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Ranking King

How to Play

Ranking King is a free, real-time multiplayer party game for groups. Everyone plays together on their own phones, in the same room or over a video call. Here is everything you need to start a game and win.

Getting started

  1. Create a room. One player taps Create Game, picks a mode, and chooses how many rounds to play.
  2. Invite your friends. Share the room link or the short room code. Friends open the link, enter a nickname, and join instantly — no download needed.
  3. Start when everyone's in. The host presses Start Game once at least two players have joined.

Ranking King works in any modern mobile or desktop browser. You can also add it to your home screen to launch it like an app.

Mode 1: Rotating Rater

Each round, one player is chosen as the Rater. Five items appear — everyday things, pop culture, or silly ideas.

If you are the Rater

Secretly rank the five items in your personal order, from least liked to most liked. Your ranking is hidden until the round ends.

If you are guessing

Try to predict the exact order the Rater chose. Drag or tap each item into the position you think the Rater put it.

Scoring

You earn one point for every item you place in exactly the right spot — up to five points per round. The closer you read the Rater's taste, the more you score. The Rater role rotates each round so everyone gets a turn.

Mode 2: Everyone Rates

A playful question appears on every player's screen, such as "Who would win a dance-off against a confused robot?" or "Who would make the best zookeeper?"

Everyone votes at the same time for the player who fits the question best — yes, you can vote for yourself. When the votes are in, the results reveal who got the most.

Scoring

The player with the most votes wins 100 points for the round. If there is a tie, the winners split the points. There is no judge and no secret ranking — just the group's verdict, revealed all at once.

Tips for a great game

Keeping it kind

Ranking King is designed to feel personal without making any single player the target. Rankings and questions are meant to be silly and warm, never humiliating. If a moment ever feels uncomfortable, any player can ask the host to skip, and the host can move the game along.

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