For a table that has run out of news, sorted by mood
From four people
Every group has the same twenty minutes: everyone has shared their news, nobody wants to start a topic, and half the table is checking their phone. These cards are for that gap. They ask about the group rather than about the world, so the answers come with names in them and the table argues about who remembers it correctly.
How to play
Read the card out loud so everyone hears it at once
Whoever has an answer starts, and the rest let them finish
Anyone who disagrees with the version gets one sentence
Then a new card, before the topic turns into a debate
The cards
Warm-up
Safe openers for a table that has just sat down
Who here would give up first if the internet went down for a week?
Who can be trusted with a password, and who cannot be trusted with the remote?
Which of our traditions do we keep without ever explaining it?
What plan have we been discussing for years without doing?
Who gets the first call when something goes wrong, and why them?
Who gets forgiven for being late, and who never does?
Which of us would actually survive a week in the woods?
Who at this table gives the best directions, and who should never navigate?
Which one of us is always cold, and which one opens windows in winter?
Who would you trust to order food for the whole table?
Which of us packs three days before a trip, and who packs at night?
Who here has the worst taste in music and the strongest opinions about it?
Which of us reads the group chat and never answers?
Who would win an argument about something neither of them understands?
Which of us is the reason we are always late somewhere?
Who takes the most photos and never sends any of them?
Which one of us plans the evening, and who just shows up?
Who at this table can fall asleep anywhere?
Which of us would notice first if someone changed the furniture?
Who would survive one day with the others' morning routine?
Deeper
For a table that already knows each other well
Which evening do we bring up far more often than it deserves?
Which habit do all of us have and none of us admit?
Who has changed the most in five years?
Which topic always ends in an argument with us?
What are we still hiding from our parents?
Whose advice here actually worked?
What do we forgive each other for without ever saying it out loud?
Which of us has the hardest time asking for help?
What did we all believe five years ago and quietly dropped?
Who here has changed our minds about something important?
What do we avoid talking about at this table?
Which of us worries the most about the others?
What would each of us do with a year off?
Who has held on to a dream the rest of us stopped taking seriously?
Which of us is hardest on themselves?
What has this group talked someone out of, and was that right?
Who noticed first when someone here was going through something?
What do we keep doing together purely out of habit?
Which of us finds it hardest to say no?
What would we miss about each other if we all moved away?
Funny
When the table needs noise rather than confessions
Which of our stories sounds made up when we tell it to strangers?
What do we do together that we would never do on camera?
What were we nearly thrown out of?
Whose purchase still makes the rest of us laugh?
If our group had an emblem, what would be on it?
Which famous person do all of us actually like?
Who would play each of us in a film, and who would be offended?
What is the worst decision this table has ever made together?
Which of us would be voted out first on a reality show?
What nickname did someone here never manage to shake off?
Who would be the first suspect if something went missing?
Which of us gives the worst gifts, and what proves it?
What would our group be famous for on the internet?
Who tells the same story more than twice a year?
Which of us would panic first in a horror film?
What would happen if we all ran a restaurant together?
Who here would be the most dramatic patient?
Which of us would be worst at keeping a surprise party secret?
What is the most useless skill someone at this table is proud of?
Who would be the last to notice a stranger sitting with us?
Advice
Put a minute on the answer, from eight people one story can eat half the evening, and the rest stop trying
Skip the ones about people who are not there, the table cannot argue with an absent version, and it turns into gossip
Two cards are enough to start, once the group is talking, put the phone down and let it run
Questions about this set
How many people does this need?
It works from four. With three it turns into a conversation rather than a game, and above ten you need the timer.
Does it work with people who just met?
Partly. Cards about shared history need a group with some history, so mixed tables should start with the ones about habits and opinions.
Is there anything to set up?
No. Open the page, read cards, that is the whole thing. The whole set is here for free, and the app holds a much larger deck with new ones each day.