📚 Game Night Guides
How to host, how to play, how to win. Written for the twelve games on this site, by the people who made them.
Everything here runs in a browser and every chip is play money, so these guides are about the part that is actually hard: getting eight people into a room, keeping the night moving, and knowing whether to hold the pair or draw for the flush. Start with the hosting guide if you are planning a night, or jump to the game you are about to lose at.
Hosting
🎲The 12 Games on Mojigame Night, and When to Play Each One
A tour of all twelve browser games — bingo, poker, roulette, blackjack, slots, derby, trivia and HitMoji — with the group size, energy level and moment each one suits.
8 min read · September 10, 2026🏆Scoring Systems and Mini-Tournaments That Keep a Game Night Moving
Four ways to turn twelve separate games into one competition — placings, chip pots, king of the table and a season league — plus how long each game really takes and what to do about ties.
6 min read · September 10, 2026🎉How to Host an Emoji Game Night (Even When Half the Group Is Remote)
A 90-minute plan for a game night that runs in a browser: which games to open first, how room codes work, what to do about latecomers, and how to keep score.
7 min read · September 10, 2026🎤Running a Music Trivia Night with Guess the Year, Newer or Older, and HitMoji
A three-round music quiz format using the browser games on this site, with scoring that keeps it friendly across decades, tips on eras, and how to settle "that came out way earlier" arguments.
7 min read · September 10, 2026Strategy
🃏Blackjack Basic Strategy in Ten Minutes (Play Money Edition)
The whole of blackjack basic strategy for a dealer who draws to 17 — when to hit, stand and double, why the dealer's up card matters more than your hand, and how Emoji Blackjack's shared-table rules change the night.
8 min read · September 10, 2026🎬How to Get Better at HitMoji — Reading Emoji Clues Like a Pro
How HitMoji scores, why the first two emojis matter most, the difference between literal and sound-alike clues, and worked examples from real puzzles.
7 min read · September 10, 2026Rules
🎱Bingo Night — Rules, House Variations, and Keeping Eight People Engaged
How Emoji Bingo works in a room, the solo push-your-luck version, five house variations worth trying, and the small hosting habits that keep a bingo round from going flat.
6 min read · September 10, 2026♠️Five-Card Draw for Beginners — Hand Rankings and the One Draw That Matters
Every poker hand from high card to royal flush with how rare it is, which cards to hold before your single draw, and how Emoji Poker's emoji suits and single-draw rules change the odds.
8 min read · September 10, 2026🎯Roulette Bets Explained — Inside, Outside, and Why Everyone Watches the Same Spin
Every bet on Emoji Roulette's European wheel with its payout and real odds, what the single zero does to your chances, why betting systems fail, and how to play a shared table with eight people.
7 min read · September 10, 2026