How to play Truth or Dare

In short

• You take turns. On your turn you choose “Truth” or “Dare”.
• The game draws a card from the chosen deck and shows it to everyone. Cards don’t repeat.
• You answer honestly or do the dare and tap “Done”.
• Not feeling it? “Skip” — no explaining, no penalty.

1. Setup

1. With the Laid-back deck, everyone aged 12+ can play. The Bold and Intimate decks are for adults only: the host picks them after confirming they are 18 or older, and the other players see the cards only after confirming the same.
2. One person creates a room and becomes the host . The others join via the link or by typing the 5-character room code. No account needed, just a nickname.
3. 2 to 10 people play, each on their own phone. Two works too — it’s a good game for a couple.
4. The host picks the deck, the mode (at the table or remote), the number of rounds (3, 5 or no limit) and whether skipping ends with a forfeit. Everyone decides for themselves whether they agree to dares that involve them. Then the host taps “Let’s go!”.

2. Decks

• Laid-back (108 truths and 106 dares): fun questions and dares for the whole family and friends, ages 12+. Blunders, habits, singing, charades. Nothing intimate.
• Bold (89 truths and 89 dares): bolder. Secrets, white lies, dates, showing your phone, performances. Awkward, but nothing intimate. 18+
• Intimate (88 truths and 66 dares): for couples and close friends. Flirting, tenderness, dates and romantic confessions. Spicy but tasteful: no crudeness, no nudity and no erotic descriptions. 18+

No deck has drinking dares, dangerous stunts or sending photos or messages to anyone outside the game. The phone is at most used to show something on the spot.

3. Together at the table or remote

• Together at the table: dares can use things on the table and involve the people next to you. Dares involving another person only come up with consent (see below).
• Remote: start a video call (WhatsApp, FaceTime, Google Meet…). The game only draws dares that can be done on camera — e.g. sing, show something on camera, act out a scene. No touching.

4. Consent comes first

1. In the lobby everyone ticks “I agree to dares involving me” for themselves. It’s off by default. You can change it at any time, even during the game.
2. A dare with another person (e.g. a scene together, or in the “Intimate” deck at the table — a tender gesture: holding hands, a slow dance, a kiss on the cheek) only comes up when both the player whose turn it is and someone else have given consent. The game picks the other person only from those who agreed.
3. The person picked can also tap “Skip”. Then the game picks someone else who agreed or swaps the card for a solo dare.
4. Nobody sees who agreed. You only see how many people can be picked.
5. Solo dares never require contact with or involvement of others.

5. Turn

1. The host goes first, then everyone in the order they joined. Anyone who joins mid-game goes to the end of the line. Nothing happens on its own: the turn starts when the player whose turn it is chooses “Truth” or “Dare”.
2. The game draws a card and shows it to everyone. A card already played in this room won’t come back until the deck runs out.
3. Once per turn you can tap “Draw another” — you’ll get a different card of the same kind.
4. After answering or doing the dare, you tap “Done”. The card goes to your truths or dares count.
5. “Skip” ends the turn with no penalty and no explaining. Skips aren’t counted or shown anywhere. If the host turned on forfeits, a skip is followed by a mild task, e.g. “tell a joke”.
6. If someone walks away from their phone, the host can pass the turn on. If someone leaves the room, their turn is lost and the game goes on.

6. End of the game

1. The game ends after the set number of rounds (3 or 5; in each round everyone gets one turn) or when the host taps “End game”. With no limit, play as long as you like.
2. At the end you see who completed the most dares (the boldest person of the night) and the most truths, plus a table of all players.
3. The host can start another game right away or go back to the lobby and change the deck.