Debate & laughs · From viral videos
Straight Face
A confession is read out with no name. We heard it. Straight faces. Crack and you lose your point — then guess whose it was.
- ~20 min
- 3–10 people
- One device, or phones
- Included in Pro
- Ages 12+
What it feels like
Everybody in this room is hiding something. Small things. Silly things. Tonight, they come out... and nobody is allowed to react. Here's how it works. In a private turn, you each confess something small and true. Then the confessions are read out, with no names. The room says together: we heard it, straight faces. Laugh, gasp, or even snort, and you've cracked. After that, everyone guesses whose it was. A straight face scores one point. Naming the confessor scores two. And the confessor scores one for everybody they crack.
How to play
- In a private turn, confess something small and true about yourself. The sillier, the better.
- Each confession is read out with no name. Then the room says together: “We heard it. Straight faces.” Laugh, gasp or snort and you've cracked.
- Then everyone guesses whose confession it was.
Scoring: 1 point for keeping a straight face, 2 for naming who confessed. The confessor scores 1 for everyone they crack.
You'll get prompts like
- “Something small you've never admitted to this group”
- “A food you pretend to like”
Playing safely
Confess only for yourself, and keep it small and funny. Nothing that would hurt someone in this room to hear.
What you need
3 to 10 people and one phone, tablet or laptop to pass around — or everyone on their own phone in a room. Nothing to download, no accounts. The best lines can be sealed into your group's Almanac and come back in later games.
