Party games that need one phone

The best party game is the one you can start in ten seconds without explaining rules or finding a box. One phone, no download, no signup — pass it round and the game runs itself.

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Nothing to set up

No cards to shuffle, no app to install, no accounts to make, no waiting while somebody downloads something on a poor connection. Open a page, type in the names, and start.

It also keeps working with no signal once the page has loaded, which matters more at parties than anywhere else — a house full of phones is exactly where the connection gives up.

Which game for which room

Most Likely To is the loudest and the best opener for a group that already knows each other. Everyone points at once on a countdown, and the accusation does the work.

Never Have I Ever is better once people have settled and are willing to tell a story rather than just raise a hand.

Would You Rather is the one that survives a group splitting into side conversations, because two people can carry on arguing about a card while everyone else moves on.

Truth or Dare is the boldest and wants a smaller, closer group. It works badly with twelve people and very well with five.

Keeping it good-natured

Everything here is written to be affectionate rather than sharp. Nothing targets appearance, money or intelligence, and no card asks anyone to embarrass a person who is not playing.

Agree a pass rule out loud before you start. Anyone can skip anything without giving a reason. It sounds like it would make the game tamer and it reliably does the opposite — people attempt bolder cards once they know there is a way out of any of them.

The other thing worth doing is starting lower than the room thinks it wants. A party that warms up over twenty minutes stays good all evening; one that opens at maximum intensity tends to produce a lot of laughter and then a lull nobody can explain.

20 statements to try

1.Who is most likely to forget their own birthday
2.Who is most likely to start a group chat nobody asked for
3.Who is most likely to get lost somewhere they have been a hundred times
4.Who is most likely to reply to a message four days later as if nothing happened
5.Who is most likely to adopt a pet on impulse
6.Who is most likely to become weirdly good at something nobody expected
7.Who is most likely to talk their way out of absolutely anything
8.Who is most likely to cry at an advert and deny it afterwards
9.Who is most likely to be the first one dancing and the last one home
10.Who is most likely to book a trip on a whim and actually go
11.Who is most likely to still be awake at 4am for no particular reason
12.Who is most likely to give brilliant advice and never take any of it
13.Who is most likely to keep a friendship going for thirty years without trying
14.Who is most likely to read the entire menu and order what they always order
15.Who is most likely to volunteer for something and immediately regret it
16.Who is most likely to lose an argument and bring it up again a year later
17.Who is most likely to be recognised by a waiter they have met twice
18.Who is most likely to buy a houseplant to fix a bad mood
19.Who is most likely to fall over on completely flat ground
20.Who is most likely to become the unofficial photographer of every event

Play with the full set

These are a sample. The game has the rest — no signup needed.

Play Most Likely To

Common questions

What group size works best for these?

Three to twelve. Most Likely To needs at least three to work at all — with two it is just a binary choice. Above twelve the phone spends too long being passed, so splitting into two groups is better.

Do we need to download anything?

No. It runs in a browser on one phone. You can add it to your home screen if you want it to open like an app, but that is optional and it works either way.

Is it suitable for a mixed group?

Yes, at a lower intensity. Nothing is explicit at any setting, and the categories let you keep it away from anything personal. For a group where not everyone knows each other, start with icebreakers.