Hosting a great feud: choosing the right item, game, and end time
HostingMay 24, 20267 min readBy Lamine Diouf, Founder of Feud
Hosting on Feud is its own skill. The prize matters, but so does everything around it: an honest listing, a game that fits, and an end time that gives players room to compete. Get those right and your feud fills up; get them wrong and even a great item sits quiet.
Pick an item people actually want to compete for
The best feud items are desirable, clearly describable, and genuinely yours to give. You do not need a luxury prize — you need something that makes a player think 'I'd put in real effort to win that.' Niche items with a passionate audience often draw more committed competition than generic ones.
Write an honest, specific listing
Players decide whether to invest their time based on your listing. Vague or overstated listings erode trust and suppress entries. Be precise and truthful.
- Use a clear title and a description that states condition, specifics, and anything a winner should know.
- Add at least one real photo or video of the actual item — not a stock image.
- Set expectations about delivery so the eventual winner knows what happens next.
Choose a game that matches your audience
Each feud is decided by one game from the library, and the game shapes who competes. A quick, pick-up-and-play game lowers the barrier and tends to attract more casual entrants; a deeper puzzle rewards dedicated players and can produce tighter competition. Match the game to the crowd you want, and link them to the game guide so newcomers are not scared off.
Set a smart end time
- Give players room to practice. Feuds go live immediately, so an extremely short timer limits competition to whoever happens to be online.
- Do not overshoot either. A timer that is too long loses urgency; momentum matters.
- Remember you can edit the end time while a feud is active if you need to extend interest.
- A feud can run up to 60 days from creation — use that range deliberately, not by default.
Promote it, then follow through
If you are running a feud for your own community, Privacy Mode keeps it off the public hub and accessible only through the link you share — ideal for audience giveaways. Public or private, share the link where your audience already is, and keep an eye on the leaderboard as the deadline approaches.
When the feud ends, the top valid time wins. Reach out to your winner promptly and arrange delivery as you described. A host who runs a clean, honest feud builds a reputation that makes the next one fill up faster.