Heads or Tails · hosted live
Heads or Tails. One winner.
Everyone in the room stands up. Think it will be heads? Hands on your head. Tails? Hands on your bum. I flip the coin at the front, and if you called it wrong you sit down. A few flips later there is one person left standing, and the whole thing has taken five minutes.
Some rooms know it as heads and tails. Same game, same noise when it gets down to the last few.
Have a go: a room of 200
Pick your side.
How a round plays
How Heads or Tails plays, flip by flip.
There is one rule and everybody already knows it. That is the point.
Everybody stands up
The whole room is in the game from the first second. No teams to pick, no volunteers to find and nothing to hand out.
1Pick your side
Hands on your head for heads. Hands on your bum for tails. That is the whole rulebook, and it is why nobody sits this one out.
2I flip, and half the room sits down
I flip the coin at the front and call it. Got it right, stay standing and pick again. Got it wrong, sit down and start cheering for somebody else.
3
The final few, then one winner
Every flip thins the room, and the noise goes up as the numbers come down. I bring the last few to the front, and we keep flipping until one person is left standing.
4
On the big screen, if you want it
A real coin, or a giant one.
Most of the time I flip a real coin at the front of the room and that is all the game needs. If you have a screen and want everyone to see the flip, I have the game as software too: a giant pound coin that spins in the air and lands in front of the whole room.
Every flip is decided the instant I press the button, by the secure random number generator in my device, so the result is as fair as a coin in the air.
Made for fundraisers
Five minutes that wake a room up.
In and out in five minutes
It is the quickest game I host. It fits a running order that is already full, and it never outstays its welcome.
It breaks the ice with me
By the second flip the room is talking back to me. Everything I host for the rest of the night is easier for it.
Anyone can play
If you can stand up and put your hands on your head, you can win. No quiz knowledge, no phone, no team, and no excuse to sit it out.
The final few get loud
When it is down to the last handful, the people sitting down have picked a favourite. That is the moment the room remembers.
Raising money on the night? I can host the auction too. See how I work as a charity auctioneer.
In the running order
Where Heads or Tails fits in the night.
Where it sits in the night
It is an icebreaker between me and the room, so it does its best work near the start of the night. At five minutes, though, it will fit almost anywhere.
How long
About five minutes for the whole game, whatever the size of the room, because every flip sits roughly half of them down.
Pairs well with
An auction, a raffle draw or an awards ceremony, where it wakes the room up first. For a longer game later on, see Heads Up or Family Fortunes.
All sixteen games
Sixteen games. One host. One screen.
Five rounds the whole room plays on their phones, nine big-screen games with teams at the board, and two that need no screen at all: a phone on a forehead, and a coin. The screen games are all my own software, run from one screen, so I can switch format the moment the room needs a lift. Tap any game to see exactly how it plays.
Common Ground
Vote with the room, score for matching it
How it plays →On your phone
Who’s Bluffing?
Three stories, one true, the room decides
How it plays →On your phone
The Final Few
A knockout quiz down to the last few standing
How it plays →On your phone
Side Bets
Play money on what happens next on stage
How it plays →On your phone
The Cut
Everyone answers, the lowest scores are cut
How it plays →Big screen
Family Fortunes
Two teams, one survey board, three strikes
How it plays →Big screen
Quiz Show
Categories, buzzers and picture rounds
How it plays →Big screen
Play Your Cards Right
Higher or lower on a row of giant cards
How it plays →Big screen
What the Blank
Fill the gap, match the room’s funniest answers
How it plays →Big screen
Guess the Phrase
A hidden phrase, one letter at a time
How it plays →Big screen
Category Clues
Describe it without saying it, against the clock
How it plays →Big screen
Scavenger Hunt
The whole room up, hunting and mixing
How it plays →Big screen
The Generation Game
The conveyor belt of prizes to remember
How it plays →Big screen
Bongo Bingo
Rave bingo with dance breaks and forfeits
How it plays →No screen needed
Heads Up
Charades with a phone on your forehead, table against table
How it plays →No screen neededThis page
Heads or Tails
One coin, the whole room on its feet, one winner
You are hereAlmost all of these can be played as a show, at the tables or on the app, and the questions are written around your company before the night. Not sure which mix suits your event? Tell me the room and I will suggest a running order.
What clients say
Kevin recently hosted a company corporate event and proved to be the consummate professional throughout the evening. He has the unique ability to read a room and keep everyone happy.
Kevin hosted our staff conference event this year which was fantastic. He brought an energy and enthusiasm with him and played a really important part in getting people engaged in the day.
Thank you Kevin for hosting our Christmas party in December 2025. The team had an amazing time. We really liked the intertwining of awards and the game. Everyone had a brilliant time and Kevin was fantastic.
Good to know
Heads or Tails FAQs.
How do you play Heads or Tails?
Everyone stands up. Before each flip you choose: hands on your head for heads, or hands on your bum for tails. I flip the coin at the front of the room. If you chose correctly you stay standing and play the next flip; if not, you sit down. The last person standing wins. It is also known as heads and tails.
How long does Heads or Tails take?
About five minutes. Each flip removes roughly half the players, so even a large room gets down to a winner quickly. That is why it works so well in a busy running order.
How many people can play?
Any number. Because roughly half the room sits down on each flip, a room of two hundred is down to a single winner in about eight flips, and a room twice that size only needs one more.
Why is Heads or Tails good for fundraisers?
It takes five minutes, everybody in the room can play, and it gets the whole room on its feet and looking at the front before you ask them for anything. Many charity nights ask for a donation to play, with a prize for the last one standing. How you run the entry is your decision, and I will fit the game around your plan.
Can it be shown on the big screen?
Yes. By default I flip a real coin at the front, but I also have Heads or Tails as software: a giant pound coin that spins and lands on the big screen so the whole room can see the result. Each flip is decided by a secure random number generator the moment I press the button.
Do you need anything from the venue?
A microphone, so the room can hear the call. That is it. The big-screen version needs a screen or a projector, which most function rooms already have.
What does the winner get?
That is up to you. A bottle, a voucher, a donated prize or simply the glory. I will happily advise on what works for your crowd.
What does it cost?
Heads or Tails is usually one part of an evening I am hosting rather than a booking by itself. Fees are quoted individually for the date, the venue and what else I am doing on the night. Send me the details and I will come back with a quote.
Enquiries
Start your night with Heads or Tails.
Tell me the date, the venue, rough numbers and what the night is for. I will confirm availability, suggest where the game fits and send a quote.
