A little inspiration
Regular questions
Regular questions are safe, open, and easy to answer. They help the group get to know each other without pressure and work especially well early in a round.
800 challenges
Tell about something you want to carry with you from tonight
Try this: Tell about something you want to carry with you from tonight.
Read the challengeTell about something you want to change this year
Quick one: Tell about something you want to change this year.
Read the challengeTell about something you want to develop right now
Try this: Tell about something you want to develop right now.
Read the challengeTell about something you want to do before the year ends
Quick one: Tell about something you want to do before the year ends.
Read the challengeTell about something you want to do in life
Your move: Tell about something you want to do in life.
Read the challengeTell about something you want to do together next time
Small challenge: Tell about something you want to do together next time.
Read the challengeTell about something you want to do when you have more time
Try this: Tell about something you want to do when you have more time.
Read the challengeTell about something you want to get better at
Try this: Tell about something you want to get better at.
Read the challengeTell about something you want to get better at right now
Let's do it: Tell about something you want to get better at right now.
Read the challengeTell about something you want to get better at this year
Your move: Tell about something you want to get better at this year.
Read the challengeTell about something you want to get done before the year ends
Small challenge: Tell about something you want to get done before the year ends.
Read the challengeTell about something you want to get done this year
Try this: Tell about something you want to get done this year.
Read the challengeTell about something you want to keep from tonight
Let's do it: Tell about something you want to keep from tonight.
Read the challengeTell about something you want to remember for a long time from tonight
Try this: Tell about something you want to remember for a long time from tonight.
Read the challengeTell about something you want to remember from tonight
Your move: Tell about something you want to remember from tonight.
Read the challengeTell about something you're proud of from this year
Here's the challenge: Tell about something you're proud of from this year.
Read the challengeTell about your best coffee break
Let's do it: Tell about your best coffee break.
Read the challengeTell about your best purchase under $10
Quick one: Tell about your best purchase under $10.
Read the challengeTell about your favorite season
Quick one: Tell about your favorite season.
Read the challengeTell about your first gaming memory
Here's the challenge: Tell about your first gaming memory.
Read the challengeTell about your first mobile app
Quick one: Tell about your first mobile app.
Read the challengeTell about your first mobile phone
Let's do it: Tell about your first mobile phone.
Read the challengeTell about your first trip without your parents
Here's the challenge: Tell about your first trip without your parents.
Read the challengeTell about your worst job
Share horror stories from working life. This question leads to laughs, recognition, and talk about bad jobs.
Read the challengeTell an embarrassing memory from school
Quick one: Tell an embarrassing memory from school.
Read the challengeTell one thing you've learned from someone here
Here's the challenge: Tell one thing you've learned from someone here.
Read the challengeTell what you hope for next time
Here's the challenge: Tell what you hope for next time.
Read the challengeTell what you hope to do next time
Let's do it: Tell what you hope to do next time.
Read the challengeTell what you look forward to next time
Your move: Tell what you look forward to next time.
Read the challengeTell what you want to celebrate next time
Quick one: Tell what you want to celebrate next time.
Read the challengeTell what you want to do together next time
Here's the challenge: Tell what you want to do together next time.
Read the challengeTell what you want to do together next time
Try this: Tell what you want to do together next time.
Read the challengeTell what you want to take with you from tonight
Let's do it: Tell what you want to take with you from tonight.
Read the challengeTell what you will celebrate next time
Your move: Tell what you will celebrate next time.
Read the challengeTell what you'd like to do next time
Small challenge: Tell what you'd like to do next time.
Read the challengeThink of an everyday object you have owned for years
Think of an everyday object you have owned for years. What story would make it interesting in a museum, even if it has no monetary value?
Read the challengeTouch your elbow with your nose
Here's the challenge: Touch your elbow with your nose. Yes, it looks funny.
Read the challengeTwo invisible objects are in front of you: one is feather-light and one is very heavy
Two invisible objects are in front of you: one is feather-light and one is very heavy. Show yourself moving them using only your hands. The group guesses the …
Read the challengeTwo of your interests must merge into a new hobby
Two of your interests must merge into a new hobby. What is it, and how could a beginner try it?
