Fri Jul 3 · Griffintown · 6–8 PM

RUN THE NIGHT

The host script. Every timestamp, every word you say out loud, all three games, and the live-matching finale. This page is your teleprompter — keep it open on your phone.

1The full timeline

Time	What happens	Who
3:00	SAQ + Costco run. Over-buy wine (SAQ returns unopened). Refrigerate whites & bubbles.	Host
4:30	Setup + timelapse. Re-film the empty-room angle. Overheads OFF → string lights + 2700K + tealights. One bright photo corner. Cheese out of fridge by 5:00 (room temp).	All hands
5:45	Wine poured, check-in ready (name tags numbered + scorecards + pens), roulette stack pulled (see §3), team briefed on roles.	All hands
6:00	Doors. Name tag with number + first drink + point to the board. Photo consent at door. Let them mingle — don't start rounds at the door.	Cohost greets, Helper 2 checks in
6:12	Welcome speech (script A below). Seat everyone.	Host
6:15	Speed rounds. Bell every 3 min, movers shift one seat right. ~10 rounds. Guests ✓ their scorecard after each round.	Helper 2 on bell
7:00	Rounds end → break at the board. Script B: star your top 3, cards in the box in 5 minutes + tease the Dynamic Duo.	Host announces, Helper 3 collects cards
7:10	Helper 2 disappears with the card box → starts typing into the matcher.	Helper 2
7:15	DYNAMIC DUO gauntlet — 3 rapid rounds: POINT (who's-more-likely-to) → SHOUT (newlywed bluff) → DRAW (red card finale). Applause decides (§3). Peak footage window.	Host MCs, Helper 1 films
7:30	Crown the Duo (prize: bottle + locked-in spots for the next event) → open mingle. Matcher tally finishes.	Host → Helper 2
7:50	THE FINALE — announce the match count (script E). Slips / DMs go out at the door, private.	Host announces, Cohost on door
8:00	Wrap. Thank-yous, last photos, waitlist plug for the next one.	Host

⚠️ The three things that sink the night

1) No bell/timer — the whole mechanic dies. 2) Cards leaving in pockets — Helper 3 physically catches every card at 7:05, Cohost catches escapees at the door. 3) No corkscrew.

2Say-this scripts

A · Welcome — 6:12 "Welcome — so glad you're here! Grab a glass. Here's the night: a few three-minute rounds so you actually meet everyone, then games, then open mingling. Two rules: be kind, and when the bell rings, movers shift one seat to the right. Green cards on the table are safe icebreakers; red cards are... less safe. One more thing — that little scorecard with your number on it: after each round, jot their number and a check if you'd want to see them again. Do it right away, because trust me, by round eight you will remember nothing. Matches are mutual-only and private — nobody finds out unless it's both of you — so be generous with your checks. Have fun!"

B · Break + card collection — 7:00 "Okay! That's the rounds — go refill, hit the board. Two things: star your top three on your scorecard and get it into the box in the next five minutes — matching results drop before you leave tonight. And in ten minutes: the Dynamic Duo championship. Grab the person you vibed with most — winners take home wine and automatic invites to the next one."

C · Bell cue — every rotation "Okay! Movers — one seat to your right 🔔"

D · Dynamic Duo cold open — 7:15 "Ladies and gentlemen, the main event. Three rounds, our couples, one prize — and YOU are the judges: the applause meter decides everything. Round one, everybody points. Pairs, line up!"

E · The finale — 7:50 "Before you go — the numbers are in. Tonight, this room produced [N] mutual matches. Nobody's getting called out — check your phone, or grab your envelope from [cohost] on the way out. If your card says a name... you know what to do. We're doing this again — winners are already in, the rest of you, the waitlist link is on the QR. Good night!"

3The Dynamic Duo gauntlet (7:15–7:30 · 3 rapid rounds · applause decides)

The whole thing in one breath

Three volunteer pairs. Three rapid rounds — POINT (everyone at once), SHOUT (quiz), DRAW (one red card). Loudest cheer at the end wins. Prize: a bottle + "you two are locked in for the next event." Each round is one sentence to explain, and Round 1 teaches the crowd to scream. ~12 min end to end.

Opt-in only — whoever wants the spotlight gets it, the rest are the audience (they love that role). Any question lands flat → skip to the next, zero ceremony.

Round 1 · WHO'S MORE LIKELY TO… all pairs at once · 4 min

How it works: all 3 pairs stand in a line facing the crowd. You read a question — on "3-2-1" both partners point at whoever it describes (themselves or their partner). Point at the same person = they get each other = point. Pure chaos, zero explanation needed, the crowd screams at every reveal.

MC intro "Rules: I ask, you point — at yourself or at them. Point at the same person, you clearly get each other. Point at different people... we all learn something. Three, two, one—"

The questions — who's more likely to… (do 6, keep the pace brutal)

…go to jail?

…text their ex tonight?

…join a cult — and end up running it?

…get kicked out of THIS event?

…spend their rent money on something stupid?

…become famous for something embarrassing?

…flirt their way out of a speeding ticket?

…cry at this event before it ends?

