How to play Celebrity Salad
The definitive rules: setup, teams, private submissions, the three classic rounds, scoring, skipping and winning.
Read the official rules →START HERE
The definitive rules: setup, teams, private submissions, the three classic rounds, scoring, skipping and winning.
Read the official rules →A balanced pool of familiar, nostalgic and wildcard names, plus advice for building a better Salad for your actual group.
Get name ideas →CHRISTMAS 2026
Twelve low-prep games for festive get-togethers, with quick picks by group size and practical ways to keep mixed groups involved.
Find a Christmas party game →Inclusive work-party games that avoid forced performances, drinking rules and awkward questions while still getting colleagues mixing.
Plan office Christmas games →Easy games for mixed ages, with advice for balancing children, teenagers, parents and grandparents in one room.
Find family Christmas games →Sixty festive celebrities, performers and characters for Celebrity, Fishbowl, Salad Bowl or Christmas Charades.
Get festive name ideas →PLAY TONIGHT
Ten ways to use one shared phone without making everybody download an app or stare at separate screens.
See one-phone games →Twelve games you can start with almost nothing: no printer, no shopping list and no long rules explanation.
Find a no-prep game →Easy games for the table, sofa or living room when nobody is ready for the evening to end.
Choose an after-dinner game →The closest three-round guessing games, from traditional Celebrity and Fishbowl to one-device alternatives.
Compare Monikers alternatives →THE GAME FAMILY
Where the celebrity guessing format comes from, how its repeating rounds work and what makes it different from ordinary Charades.
Explore the Celebrity game →Why some groups call it Fishbowl, some call it Salad Bowl, and how the common variations fit together.
Compare the formats →People, characters, films, objects, actions and funny phrases, plus a simple way to balance the bowl.
Get Fishbowl word ideas →PICK FOR THE ROOM
Low-prep games that start quickly, keep people involved and do not rely on drinking rules or forced embarrassment.
Find an adult party game →What works when there are 10, 15, 20 or more people in the room, with practical advice on teams, turn length and downtime.
See large-group games →Inclusive games for mixed friendship groups that create energy without making one person the target all night.
Plan hen and stag games →Alternatives built around acting, guessing, one-word clues, drawing and team play when classic Charades is not enough.
Browse Charades alternatives →Twelve easy group games for New Year's Eve 2026, from team guessing and music to low-prep countdown ideas.
Plan New Year's Eve games →