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“Would you rather” is the perfect no-equipment game: one question, two options, and a surprising amount of passionate debate. These forty are clean, silly and sorted by crowd, from kids at the dinner table to colleagues on a Monday call.
How to play
One person reads a question. Everyone picks an option and explains their choice in one sentence. No saying “neither,” and no changing your answer once the reasons start flying.
For kids
Would you rather have a pet dragon or a pet unicorn?
Would you rather talk to animals or speak every human language?
Would you rather eat ice cream for every meal or never eat ice cream again?
Would you rather be as small as an ant or as tall as a giraffe?
Would you rather have spaghetti for hair or sweat maple syrup?
Would you rather live in a treehouse or an underwater dome?
Would you rather have a nose that honks or ears that whistle?
Would you rather ride a dinosaur to school or a giant turtle?
For families
Would you rather go on vacation to the beach or the mountains?
Would you rather have family movie night or family game night every week?
Would you rather eat breakfast for dinner or dinner for breakfast?
Would you rather speak only in rhymes for a day or sing everything you say?
Would you rather have a robot that cleans your room or one that makes your lunch?
Would you rather visit the past or the future?
For friends and teens
Would you rather always be 10 minutes late or always be 20 minutes early?
Would you rather know how every movie ends or never be able to rewatch one?
Would you rather be the funniest person in the room or the smartest?
Would you rather only whisper or only shout for a week?
Would you rather have a rewind button or a pause button for your life?
Would you rather have a theme song that plays when you walk in or a laugh track after everything you say?
Would you rather read minds or see ten seconds into the future?
Food edition
Would you rather eat pineapple on every pizza or never eat pizza again?
Would you rather only eat sweet foods or only salty foods?
Would you rather have unlimited pancakes or unlimited tacos?
Would you rather drink a pickle smoothie or eat a chocolate-covered onion?
Would you rather eat your favorite meal every day or a surprise dish every day?
Work icebreakers
Would you rather have a four-day week or a two-hour lunch every day?
Would you rather sit by a window or next to the snack cupboard?
Would you rather present to 500 strangers or sing karaoke in front of the team?
Would you rather work from a beach or a treehouse?
Would you rather make every meeting 5 minutes shorter or every email 50 words shorter?
Would you rather have a coffee machine that talks or a printer that never jams?
Silly superpowers
Would you rather teleport or time travel?
Would you rather breathe underwater or survive in space?
Would you rather have a tail or wings that are too small to fly?
Would you rather sneeze glitter or burp bubbles?
Would you rather have a clone to do your chores or a genie with three wishes?
Would you rather meet an alien or a real dinosaur?
Would you rather be a wizard or a superhero?
Would you rather have hiccups for a day or feel like you need to sneeze for a day?
Ways to mix it up
Variation
How it works
Take a side
Players run to the left or right of the room to vote
Best reason
Everyone explains, then the group votes on the best argument
Make your own
Each player writes a question for the next round
Speed round
Five questions, three seconds each, no explanations
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Frequently asked questions
What makes a good would you rather question?
Two options that are equally tempting, or equally ridiculous, so there’s no obvious answer and everyone has a reason.
Are these questions suitable for kids?
Yes. Every question is clean and family-friendly. The work and teen sections simply suit older players.
Thirty riddles with answers, sorted from easy to hard, with answers hidden until you tap. Great for kids, classrooms, road trips and family game night.