Would You Rather? Over 60 Questions, From Funny to Deep

What are would you rather questions?

A would you rather question puts two options against each other and forces a choice, even when both are uncomfortable, absurd, or equally tempting. The fun comes from that pressure: there is no correct answer, only one you have to defend in front of everyone else. Some people call it the either or game, and both names describe the same idea.

That makes it one of the most low effort conversation games there is. It needs no materials and no prep, and it starts the moment someone asks. It fits a waiting room just as well as a long dinner table or a car ride. Anyone looking for more of this kind will find the whole family of no equipment games among the party games for adults.

How to play would you rather

The rules fit into three sentences, which is why the game runs on the spot in any group:

• One person asks a question with exactly two options, for example: would you rather be able to fly or be invisible?
• Everyone picks a side in turn and says in one sentence why. The reason is what brings the laughs and the debate.
• Then the next person goes with a fresh question. Nobody is out, it is only about who gets the others talking the most.

For more of a contest there are two popular variants. In the first, everyone guesses which side the majority will pick before the reveal, and a correct guess scores a point. In the second, the winner is whoever is the only one to choose a side, so the odd ones out get rewarded. Both turn the casual chat into a small duel.

Funny would you rather questions

For a warm up or a round that is allowed to get silly. These questions need no depth, just a quick choice and a reason that makes everyone laugh.

• Would you rather always have to whisper or always have to shout?
• Would you rather have a talking dog or a flying cat?
• Would you rather always be ten minutes early or ten minutes late?
• Would you rather only be able to walk backwards or only sideways?
• Would you rather squeak loudly every time you sneeze or honk every time you laugh?
• Would you rather go a month without your phone or a month without coffee?
• Would you rather always turn up overdressed or always underdressed?
• Would you rather have hands made of spaghetti or feet made of toast?
• Would you rather have the same song stuck in your head all day or hear the same joke on repeat?
• Would you rather be invisible for a day or twice your size for a day?
• Would you rather bathe in a tub of pudding or a pool of jelly beans?
• Would you rather always smell of garlic or always smell of wet dog?
• Would you rather always go barefoot or always wear rubber boots?
• Would you rather wear a winter coat in a heatwave or just a t-shirt in the snow?

Deep questions to think about

When the group gets smaller and the night gets longer, deep either or questions pull the conversation in a different direction. Here it is not about the quick laugh but about the honest answer and whatever follows it.

• Would you rather know the truth about your future or about your past?
• Would you rather be loved or respected, if you could only have one?
• Would you rather be given more time or more money?
• Would you rather have your dream job with no recognition or recognition without your dream job?
• Would you rather never feel fear again or never feel doubt again?
• Would you rather forget who hurt you or who you hurt?
• Would you rather live in a world without lies or a world without secrets?
• Would you rather always know what others think of you or never find out?
• Would you rather have a short, full life or a long, quiet one?
• Would you rather be liked by everyone or truly understood by a few?

Would you rather questions to break the ice

In a new group the choice between two options often reveals more than a direct question. This round works well when not everyone knows each other yet, say on a team, in a class, or at a first meetup. Anyone who wants to keep going afterwards will find the right follow ups among the icebreaker games.

• Would you rather spend an evening with old friends or with fascinating strangers?
• Would you rather live in the mountains or by the sea?
• Would you rather decide on the spot or weigh a choice for days?
• Would you rather have many easygoing acquaintances or a few close friends?
• Would you rather live in a big city or out in the countryside?
• Would you rather master one talent completely or be decent at many things?
• Would you rather wake up early and enjoy the morning or stay up late?
• Would you rather go through life as an optimist or as a realist?
• Would you rather be a great cook or a great dancer?
• Would you rather be famous for something small or unknown for something big?
• Would you rather be the one who listens or the one who tells the stories?
• Would you rather always speak your mind or always keep the peace?

