Would You Rather is a party game built on impossible choices. Someone reads two options, everyone picks one, and the fun starts when people have to explain why.
In RoomPlay each player answers on their own phone, so nobody can copy the first answer they hear. Then the group guesses what the majority chose.
Quick answer
What is Would You Rather?
Would You Rather is a conversation game. Each question gives two options, usually both a little absurd or both a little painful, and every player has to choose one.
There are no right answers. The point is the split: four friends pick one side, one picks the other, and now that person has to defend it.
What the browser version adds
Answers stay hidden until everyone has chosen, then appear together. After that you predict what the majority or one named friend picked, and correct guesses earn points.
Rules
How to play Would You Rather
A round takes about a minute and the rules fit in one breath.
- One person creates a room, the others join by link or QR code.
- Two options appear on every phone. Each player taps the one they would choose.
- Everyone predicts what most of the group picked, or what one named player chose.
- Answers are revealed together and correct guesses earn points.
- The next question appears. The table shows who reads the room best.
Imposter mode
If the host turns it on, one player secretly gets a different question. Their answers start to look odd, and after a block of rounds the group votes on who it was.
Browser play
Play Would You Rather online and on video calls
The game runs in a browser, so nobody installs an app. At a party, everyone scans the QR code from the host screen and plays on their own phone.
On a video call, drop the room link in the chat. Answers stay private until the reveal, which matters online: on a call people tend to repeat whatever they heard first.
Questions
40 Would You Rather questions
These come from the free Classic pack in the game. Read them out loud, or open the game and let everyone answer at once.
Funny and weird
- Would you rather have one giant big toe on your left foot or have one giant right ear?
- Would you rather wear a clown wig for the rest of your life or wear clown shoes for the rest of your life?
- Would you rather speak only in rhymes or speak only in riddles?
- Would you rather eat everything with only a fork or eat everything with only a spoon?
- Would you rather be covered in fur or be covered in scales?
- Would you rather give a mild electric shock to someone nearby every time you laugh or cry glue instead of tears?
- Would you rather always forget why you walked into a room or always lose what you were holding 10 seconds ago?
- Would you rather always whisper or always yell?
- Would you rather eat pizza every day for a year or not eat pizza at all for a year?
- Would you rather have a terrible haircut for a month or wear only clothes your mom picks for a month?
Superpowers and what-ifs
- Would you rather be able to stop time or be able to rewind two hours?
- Would you rather be invisible at night or walk through walls during the day?
- Would you rather see 10 minutes into your own future or see 10 minutes into someone else’s future?
- Would you rather slow time down by 10% or jump 10 times higher than now?
- Would you rather time travel, but only to the past or teleport, but only to random places?
- Would you rather own a get-out-of-jail-free card or own a key that opens any door?
- Would you rather understand animals or talk to plants?
- Would you rather be the first to explore a new Earth-like planet or invent the cure for a deadly disease?
- Would you rather meet your ancestors in the past or meet your descendants in the future?
- Would you rather get one wish granted right now or get ten wishes over the next 10 years?
Money, work and life
- Would you rather win $1,000,000 yourself or help your friend win $3,000,000?
- Would you rather inherit $10 million right now or be guaranteed $50 million over ten years?
- Would you rather get a promotion with no pay raise or get a pay raise with no promotion?
- Would you rather keep a job you dislike with a paid dream vacation every year or get your dream job?
- Would you rather earn millions but have no free time or have tons of free time and live modestly?
- Would you rather fly first class anywhere for free or never pay at a restaurant again?
- Would you rather live on a sailboat for the rest of your life or live in an RV for the rest of your life?
- Would you rather move to a new city every week or never leave the city you were born in?
- Would you rather have a personal driver on call or have a personal chef on call?
- Would you rather give up your phone forever or give up salt and sugar forever?
Hard and deep
- Would you rather help a friend by breaking the law or obey the law and betray your friend?
- Would you rather be a hero everyone thinks is a villain or be a villain nobody ever suspects?
- Would you rather live a false but happy life or live in the harsh but real truth?
- Would you rather be famous but alone or be unknown but surrounded by love?
- Would you rather see the future but be unable to change it or live in ignorance but be happy?
- Would you rather know the truth while nobody believes you or lie while everyone believes you?
- Would you rather live to 200 but look ancient the whole time or look 25 and live to 65?
- Would you rather have a perfect memory or forget the bad stuff quickly?
- Would you rather have a young face and an old body or have an old face and a young body?
- Would you rather always spot a lie or always lie and get away with it?
Question packs
Choose a pack that fits the group
The free Classic pack has 287 dilemmas: funny, hard, deep and everyday choices that work with any group, from coworkers to old friends.
The Spicy pack adds 271 bolder questions about dating, sex and relationships. It is marked 18+, needs Premium and only joins the game when the host turns it on.
Round length
How long should a game last?
Ten questions make a good first game. That is enough for everyone to learn the rhythm and see who reads the group well.
Keep going while people are arguing about their picks. Stop when answers turn automatic, or switch on imposter mode to give the next game a new goal.
What to play next
More questions and party games
If you want a longer list to read from, the blog has more than 150 questions sorted by mood. For other low-setup games, the collections below keep the same easy start.
- Would You Rather questions — A longer list of funny, hard and deep questions.
- Icebreaker games — Warm up a group that is still getting comfortable.
- House party games — Word games, bluffing and quick group formats.
- Online party games — More formats for a remote group.
