Name thatBook

Five hints, each more generous than the last. Guess early for the big points — hold out and the book will name its own author.

2–5 players

Same Room

One device on the table. It reads the hints out, everyone shouts answers, and whoever's holding it says who got there first.

Room code

Online

Everyone on their own phone, anywhere. Share a four-letter code — first to type the title takes the card.

shuffling the deck…

Who's round the table?

Players (2–5)
How many cards
Difficulty
Shelves (genres)
All 16 shelves

Online

Your name

— or join one —

Room code

Room code — share it

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tap the code to copy the invite link

In the room

waiting for the host to start…

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worth5pts

    final tally

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    How it works

    A card gives five hints. The earlier you name it, the more it's worth — 5 points at the first hint, down to 1 at the fifth, which always names the author.

    Same Room

    1. One device sits on the table. Everyone can see the card.
    2. Whoever's holding it taps Next hint when the room is stuck — each one drops the value by a point.
    3. When someone calls out the right title, tap Someone got it! and pick their name. They bank whatever the card is worth, and the next card is dealt.
    4. Nobody got it reveals the answer for no points.

    Online

    1. Everyone joins from their own phone with a four-letter code.
    2. Guess as often as you like — wrong answers cost nothing but time.
    3. It's a race: the first correct answer takes the card and ends the round. They bank exactly what it was worth; everyone else gets nothing.
    4. The card only opens up when everyone has pressed Next hint — you can see who's still thinking.
    1. what kind of book I am
    2. a theme, an award, a claim to fame
    3. where and when I happen
    4. something you'd only know if you'd met me
    5. who wrote me