Would you rather questions for couples

Between two people, harmless dilemmas quickly turn into honest conversations, sometimes surprising ones. These questions suit date night as much as a long settled relationship. There are more of them among the question games for couples.

• Would you rather cook together at home or go out to eat?
• Would you rather have a quiet movie night in or chase a spontaneous adventure?
• Would you rather share the same taste in music or the same sense of humor?
• Would you rather get a small compliment every day or one grand gesture once a year?
• Would you rather travel the world together or build a home together?
• Would you rather always be honest, even when it stings, or stay quiet to spare feelings?
• Would you rather relive your first day together or your best trip together?
• Would you rather have a weekend just for the two of you or a big party with all your friends?
• Would you rather be the calm one or the spontaneous one in the relationship?
• Would you rather cook an ambitious meal together or tackle a big project around the house together?

Would you rather questions for adults

A bit cheekier, a bit more direct, best kept to 18 and up and to a group that already knows each other a little. These questions live on embarrassing confessions and the one answer you regret the next morning.

• Would you rather make your search history public or your bank balance?
• Would you rather give a drunk speech or sing sober karaoke?
• Would you rather send an embarrassing text to your boss or to your ex?
• Would you rather pull an all nighter partying or work a full day with no break?
• Would you rather show everyone your last ten photos or your last ten text messages?
• Would you rather never sleep in again or never go out again?
• Would you rather be the first or the last person to leave every party?
• Would you rather confess your most embarrassing crush or reenact your worst dance move for the room?

If you want the night to loosen up, every one of these questions can be raised with a simple house rule: whoever hesitates longest drinks or takes on a small dare. If you prefer it fully alcohol free, hand out points instead. The never have I ever questions offer plenty of matching ideas.

Would you rather questions for kids

Would you rather is great for kids too, because it has no losers and nobody has to know anything. These questions stay imaginative and harmless and work at a birthday party, on the back seat, or at the family table.

• Would you rather be able to fly or breathe underwater?
• Would you rather play with dinosaurs or with dragons?
• Would you rather eat a giant ice cream sundae or a mountain of fries?
• Would you rather be as small as a mouse or as big as an elephant?
• Would you rather have a robot or a unicorn as a pet?
• Would you rather have your birthday every day or summer holidays all year?
• Would you rather talk to animals or understand every language in the world?
• Would you rather live on the moon or deep under the sea?
• Would you rather have it rain chocolate or have lemonade come out of the tap?
• Would you rather be a superhero or a wizard?

Would you rather goes digital: the bluff twist

Would you rather thrives on reading people: which way will the room lean, who breaks with the group, who surprises everyone? Let's Fib takes that exact social idea and turns it around. Instead of picking between two given options, you invent the answer yourself, one that should sound real, and the others guess what is true.

Everyone gets a curious question and secretly writes a fake that should blend in among the real answers as convincingly as possible. Then the room votes on which answer is the truth. You score for guessing right and for fooling someone with your invention. As with would you rather, it is less about knowledge than about reading the others, except this time you become the bait yourself.

One person opens the game, reads out the room code, and everyone joins on their own phone. Up to 8 people, free, no download, the first round is running in 30 seconds. If only a few show up, AI opponents fill the seats. So right after your would you rather round you have the next game ready, one that runs on the same guessing and bluffing. If you would rather stick with classic lying, take a look at the bluffing games online or at two truths and a lie.

Tips for the best round

Start funny, then go deeper: The first questions should be silly. Once everyone has loosened up, the deep dilemmas land far harder, because nobody is holding back anymore.

The reason is the game: Just saying A or B wastes the fun. Always ask for the why, because that is where the stories and the contradictions live.

Tailor it to the group: Colleagues call for different questions than your longest-standing friends do. Keep the cheeky rounds for the groups that can take them, and stay harmless when in doubt.

Ride the momentum: When the questions run out, the mood is usually at its best. That is exactly the moment to switch to a game that never stops, like a round of Let's Fib in the browser.