80 would you rather questions for every kind of group

How to play would you rather

1. One person reads a question with two options.
2. Everyone picks a side at the same time, so nobody copies the first answer.
3. Each person gets one sentence to defend their choice. The best argument can win the round, even from the losing side.
4. Pass the next question to the person on the left.

Funny would you rather questions

• Would you rather sing everything you say for a day, or narrate your own life out loud in the third person?
• Would you rather sneeze every time someone says your name, or hiccup every time you laugh?
• Would you rather have a remote that mutes anyone for a minute, or one that puts them in slow motion?
• Would you rather always have one slightly wet sock, or always have a tiny stone in your shoe?
• Would you rather laugh like a goose, or sneeze like a car alarm?
• Would you rather only be able to whisper, or only be able to shout?
• Would you rather wear clown shoes to every important event, or a cape to every boring one?
• Would you rather have a theme tune when you enter a room, or a laugh track after everything you say?
• Would you rather talk to dogs who are all rude, or talk to cats who only gossip?
• Would you rather eat only blue food, or only food that starts with the letter P?
• Would you rather hop everywhere you go, or crab-walk up every staircase?
• Would you rather say “banana” at the end of every sentence, or never be able to say “the” again?
• Would you rather have your last ten photos shown on a big screen, or your last ten voice notes played to your family?
• Would you rather have a pet dinosaur the size of a cat, or a pet cat the size of a dinosaur?
• Would you rather end every phone call by singing goodbye, or start every message with a knock-knock joke?
• Would you rather sound like a cartoon character forever, or only be able to speak in questions?

Deep would you rather questions

These take longer to answer and lead to better conversations. Give people time, and ask “why” after each one.

• Would you rather know exactly how your life turns out, or never know what comes next?
• Would you rather be remembered for something kind, or for something brilliant?
• Would you rather relive your best year once more, or skip your worst year completely?
• Would you rather have a few very close friends, or many good ones?
• Would you rather change one decision from your past, or see one moment from your future?
• Would you rather live a long, quiet life, or a shorter one full of adventures?
• Would you rather be the best at something nobody cares about, or average at something everyone loves?
• Would you rather always know when someone is lying, or have everyone always believe you?
• Would you rather meet your younger self, or your older self?
• Would you rather have a job you love that pays little, or one you don’t mind that pays well?
• Would you rather live in one place your whole life, or never stay anywhere longer than a year?
• Would you rather be famous now and forgotten later, or unknown now and remembered for centuries?

Hard would you rather questions

• Would you rather give up music, or give up films and TV?
• Would you rather never use a phone again, or never eat your favourite food again?
• Would you rather lose every photo you own, or every message you have ever sent?
• Would you rather always be a little too cold, or always a little too warm?
• Would you rather have no internet for a month, or no hot water for a month?
• Would you rather give up sweet food, or savoury food?
• Would you rather lose your sense of taste, or your sense of smell?
• Would you rather have a perfect memory, or a perfect sense of direction?
• Would you rather stop time for an hour a day, or rewind it once a week?

Would you rather questions for couples

• Would you rather plan every date for a year, or have every date planned for you?
• Would you rather have a song written about you, or a painting made of you?
• Would you rather take a road trip with no map, or a holiday where every hour is planned?
• Would you rather get a handwritten letter once a month, or a voice note every morning?
• Would you rather cook dinner together badly, or watch a chef cook for you both?
• Would you rather relive your first date, or skip ahead to see your hundredth?
• Would you rather always choose the film, or always choose the food?
• Would you rather wear matching outfits for a day, or swap phones for a day?
• Would you rather live in a tiny flat in your dream city, or a big house somewhere quiet?
• Would you rather hear what your partner is thinking for one minute, or let them hear yours?
• Would you rather spend a rainy day in, or a sunny day out together?
• Would you rather be surprised on your birthday, or plan the whole day together?

For two people, Date Night Dilemmas is would you rather for couples: pick a side, then defend it. More ideas are in deep questions to ask your partner.

