CSCelebrity Salad

GUIDES

Make the next game better.

Start with the official rules, find names your group will actually recognise, or pick a party game that suits the room you have.

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The useful stuff first.

How to play Celebrity Salad

The definitive rules: setup, teams, private submissions, the three classic rounds, scoring, skipping and winning.

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100 celebrity name ideas

A balanced pool of familiar, nostalgic and wildcard names, plus advice for building a better Salad for your actual group.

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CHRISTMAS 2026

Games for the Christmas party.

Christmas party games

Twelve low-prep games for festive get-togethers, with quick picks by group size and practical ways to keep mixed groups involved.

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Office Christmas party games

Inclusive work-party games that avoid forced performances, drinking rules and awkward questions while still getting colleagues mixing.

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Family Christmas games

Easy games for mixed ages, with advice for balancing children, teenagers, parents and grandparents in one room.

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Christmas celebrity name ideas

Sixty festive celebrities, performers and characters for Celebrity, Fishbowl, Salad Bowl or Christmas Charades.

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PLAY TONIGHT

Low-friction games for a real room.

One-phone party games

Ten ways to use one shared phone without making everybody download an app or stare at separate screens.

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No-prep party games

Twelve games you can start with almost nothing: no printer, no shopping list and no long rules explanation.

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THE GAME FAMILY

Celebrity, Fishbowl, Salad Bowl. Same family, different names.

The Celebrity game

Where the celebrity guessing format comes from, how its repeating rounds work and what makes it different from ordinary Charades.

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Salad Bowl and Fishbowl

Why some groups call it Fishbowl, some call it Salad Bowl, and how the common variations fit together.

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150 Fishbowl word ideas

People, characters, films, objects, actions and funny phrases, plus a simple way to balance the bowl.

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PICK FOR THE ROOM

Party-game ideas without the filler.

Party games for adults

Low-prep games that start quickly, keep people involved and do not rely on drinking rules or forced embarrassment.

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Games for large groups

What works when there are 10, 15, 20 or more people in the room, with practical advice on teams, turn length and downtime.

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Hen and stag party games

Inclusive games for mixed friendship groups that create energy without making one person the target all night.

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Games like Charades

Alternatives built around acting, guessing, one-word clues, drawing and team play when classic Charades is not enough.

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New Year's Eve party games

Twelve easy group games for New Year's Eve 2026, from team guessing and music to low-prep countdown ideas.

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