Read the challengeWalk 10 steps in slow motion
Try this: Walk 10 steps in slow motion.
Read the challengeWalk 20 steps slowly and give a small salute
Let's do it: Walk 20 steps slowly and give a small salute.
Read the challengeWalk backwards for two minutes (if it feels safe)
Small challenge: Walk backwards for two minutes (if it feels safe).
Read the challengeWalk five calm steps and make a small bow
Let's do it: Walk five calm steps and make a small bow.
Read the challengeWalk five steps forward and five steps back
Try this: Walk five steps forward and five steps back.
Read the challengeWalk five steps forward and five steps back, stop and smile
Let's do it: Walk five steps forward and five steps back, stop and smile.
Read the challengeWalk five steps forward and five steps back, then stop
Your move: Walk five steps forward and five steps back, then stop.
Read the challengeWalk five steps, stop, and make a small bow
Small challenge: Walk five steps, stop, and make a small bow.
Read the challengeWalk once around the table and greet everyone
Let's do it: Walk once around the table and greet everyone.
Read the challengeWalk ten slow steps and turn back
Quick one: Walk ten slow steps and turn back.
Read the challengeWalk ten steps and make a slow turn
Let's do it: Walk ten steps and make a slow turn.
Read the challengeWalk ten steps and make a small turn
Try this: Walk ten steps and make a small turn.
Read the challengeWalk ten steps and stop with a slow turn
Here's the challenge: Walk ten steps and stop with a slow turn.
Read the challengeWalk ten steps slowly and make a small turn
Your move: Walk ten steps slowly and make a small turn.
Read the challengeWalk ten steps slowly and stop
Here's the challenge: Walk ten steps slowly and stop.
Read the challengeWalk ten steps slowly and stop completely
Let's do it: Walk ten steps slowly and stop completely.
Read the challengeWhat comfortable habit would you trade away to make more time for something enjoyable
What comfortable habit would you trade away to make more time for something enjoyable? Describe a trade you could genuinely imagine making.
Read the challengeWhat everyday problem have you solved with a surprisingly simple rule
What everyday problem have you solved with a surprisingly simple rule? The group may suggest a situation where the rule would need an exception.
Read the challengeWhat favour would you trade with a neighbour: something you can do for something you would rather avoid
What favour would you trade with a neighbour: something you can do for something you would rather avoid? Describe a fair exchange.
Read the challengeWhat harmless everyday opinion have you changed, such as the best breakfast or how to pack
What harmless everyday opinion have you changed, such as the best breakfast or how to pack? What won you over?
Read the challengeWhat household rule did you think every family followed as a child
What household rule did you think every family followed as a child? Tell us when you discovered other people did things differently.
Read the challengeWhat mistake in the kitchen or at home actually made something better
What mistake in the kitchen or at home actually made something better? Share your own example or a solution you saw someone else discover.
Read the challengeWhat new combination of skills did you discover in the group
What new combination of skills did you discover in the group? Suggest a small shared activity that would use two of them.
Read the challengeWhat place did you only start appreciating when you showed it to someone else
What place did you only start appreciating when you showed it to someone else? Tell us what that person noticed.
Read the challengeWhat small detail from this round would be left out of an ordinary recap
What small detail from this round would be left out of an ordinary recap? Point it out and explain why it made a difference to you.
Read the challengeWhat small detail shows that a café, park or library has been thoughtfully designed
What small detail shows that a café, park or library has been thoughtfully designed? Describe a place where you noticed it.
Read the challengeWhat small spontaneous decision led to an unexpectedly good day
What small spontaneous decision led to an unexpectedly good day? Tell us the decision and what happened next.
Read the challengeWhat small thing have you learned lately that more people should know
What small thing have you learned lately that more people should know? Explain it, then invite one follow-up question.
Read the challengeWhat sound or smell instantly brings a particular place to mind
What sound or smell instantly brings a particular place to mind? Describe the place before revealing where it is.
