Game Night Planner

Set the night, invite the table, and pick the game — all in one place.

How it works

Fill in the event name, date, and location under The Basics.
Add guests under Guests. Tap a guest’s RSVP chip to cycle it between In, Maybe, and No.
Add candidate games under Game Picks and use the + / − buttons to vote. The game with the most votes becomes the Top Pick, with quick links straight into Rulebook Finder and Score Keeper.
Optionally set a player range (tap + set player range) so each game shows whether it fits how many guests are currently marked In.
Track who’s bringing what under Snacks & Drinks, and check items off as they’re confirmed.

Importing & exporting your guest list

Tap Export under Guests to download your guest list as a file (you'll get to confirm or edit the filename first). It uses the same player-list format as other Board Game Tools apps, so a roster you've already built elsewhere can be dropped straight in with Import — new names are added to the list, and any that match an existing guest by name are skipped so you don't end up with duplicates.

Sharing the plan

Tap Copy Shareable Link to generate a link with the whole plan baked in — guest list, game picks, and snack sheet. Anyone who opens it sees a read-only view of the plan; no account or sign-in required.

If someone with the link wants to keep managing their own copy, they can tap Make it my own copy on the shared view to save it to their own device as an editable plan.

The link encodes the plan directly in its URL, so it works without a server — but it also means the link doesn’t update automatically after you share it. Re-share it any time the plan changes.

Where everything is saved

Your game night plan is saved locally in this browser, so it’s here the next time you open the app on this device. Tap Start New Game Night to clear the guest list, games, and snacks and start fresh.

Add to home screen

Install the app on your home screen for one-tap access when it’s time to plan the next one.

iOS · Safari

Open the app in Safari (must be Safari, not Chrome or Firefox).
Tap the Share button — the square with an arrow pointing up at the bottom of the screen.
Scroll down and tap Add to Home Screen.
Tap Add to confirm.

Android · Chrome

Open the app in Chrome.
Tap the three-dot menu in the top-right corner.
Tap Add to Home Screen or Install App.
Tap Add to confirm.

Once installed, the app updates automatically — no need to reinstall when changes are made.

About

Board Game Tools is built and owned by Maxwell Drown (maxdrown@gmail.com) — check out maxdrown.com for more of my projects.

Your data stays on this device — everything you enter here is stored only in this browser's local storage and is never sent anywhere. There's no server and no account system yet, so there's nothing centralized to steal.