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Fair game voting

What are we playing tonight? The group decides – fairly.

Everyone picks their top 3, Playnexi counts the points. Four modes downweight games you have just played – so the same game doesn't land on the table every week and the whole collection gets a chance.

Included in every plan · on your phone or around the table · guests without an account too

Playnexi game voting on a phone: top 1 Dune: Imperium, top 2 Azul, top 3 Carcassonne
Playnexi group settings: voting mode Classic, Fair, Explorer or Adventurer and the period for downweighting
The mode applies to the whole group: Classic, Fair, Explorer or Adventurer.

How a vote works

Three steps instead of twenty chat messages.

1

Set the ballot

When creating the night you decide which collections are up for a vote – or all games of the group.

2

Everyone picks top 3

In advance on their own phone or around the table on the night. First place counts three points, second two, third one.

3

Result, play, next round

The game with the most points wins. After the game the next round starts – played games are marked.

Four modes against the same-game-every-week problem

Every group knows it: one favourite wins every vote, the other thirty games gather dust. The mode is chosen once in the group settings and applies to all nights.

Classic

Pure vote count. The game with the most points wins, no downweighting.

Explorer

Noticeable downweighting of played games. For groups that like to try something new regularly.

Adventurer

Strong downweighting: played once, and its chances drop clearly. For groups with a big collection.

The period for downweighting is adjustable: three months, six months, one year or everything the group has ever played.

What else voting does

In advance on the phone

Members with an account vote whenever they like – on their phone, no app. The invitation contains the link.

Around the table

In live mode the tablet goes from hand to hand. Guest players without an account submit their top 3 as well.

Several rounds per night

First game over? New round, new vote. Played games are marked automatically.

Long-term memory

Playnexi knows what your group has played in recent months and factors it into the downweighting.

Wheel of fortune

Not in the mood for voting? The wheel in live mode draws a game from the selection.

Location vote

Whose place tonight? Participants vote on the locations from your location pool.

Ideas from real game groups

Family stuck on one favourite

The kids want the same game every week. Explorer mode, three-month period – and suddenly Carcassonne is back on the table.

Big collection, few nights

Eighty games on the shelf, two nights a month. Adventurer mode makes sure the collection gets played in its full breadth.

The endless chat

Instead of “What are we playing?” with forty replies: link into the group, everyone picks top 3, the result is in by the afternoon.

Meetup with strangers

Ten people who barely know each other. The tablet goes around, everyone votes, nobody has to sign up.

“In Playnexi game voting every player picks their top 3: first place counts three points, second two, third one. Four modes downweight recently played games so the whole collection makes it to the table.”

Frequently asked questions about game voting

Every player picks up to three games: first place is worth three points, second two, third one. The game with the most points wins the round. In Fair, Explorer or Adventurer mode, games the group played recently are downweighted on top.
Yes. In live mode the phone or tablet goes around the table: every participant, including guest players without an account, submits their top 3. Members with an account can also vote in advance on their own phone.
All three downweight games the group has already played in the chosen period: Fair gently, Explorer noticeably, Adventurer strongly. Classic only counts votes. The period can be set to three months, six months, one year or everything.
Yes. After each game the host starts a new round. Games already played that night are marked as played.
From the collections you assigned to the game night, or from all games of the group. You can also fix a single game or switch voting off entirely.
Yes. The wheel of fortune in live mode picks a random game from the selection. And if you already know what you want to play, set the game when creating the night.
Yes. When creating the game night choose “Let the group vote”, and participants vote on the locations from your location pool.
No. Game voting with all four modes is included in every plan, including the free one.

Never again “What are we playing?”

Register for free, create a group, plan a game night – the first vote runs within five minutes.

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