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30 New Year's Debate Topics

New Year's debate topics for petty, harmless arguments about countdowns, resolutions and party etiquette. Play free with friends in a live room, put each hot take on trial and see who the room finds guilty.

Here are all 30 topics from the 30 New Year's Debate Topics pack for holiday parties. Read them out loud as conversation starters, or start a free room: PartyRoomGames deals the questions, collects everyone's answers on their phones and runs the reveal. Guests join with a room code, no signup.

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  • 1. New Year's resolutions should be kept secret until they actually work.

    Countdown & celebrations
  • 2. New Year's resolutions should stay secret until they're achieved.

    Resolutions
  • 3. Starting your resolution on January 2 is completely acceptable.

    Resolutions
  • 4. Saying 'Happy New Year' should stop after the first week of January.

    Etiquette
  • 5. Fireworks are better watched on a screen from a warm couch than outside in the cold.

    Countdown & celebrations
  • 6. A resolution you abandon by February still counts as a win for trying.

    Resolutions
  • 7. New Year's Eve is a better holiday than New Year's Day.

    Countdown & celebrations
  • 8. Party hats are mandatory at any New Year's Eve gathering.

    Countdown & celebrations
  • 9. The countdown should start at ten seconds, never earlier.

    Countdown & celebrations
  • 10. Kids should get a 'pretend midnight' celebration at 9 p.m.

    Countdown & celebrations
  • 11. Making no resolutions at all is the healthiest resolution.

    Resolutions
  • 12. Exercise resolutions are the most boring resolutions.

    Resolutions
  • 13. Writing last year's date by mistake is forgivable until February.

    Etiquette
  • 14. The best New Year's Eve snacks are ones you can eat with one hand.

    Food & fun
  • 15. Noisemakers should be banned from indoor New Year's parties.

    Etiquette
  • 16. Sparkly outfits beat cozy pajamas on New Year's Eve.

    Countdown & celebrations
  • 17. New Year's Day should always be a pajama day.

    Food & fun
  • 18. A New Year's party is better when everyone brings one ridiculous prediction for the year ahead.

    Etiquette
  • 19. 'New year, new me' is the most annoying phrase of the season.

    Etiquette
  • 20. Looking back at the year is more fun than making predictions for the next one.

    Food & fun
  • 21. A New Year's Eve at home with board games beats any big party.

    Countdown & celebrations
  • 22. Resolutions work better as monthly goals than yearly ones.

    Resolutions
  • 23. A wave at midnight is enough; nobody needs a round of hugs.

    Etiquette
  • 24. Lucky New Year's foods like round fruit or long noodles belong at every party.

    Food & fun
  • 25. Hosting New Year's Eve is more fun than being a guest.

    Countdown & celebrations
  • 26. The first day back at work or school in January should be a half day.

    Food & fun
  • 27. A vision board beats a written list of goals.

    Resolutions
  • 28. Texting 'Happy New Year' to every contact at midnight is too much.

    Etiquette
  • 29. If you're asleep before midnight, you didn't really celebrate New Year's Eve.

    Countdown & celebrations
  • 30. January 1 is the worst possible day to start a new habit.

    Resolutions
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