Would you rather questions for friends

• Would you rather be the friend who always plans, or the friend who always says yes?
• Would you rather have a group chat that never goes quiet, or one that wakes up once a week?
• Would you rather go on holiday together with no phones, or stay in together with every show ever made?
• Would you rather your friends picked your outfits for a week, or your music for a month?
• Would you rather move to a new city with one friend, or stay where you are with all of them?
• Would you rather share a secret handshake, or a secret language with your best friend?
• Would you rather win every game night and be teased for it, or lose every time and be the favourite?
• Would you rather be the group photographer, or the one in every photo?
• Would you rather your friend group starred in a sitcom, or a cooking show?
• Would you rather plan a surprise party for a friend, or be the one who is surprised?

Would you rather questions for teens and school

Clean, classroom-safe and good as a five-minute starter.

• Would you rather have a four-day school week with longer days, or a five-day week that ends at noon?
• Would you rather have homework every day but no exams, or no homework but one big exam a term?
• Would you rather be the best player on a losing team, or the worst player on a winning one?
• Would you rather learn a subject by sleeping on the textbook, or remember everything a teacher says once?
• Would you rather give a talk to your whole class, or to your whole family?
• Would you rather start school an hour later, or finish an hour earlier?
• Would you rather be in the school play, or on the school team?
• Would you rather go on a trip to a science museum, or to a farm?
• Would you rather write every essay by hand, or type every essay with one finger?
• Would you rather have a strict teacher who is fair, or a relaxed one who is confusing?
• Would you rather be the new student in a huge school, or a tiny one?
• Would you rather have one long summer holiday, or a week off every month?

Would you rather questions for work

• Would you rather have a four-day week, or a two-hour lunch every day?
• Would you rather have meetings that always start on time, or meetings that always end early?
• Would you rather work from a beach with slow internet, or a basement with perfect internet?
• Would you rather sit next to someone who hums, or someone who reads their emails aloud?
• Would you rather make every meeting a walking meeting, or cap every meeting at five minutes?
• Would you rather present to the whole company, or run a workshop for ten people?
• Would you rather never write another email, or never sit in another meeting?
• Would you rather have your camera always on, or your microphone always on?
• Would you rather choose the office playlist, or have your manager choose it?

For remote teams, see virtual team building games and the team icebreakers.

Play would you rather online with friends

On Letternerd, Would you rather gives the room two impossible choices and everyone picks a side on their own phone. Host a room, share the code or link in your chat, and friends join as guests in the browser, with nothing to download. It works in the same room, on a video call, or over a few days if your group answers whenever they are free.

• Would you rather2–16 players · 8 minTwo impossible choices. Pick a side and defend it.
• Defend it3–12 players · 12 minPick a side of an impossible choice and argue for it. The room votes for the best case.
• Date Night Dilemmas2–8 players · 8 minWould you rather, for couples. Pick a side, then defend it.
• This or That2–8 players · 6 minQuick either/or for two or more. Score when your answers match.

If your group likes the arguing more than the picking, try Defend it: pick a side and argue for it, and the room votes for the best case. There are more in the would you rather and debate games hub, and quicker either/or questions in this or that questions.

How to write your own would you rather questions

• Make both sides equally good or equally bad. If everyone picks the same answer, the question is too easy.
• Be specific. “Lose your phone for a week” beats “lose something important”.
• Write for the room: in-jokes, shared places and your own friends’ habits always land.

Have a list of your own? Make it into a game and share the link with your group.

Play the games from this post

Free in your browser. Share the room code and everyone joins from their own phone, no signup.

• Would you rather2–16 players · 8 minTwo impossible choices. Pick a side and defend it.
• Defend it3–12 players · 12 minPick a side of an impossible choice and argue for it. The room votes for the best case.
• Date Night Dilemmas2–8 players · 8 minWould you rather, for couples. Pick a side, then defend it.
• This or That2–8 players · 6 minQuick either/or for two or more. Score when your answers match.
• Hot takes3–12 players · 14 minSay the worst defensible opinion you have, out loud. Let the room judge.
• Across Time Zones2–8 players · 8 minLong-distance either/or. Miles apart — are you still on the same page?

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