Round 2 · NEWLYWED BLUFF: unhinged edition per pair · ~90 sec

How it works: one pair up at a time. You ask about ONE of them — both shout their answer at the same time on "3-2-1" (or hold up fingers). Match = point. Every question has 2–3 shoutable options so answers CAN match — the comedy is they met an hour ago and are guessing each other's criminal record.

MC intro "I ask about one of you. You BOTH answer at the same time — about that person. If you match, you're basically engaged. Three, two, one—"

The questions — pick 2–3 per pair

"What would [name] get arrested for: fraud, fighting, or crime of passion?"

"Jail, married, or famous — which happens to [name] first?"

"How many drinks has [name] had tonight? Fingers up."

"[Name]'s toxic trait: always late, stalks exes on IG, or never wrong?"

"Zombie apocalypse: does [name] survive, or die first doing something dumb?"

"[Name]'s screen time: over or under 8 hours a day?"

"[Name]'s villain origin story: bad breakup, group-chat betrayal, or Montreal landlord?"

Round 3 · RED CARD ROULETTE the finale · top 2 pairs

How it works: the 2 loudest-cheered pairs survive to the finale. Each pair: one of them draws BLIND from the roulette stack (milk the draw) → you read it loud → both answer it about EACH OTHER, 15 seconds each, no conferring → crowd reacts. Then the crown: you hold your hand over each pair, loudest cheer wins. Done.

MC intro "Finale. You draw blind from the unhinged deck — and you answer it about EACH OTHER. Fifteen seconds. No conferring. Draw."

The roulette stack (pull these 8)

"First impression of me — be honest, I can take it."

"Something about me you've already noticed?"

"What would your friends warn me about before dating you?" — answered FOR each other = guaranteed laugh

"If this round goes well — what's your move before the bell?" — each predicts the OTHER's move

"If you walked me home tonight, where's the conversation go?"

"Would you kiss on a first date? Asking for research."

"Your number-one dealbreaker. Could I have it?"

"Boldest move someone's ever made on you?"

Example turn — watch it play out

Alex & Sam come up. Sam draws blind → gets "First impression of me — be honest, I can take it." Normally that's a question you ask YOUR date. But the rule is answer it about each other, out loud, to the room:

YOU: "Sam — first impression of Alex. Fifteen seconds. Go."
SAM: "Honestly? Thought he was gonna talk about crypto. He did not. Pleasant surprise."
YOU: "Alex — same question, about Sam."
ALEX: "She judged my wine pour in round two and she was right to."
→ crowd laughs, you ring the bell, applause = their score. That's the whole game: draw random spicy card → both answer it about the person next to them → crowd reacts. The comedy is they met 40 minutes ago and are now doing couple-interview questions.

If the final cheer ties — sudden death (30 sec, can't go wrong)

One last "Who's more likely to…" — "…go viral by accident?" — both pairs point on 3-2-1, crowd cheers one more time, you declare it. If it's STILL tied, crown them both and hand over two glasses instead of the bottle. Nobody's mad at a double win.

Timing math (so you trust it fits)

Cold open 1 min → Round 1 pointing 4 min → Round 2 quiz 3 pairs × 90s = 4.5 min → Round 3 finale 2 pairs × 1 min + crowning = 3 min → ~12 min total, done by 7:30 with buffer. Running long? Cut Round 2 to 2 questions per pair. Room electric? Let the winners draw one victory card.

4Live matching — same-night results, private delivery

Classic speed dating emails matches the next day. We do it same night — the only rule is the reveal stays private (public matching = public rejection, kills the vibe and the rebooking).

Step	How
Check-in	Every name tag gets a number (1–30, just go in order). Every guest gets a scorecard + pen at the door.
During rounds	Guests jot their partner's # + ✓ after each round (in the welcome script — they won't remember later).
7:00–7:05	Star top 3 → cards in the box. Helper 3 sweeps the room for stragglers.
7:10–7:45	Helper 2 types each card into the matcher tool on their phone (works offline, autosaves). It computes every mutual match + pre-writes every DM/slip.
Rules	Match = mutual ✓. Top match = in each other's top 3 (the tool flags these ⭐). Stars count as ✓ automatically. One-way picks are never revealed. Zero-match guests just get the thanks + next-event invite — never "you got 0."
7:50	Announce the COUNT only (script E). Then DMs from the matcher, or folded slips handed out by cohost at the door.

Why announce the count

"Fourteen mutual matches in this room tonight" is a massive recap-reel line and proves the format works — without exposing a single person. People walking out holding a match slip = your best content and your best word-of-mouth.

🖨️ Print scorecards (4-up) 📱 Open the matcher 🃏 Card deck ← Back to HQ

5Roles cheat-sheet

Person	All night	Special moments
Host (you)	Energy, wine flowing, no one stands alone	Welcome (6:12) · break announce (7:00) · MC the Duo (7:15) · finale (7:50)
Cohost	Greet women at the door (safety signal), co-MC	Catches card-escapees at the door · hands out match slips at exit
Helper 1 · Camera	B-roll, candids, opt-in interviews, portraits + Insta log — full shot list	7:15–7:30 Duo game = hero footage · 7:35 photo corner · match-slip reactions at door
Helper 2 · Bell	Check-in numbers + 3-min timer	7:10 takes the card box → matcher until tally done
Helper 3 · Floater	Wine refills, board replenish, rescue stranded guests	7:00–7:05 collects every scorecard