Read the challengeWhat took you several attempts to learn until someone explained it differently
What took you several attempts to learn until someone explained it differently? Share the explanation that helped.
Read the challengeWhat was your first concert
Quick one: What was your first concert? Tell briefly.
Read the challengeWhat well-meant advice sounded odd at first but became useful later
What well-meant advice sounded odd at first but became useful later? Tell us when it started making sense.
Read the challengeWhat word or expression in your family or circle of friends needs explaining to outsiders
What word or expression in your family or circle of friends needs explaining to outsiders? Tell us where it came from or how you use it.
Read the challengeWhat works surprisingly well when you lower your expectations
What works surprisingly well when you lower your expectations? Give a concrete example and explain what you stop spending time on.
Read the challengeWhat would you like to be reasonably good at without ever becoming an expert
What would you like to be reasonably good at without ever becoming an expert? What would count as success for you?
Read the challengeWhich answer during the game made you most curious
Which answer during the game made you most curious? Ask that person a new follow-up question and let them give a short answer.
Read the challengeWhich grown-up responsibility turned out to be easier than you expected
Which grown-up responsibility turned out to be easier than you expected? Tell us what changed your mind.
Read the challengeWrite a short caption for tonight's best memory
Quick one: Write a short caption for tonight's best memory.
Read the challengeWrite a short caption for tonight's memory
Try this: Write a short caption for tonight's memory.
Read the challengeWrite a short caption for tonight's strongest memory
Here's the challenge: Write a short caption for tonight's strongest memory.
Read the challengeWrite a short headline about the group's energy
Try this: Write a short headline about the group's energy.
Read the challengeWrite a short headline about tonight
Small challenge: Write a short headline about tonight.
Read the challengeWrite a short headline about tonight and read it aloud
Quick one: Write a short headline about tonight and read it aloud.
Read the challengeWrite a short headline about tonight and read it out
Quick one: Write a short headline about tonight and read it out.
Read the challengeWrite a short headline about tonight and read it out to everyone
Try this: Write a short headline about tonight and read it out to everyone.
Read the challengeWrite a short headline about tonight and read it out to the table
Quick one: Write a short headline about tonight and read it out to the table.
Read the challengeWrite a short headline about tonight and read it to the group
Your move: Write a short headline about tonight and read it to the group.
Read the challengeWrite a short headline about tonight's best moment
Here's the challenge: Write a short headline about tonight's best moment.
Read the challengeWrite a short headline about tonight's vibe
Here's the challenge: Write a short headline about tonight's vibe.
Read the challengeWrite a short motto for tonight
Here's the challenge: Write a short motto for tonight.
Read the challengeWrite a short movie line about tonight
Let's do it: Write a short movie line about tonight.
Read the challengeWrite a short phrase about tonight's vibe
Small challenge: Write a short phrase about tonight's vibe.
Read the challengeWrite a short punchy ad slogan about tonight
Small challenge: Write a short punchy ad slogan about tonight.
Read the challengeWrite a short title for tonight and read it out
Here's the challenge: Write a short title for tonight and read it out.
Read the challengeWrite a short two-line poem about tonight
Try this: Write a short two-line poem about tonight.
Read the challengeWrite a two-word headline for your city
Quick one: Write a two-word headline for your city.
Read the challengeYou are a very proud chair
You are a very proud chair. Give a 30-second job interview describing one strength and one weakness. another player then asks one question as the employer.
Read the challengeYou are opening a shop that only sells breaks
You are opening a shop that only sells breaks. Present three different breaks, each with a name and a purpose. another player chooses one and explains why.
Read the challengeYou can preserve one thing from everyday life in a time capsule for a hundred years from now
You can preserve one thing from everyday life in a time capsule for a hundred years from now. What would you choose, and what would people need explained?
Read the challengeYou can try a completely different job for a day with a patient mentor
You can try a completely different job for a day with a patient mentor. Which task would you try yourself, and which would you only watch?
Read the challengeYou have discovered a glimmerphone
You have discovered a glimmerphone. In 30 seconds, explain what it does, how to turn it on and its one annoying drawback. another player decides who would need …
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