Everyone writes three things about themselves. Two are true. The room argues, then votes, and you find out which of your colleagues has been holding out on you.
The icebreaker everyone has been made to do badly. This one keeps the statements private until you reveal them, tallies the votes, and scores both the fooling and the spotting.
Which one is the lie?
Vote from your phone. Fool the room and you score too.
What actually happens
Everyone types three statements into their phone and marks which one is false. You tap a button and the first person's statements appear on the shared screen, whether that is a TV, a screenshare, or just your laptop on the table. The room reads them: "I once shared a lift with a Formula One driver." "I have never owned a passport." "I can ride a unicycle."
Then the debate. Someone says the Formula One one is too specific to be made up. Someone else points out she just got back from Japan, which rather rules out the passport. The unicycle is too odd to lie about. Everyone votes from their phones.
You reveal. Half the room was wrong. The scores move: a point to everyone who spotted it, and a point to her for every person she fooled. Next person up.
The rules
Each player writes three statements about themselves on their device: two true, one false. Mark the lie before submitting.
The host shows one person's statements at a time. Ask questions and discuss which statement sounds false.
When the host opens voting, everyone except the presenter chooses the statement they think is the lie.
The host reveals the lie and updated scores, then moves to the next person. The game ends after each submitted player has presented.
Each correct vote earns 1000 points. On your own turn, earn up to 1000 based on the share of voters you fooled: half for 500, or everyone for 1000. Highest total wins.
The ultimate icebreaker
Works for strangers and old friends alike
People are always surprised by what they learn about each other
Forces creativity
The more convincing the lie, the better
Running leaderboard keeps the competition alive after every turn
While you host
Submission tracking and separate voting, reveal and leaderboard steps leave the host in charge of the room.
Leaderboard
2 of 3 presentations
Example final podium
Mark
1,500
Kristina
2,500
Precious
1,000
Example scores after all three players have presented
During writing, the host screen shows a submission count and the names of people who have finished. Wait for the group before starting the presentations.
While voting is open, the host view shows the number of votes received and the tally beside each statement. Check the count before choosing Reveal Lie.
Show Leaderboard gives the result its own moment before Next Player. Scores save at each reveal, so completed presentations still count if you end the game early.
Give everyone a moment to write on their own device. Put the host screen where the group can read the statements together.
Share the host view, then give the presenter time to answer questions aloud. Keep players' statement-entry screens out of the screen share.
Read each statement aloud and invite questions from both groups before voting. Keep the presenter near a microphone so remote guests hear their answers.
Use cases
Choose a loose theme together, and let everyone decide what they are comfortable sharing.
Onboarding and team offsites
Invite new colleagues to write about hobbies, first jobs or places they have lived. They prepare their statements privately, then each person gets a turn in front of the group. Leave the voting closed while colleagues ask questions, and open it when the discussion is ready.
Plan a team icebreakerDinner parties and birthdays
Ask friends to choose details the others might not know, even after years together. Everyone votes individually, so a confident guess from one friend need not become the table's answer. Reveal the lie, let its owner tell the real story, then show the standings.
Explore party icebreakersCommunity introductions
Open a club meeting or new cohort with everyday topics such as food, travel or hidden skills. Keep the writing stage open while people settle on their statements. Neegma shuffles the presentation order, so the organiser does not have to pick who speaks first.
Plan a community sessionPlay format
Play as individuals so everyone's stories and guesses count towards their own result.
Two ways to earn points.
A convincing lie and a good eye for other people's stories both help your score. There are no team scores, and nobody is eliminated after a wrong guess.
Best for
introductions or catching up with a familiar group.
Before you start
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