Would you rather questions

Running a room tally

One person holds the phone and reads the question out. Go around the room: each person answers A or B, and the reader taps that side once. When everyone has voted, the bars show the split. A 50/50 question is the best kind for a debate round; a 9 to 1 question is a good moment to ask the one holdout to explain.

Some ways to play with the tally:

• Minority wins. Everyone on the smaller side scores a point. It rewards guessing what the room will not pick.
• Predict the split. Before voting, the reader guesses the count for A. Closest guess scores.
• Debate and revote. Each side gets 30 seconds to argue, then tap "Undo last vote" for anyone who switches and tap again.

The three levels

• Kids: Silly and imaginative, for ages about 5 and up. Example: "Would you rather be able to fly or be able to breathe underwater?"
• Everyone: Works for a mixed room of kids, teens and adults. Example: "Would you rather always be ten minutes early or always be five minutes late?"
• Grown-ups (clean): Work, money, home and habits. Nothing spicy. Example: "Would you rather never do laundry again or never wash dishes again?"

Nothing on any level is spicy, mean or gross. We kept away from choices that make fun of a body, a group of people or a real person, and from anything a parent would need to explain afterward.

Writing your own questions

After a few rounds, groups often start inventing their own. Three things make one work: both sides are something people would actually want (or both are mildly annoying), the options are about the same size, and each side fits in one breath. "Have a dog that talks or a cat that does chores" works; "be rich or be poor" does not, because nobody picks poor.

Questions people ask about would you rather

What are good would you rather questions for kids?

Ones where both sides sound fun, so the choice starts a conversation instead of a groan. Would you rather have a pet dinosaur or have a pet dragon? Would you rather be able to fly or be able to breathe underwater? Would you rather eat ice cream for every meal or never eat ice cream again? The Kids level on this page has 45 like these.

What makes a good would you rather question?

Two options close enough in appeal that a room splits about half and half. If everyone picks the same side in a second, the question is too lopsided. The room tally on this page shows you which of ours split your group and which did not.

Are these questions clean?

Yes, on every level. "Grown-ups" means topics like work, chores, money and home, not anything spicy. The page starts on "Everyone", which suits a mixed room of kids and adults.

How does the room tally work?

Read the question out, then go around the room: each person says A or B and you tap that side once for them. The counts and bars update as you go, "Undo last vote" removes a mistaken tap, and the tally stays with the question if you go back to it.

Will I see the same question twice?

Not until every question in the level has come up. "Previous" takes you back through the ones you have already seen, with their tallies.