where you can't lift your finger, Pip himself, and your favourite Christmas thing. Send your drawing and it flies onto the TV and into Pip's hands. He judges every one live, honestly, and with feeling.

A drawing pad with pens, colours, shapes and an eraser.
Pip awards points each round
The scoreboard

Everyone's playing for the top spot

Points from every game add up across the night. Pip reads the standings between stops, so it's anyone's game until the awards.

Tonight's standings

  1. 1GRANDMA42
  2. 2MAYA38
  3. 3DAD35
  4. 4LEO29

Everybody goes home with an award

The night ends with Pip's award ceremony: a champion, an award for every player, and a picture of each of you at the North Pole to keep.

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How it works

From the sofa to the North Pole in two minutes

Nothing to install. A screen everyone can see, a phone each, and you're in.

  1. One ticket for the household

    Book

    Two to six players. You get a group number and a passcode, and a link for the TV.

  2. No download

    Open it on the TV

    On the night, open your game on a computer connected to the TV, or any browser on a big screen.

  3. Scan and play

    Join on your phones

    Everyone scans the code on the TV, adds their name and a selfie, and gets their passport.

  4. The tour starts

    Pip calls

    Your TV rings. It's Pip, live from the North Pole, and the night is his to host.

  5. Games at every stop

    Play every stop

    The stables, the courtyard, the gallery and more. Each stop is a game, and every game scores.

  6. A grand finale

    The awards

    Final standings, a champion, an award for everyone, and pictures to keep.

Your host

Meet Pip, and Gus behind the camera

A tour guide with a game-show streak, and a cameraman who has seen it all.

Pip
Your guide and game host

Pip

A tour guide by trade and a game-show host by temperament. Pip knows every corner of the North Pole, every rule of every game, and every player's name before the night is out. Scrupulously fair. Mostly.

  • Shows you round the Pole
  • Runs the games and keeps score
Gus
Behind the camera

Gus

Gus has filmed every tour Pip has ever given and has opinions about all of them. He follows Pip everywhere, holds the camera steady, and is never, ever on screen. Mostly.

  • Handheld, in all weathers
  • Has seen it all
A family in elf costumes laughing on game night
★★★★★
“Grandpa won the drawing round with a reindeer that looked like a potato. We will never let him forget it.”
The Alvarez FamilyAustin, Texas
★★★★★

“Best game night we've had in years. Pip knew all our names and roasted every one of us.”

Dana R. · 4 players
★★★★★

“Date night, but competitive. I won the awards and I'm still bringing it up.”

Marcus & Elle · 2 players
★★★★★

“My nine-year-old ran the scoreboard in her head all night. Grandma won Antlers Up.”

The Okafor Family · 6 players

Sample reviews and photos, for illustration.

Good to know

Questions

What is North Pole Game Night?

A game night hosted live from the North Pole. Pip, an elf tour guide with a game-show streak, shows your family around the Pole on a video call, and at every stop you play a game on your phones. Points add up all night, and it ends with an award ceremony.

How much does it cost?

There are three ways to play, each for the whole household of two to six players: Game Night Tonight, $19.99 for 12 hours of play; Game Night Weekend, $27.99 for 3 days; and Game Night 30, $44.99 for 30 days. One person books for everyone.

Who is it for?

Groups of two to six, ages six and up: a family night, friends around the TV, or a date night for two.

What do we need?

A screen everyone can see with a web browser (a laptop or computer plugged into the TV is ideal), a phone for each player, and a steady internet connection.

Is it competitive?

Friendly competitive. Some games are played as a team, some in turns, and everyone's points go on the scoreboard. At the award ceremony every player wins something, so nobody goes home empty-handed.

Can we play again?

As often as you like while your time lasts: 12 hours, 3 days or 30 days, counted from your first game, not from when you book. The Weekend plan doesn't have to be a weekend.