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Name Spinner: the wheel of names

Name Spinner is a wheel of names for any group, played on the TV with everyone's phone as their controller.

A wheel of the players’ names, ready to pick someone at random. Handy for choosing who goes first.

Players
Any group
Time
About 30 seconds per spin
You need
A TV with a web browser, and a phone each
Price
In the Trial and Unlimited (plans); players never pay

How do you play Name Spinner?

Everyone’s name on a big wheel on the TV: spin it from the remote and see who it picks.

30 seconds
Read the video transcript

Arnold: Everyone who should be on the wheel joins on their phone. Their names go round the big wheel on the TV.

Lily: The host spins it from the remote. Round and round it goes, with all the names whizzing past!

Arnold: It slows down, ticks past the last few, and lands on one name. Who goes first? The wheel has spoken!

How to play

  1. Join the party

    Everyone who should be on the wheel joins on their phone.

  2. Spin the wheel

    The host starts the spinner from the remote. Watch the names turn on the TV.

  3. See the pick

    Wait for the wheel to stop and the TV to show the chosen name.

How to win

There are no game points. The wheel chooses a person.

What does Name Spinner look like?

Real screens from a game: the TV, the players' phones and the host's Backstage. The names are made up.

Name Spinner on a TV in a living room, with the real phone screens in front: The wheel has stopped and the TV shows the name it picked: Zara
A colourful wheel of names on the TV, ready to spin
Sam's phone: the host is running the Name SpinnerPlayer controllerThe host's Backstage: names on and off the wheel, and the Spin buttonThe host's Backstage
Everyone’s name is on the wheel. The host can add more, like Grandma or the dog.
The wheel of names spinning on the TV
Priya's phone while the wheel spinsPlayer controller
Round and round it goes. Who will it land on?
The wheel has stopped and the TV shows the name it picked: Zara
Sam's phone, watching the TVPlayer controllerPriya's phone, watching the TVPlayer controllerLeo's phone, watching the TVPlayer controllerThe host's Backstage after the spin: take the name off and spin again, or keep itThe host's Backstage
It stopped on Zara!

Host options

What is Name Spinner great for?

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Questions

Whose names are on the wheel?

Everyone who has joined the party on their phone. Nobody has to type a list: join, and your name is on the wheel.

What is it good for?

Choosing who goes first, who answers next, who draws in a drawing game, or who wins a spot prize. The whole room can see it's fair.

How long does a spin take?

About 30 seconds, from the spin to the name on the TV.

Does it keep score?

No. The wheel only chooses a person; there are no points.

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