The rules # How to play the Truth or Dare game Players take turns. Pick truth and answer a question honestly, or pick dare and do a short challenge. Refuse, and the group gives you a forfeit. **2+** players **One phone** or a room **Ten minutes** or all night [Start playing](https://truthordaregame.net/?play=1) Six cards ## The whole game, dealt out RULE 1 ### Get your players together Two people can play. Four to eight is the sweet spot. Decide who goes first, then deal on one phone or open a room. RULE 2 ### Pick a deck Party is for a mixed group, Friends for people with history, Couples for two. Couples, Spicy and Extreme are 18+. Agree on the deck before the first card. RULE 3 ### Choose, then see the card On your turn, say truth or dare out loud first. Then the card appears for everyone. Once it is out, you cannot switch. RULE 4 ### Answer properly Answer truths honestly and finish dares in full. If the group thinks you held back, they can ask you to do it again. RULE 5 ### Skip or take a forfeit Everyone gets three free skips a game. After that, the group picks your forfeit, like singing a line of a song. RULE 6 ### Pass it on When your turn ends, the next player goes. In a room the game passes the turn for you. Keep going until people want to stop. Online or in person ## Same rules, different table Available now ### In person, on one phone Put one phone in the middle and pass it round. The game deals the cards, so nobody has to think up questions. - Up to ten players - No account, nothing to install - Everyone hears the answers Available now ### Online, in a room Open a room and send the link. Everyone plays on their own phone, and the game keeps the turns. - Up to four players - Friends join with no account - Call-friendly cards when you're apart FAQ ## Rules questions The ones that come up at every table. **What are the rules of truth or dare?** On your turn, pick truth or dare before you see the card. Answer truths honestly and finish dares in full. If you refuse a card, the group gives you a forfeit. Then the turn passes to the next player. **How many players do you need?** Two is enough, and the Couples deck is written for two. For a group, four to eight works best. One phone takes up to ten players, and an online room takes up to four. **How do you play truth or dare online with friends?** Open a room on the homepage and send the link. Up to four players join from their own phones, wherever they are, and they need no account. Answers go in the room chat, and video and voice calls are coming soon. **Can you play truth or dare over text?** Yes. Send the card to the chat, and the player replies with their answer, or a photo or voice note for a dare. The [truth or dare over text](https://truthordaregame.net/over-text) page has the cards that work at a distance. **What house rules should we agree?** Two are worth it. What is said in the game stays in the game, and anyone can stop a dare at any time, no questions asked. **Can you play it as a drinking game?** Yes, if everyone is of legal drinking age. Switch on drinking mode before the game starts, and skipping a card costs the sips printed on it. The [truth or dare drinking game](https://truthordaregame.net/drinking-game) page has every forfeit card. Question lists ## Read them before you play Every deck printed in full, each on its own page. [Truth or dare questions Party, friends and couples](https://truthordaregame.net/questions)[Questions for friends The whole Friends deck](https://truthordaregame.net/friends)[Truth or dare for couples The whole Couples deck](https://truthordaregame.net/couples)[Dares for truth or dare Every dare, by deck](https://truthordaregame.net/dares)[Questions for adults The Spicy deck · 18+](https://truthordaregame.net/adults) [Truth or dare over text Cards that work apart](https://truthordaregame.net/over-text)[Games to play on FaceTime Ten games for a video call](https://truthordaregame.net/facetime)[Truth or dare drinking game Every card with a sip forfeit](https://truthordaregame.net/drinking-game)[How to play truth or dare The rules in thirty seconds](https://truthordaregame.net/how-to-play) [See every list](https://truthordaregame.net/questions)