Who Has the Groom? scratch-off cards

What you get

• 32 scratch-off cards: 1 groom card and 31 decoys with 16 retro characters and a consolation line each (4 sheets, 8 cards per sheet, pages 5–8)
• A prep page with scale bars, a sticker test circle, a how-many-to-print table and the prep steps (page 4)
• A 3-page start-here guide with the rules and a worked example (pages 1–3)
• Fillable: type the bride’s name once on page 1 and it fills every card; the groom’s name goes inside the groom card’s circle (page 5)

How it is played

1. The host stacks one card per guest with the groom card in, puts a sticker on every circle and shuffles.
2. She hands out the cards and calls “Scratch!”; everyone scratches with a coin at the same time.
3. The guest who finds the groom wins the prize; everyone else reads their consolation line aloud (“Not the groom. Hold your horses.”).

Who has the groom? One card, one winner

There is one groom card, so there is one winner. The groom is an illustration, never a photo or a real face. The 31 decoys are 16 retro characters (an astronaut, a beekeeper, a gondolier, a lifeguard and more), and up to 16 guests every card shows a different one.

How the who has the groom game works

The host prepares the cards, so she does not play. A prep page comes first with scale bars, a sticker test circle and a table of how many sheets to print for your group size. Smaller groups print 2 sheets and deal only the cards they need.

What you need for the who has the groom scratch-off game

A printer, white cardstock, scissors or a trimmer, a coin per guest, a prize and 2 in (51 mm) round scratch-off stickers, one per card. The stickers are not included. No stickers? Small envelopes work instead.

Find the groom: scratch off, then read your line

Cards are 3.5 × 2.5 in, eight per sheet with crop marks; the groom card is always card sheet 1, top left, so you never lose it in the stack.

What you type in the PDF

Type the bride’s name once in the PDF and it fills every card; type the groom’s name for the circle on the groom card, or leave it empty and write it by hand.

How it works after you buy

Nothing comes pre-written with her name: the PDF arrives with empty name lines, and you type her name yourself after you buy.

1. BuyPay once at checkout. Nothing is printed or shipped.
2. Get the link by emailRight after you pay, an email brings a download link for each product. The link works for a limited time and number of downloads, so save the PDF.
3. Type her name onceOpen the PDF in a PDF app that fills forms, such as the free Adobe Acrobat Reader, and type her name on page 1. It appears on every page that carries her name.
4. Print at homeUS Letter at 100% / Actual size. The guide at the front says which pages to print and how to cut.