What are this or that questions?

Two options, pick one, no explaining unless someone asks. They work as an icebreaker, a game for a car or a table, or something to wake up a quiet group chat.

How do you play this or that with a group?

Read two options, count to three, and everyone points left for this and right for that. Anyone alone on their side explains. To play on one phone, finish a round of the game above and pass the phone: everyone gets the same twelve cards and the phone keeps the board.

How many questions should you ask?

Ten to twelve is a good round. It’s long enough to get past the easy ones and short enough to end while people still want more. Each pick should take about two seconds.

How is this or that different from would you rather?

This or that is quick and about taste. Would you rather is a harder choice between two things, and you have to defend it.

How do you play this or that on Instagram?

Post a pair to your story with the poll sticker, or put a list of pairs on one image and let people screenshot it and circle their picks. The game above also makes a picture sized for stories.

Are there this or that questions for work meetings?

Yes, there’s a section above with none of the personal stuff. In a meeting, read one out, have everyone answer in the chat at the same moment, then ask the odd one out to explain.

What’s a good first this or that question?

One nobody has to think about. Coffee or tea gets everyone in. Then go to one everyone is guilty of, like “You’re running late: say you’re late or text ‘on my way’?”

How do I get a random this or that question?

Use the Random section above, or play the game and it deals twelve, from easy to awkward.

Can I play this or that with a friend or partner?

Yes. Finish a round, send the link, and they answer the same cards. You both see the two scores side by side and who won. For two people who live together, try the couples version.

This or that questions

Two options, twelve cards, no time to think. There’s a catch. We’ll tell you at the end.

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This or that questions, two options and no explaining: random ones, funny ones, ones for adults, for work, for groups, and a few that hurt. Read them out, or play twelve below. There’s a catch, and you’ll only find out at the end.

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