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Icebreaker

Would You Rather

Also called This or That, Either Or

The host reads two choices and everyone walks to the side of the room that matches their answer.

people
4–200
time
10 min
energy
Medium
materials
No materials
Kids-safeHR-safeChurch-safe
Watch it played
How to play4

Before you start

Prepare 15–20 clean questions. Mark the left side of the room as option A and the right as option B.

  1. 1The host reads a question: “Would you rather never eat rice again, or never use your phone on weekends?”
  2. 2Everyone walks to the side of their answer. No middle allowed.
  3. 3The host asks one or two people from each side to defend their choice in a sentence.
  4. 4Move on to the next question after about a minute.
Cards for this game30

Edit them now. Host mode deals them one at a time, big enough for the room.

30 cards
  • Would you rather always be 10 minutes late or 20 minutes early?
  • Would you rather have a rewind button or a pause button for your life?
  • Would you rather live by the beach or in the mountains?
  • Would you rather eat adobo or sinigang every day for a month?
  • Would you rather be able to talk to animals or speak every language?
  • Would you rather have a personal chef or a personal driver?
  • Would you rather never use your phone again or never watch TV again?
  • Would you rather fly or be invisible?
  • Would you rather give up rice or give up bread forever?
  • Would you rather sing karaoke in front of everyone or dance in front of everyone?
  • Would you rather have unlimited free travel or unlimited free food?
  • Would you rather live without music or without movies?
  • Would you rather have a three-day weekend every week or one extra month of vacation per year?
  • Would you rather have a rooftop garden or a backyard pool?
  • Would you rather meet your hero or meet your future self?
  • Would you rather be famous in your town or unknown but very rich?
  • Would you rather always know the time or always know the weather?
  • Would you rather be the funniest person in the room or the smartest?
  • Would you rather have Christmas all year or summer all year?
  • Would you rather go back to the past or see the future?
  • Would you rather never have to cook again or never have to clean again?
  • Would you rather lose all your photos or all your contacts?
  • Would you rather always have to hop or always have to skip when you move?
  • Would you rather have to sing every answer or dance every question?
  • Would you rather live in a treehouse or on a houseboat?
  • Would you rather have every road trip be perfect or every meal be perfect?
  • Would you rather read minds or see the future?
  • Would you rather be tiny for a day or giant for a day?
  • Would you rather have an extra hour of sleep every day or an extra hour of free time?
  • Would you rather teach a class or take a class on any topic?
What to say3
  1. 1“No middle ground — you have to pick a side!”
  2. 2“Left for A, right for B… move, move, move!”
  3. 3“Wow, look at that split! Someone from the small side — defend yourself!”
Host tips3
  • Questions found online are often gross or suggestive. Write your own or read the whole list beforehand with your boss and lola in mind.
  • Avoid questions that split people along religion, politics or money — the room divides for real and the mood drops.
  • Lopsided questions where 95% pick one side are dead air. Use choices that are both appealing, or both mildly bad.
Variants2

  • Seated

    Players hold up one hand or two, or vote in a poll on their phones, when walking is not practical.

  • Elimination

    Before each question, the host secretly picks a “safe” side. Players on the wrong side sit down until one remains.

Safety1
  • If the room is crowded, the dash between sides causes bumps — use the seated variant with seniors or small kids.
Good for

Occasions

Team buildingChristmasSchoolRetreatReunionBirthday

Venues

Indoor, smallIndoor, largeOfficeChurch hallOutdoorOnline
If this one dies early3