Truth or Dare?
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| Truth or Dare? | |
|---|---|
| Players | 2 or more |
| Age range | 8 and up |
| Setup time | none |
| Playing time | highly variable1 |
| Random chance | Low |
| Skills required | Creativity |
| 1 Play time varies greatly depending on the number of players and their willingness to answer questions and perform dares. | |
Truth or Dare? is a party game requiring a minimum of two players. The game is very popular with adolescents, but is also played by some adults. Truth or Dare is also a popular game for girls to play at sleepovers. It is also played at summer camps.
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[edit] Rules
One player starts the game by asking another player, "Truth or dare?" If the queried player answers, "truth," then the questioning player asks a question, usually embarrassing, of the queried player; otherwise, if the queried player answers, "dare," then the questioning player asks the queried to do something, also usually embarrassing. If the question or dare is unreasonable (the exact definition of unreasonable varies from one playing group to another), then the player may demand another question or another dare instead.
After answering the question or doing the dare, the queried player asks "truth or dare?" of another player and the game proceeds as before. The game can also be played in teams, with all players in a team having to participate in the dare or answer the question. The dares are often sexual to some degree. Truth traditionally revolves around love or other subjects that are embarrassing to the person being questioned.
[edit] Variants
"Truth or Dare?" has many variations. Some of the more popular ones are "Drink or Dare?" and "Strip or Dare?" In these versions, players do not get a choice between "truth" and "dare"; instead, players must perform a dare or suffer the consequences—either drinking alcohol or stripping (removing a piece of clothing), depending upon the variation.
Another version exists, called "Truth, Dare, Double Dare, Kiss, Tell or Torture?" "Double dare" occurs where the person being dared chooses someone else to do it with them. "Kiss" is a kissing dare, where the player has to do it and does not get to change the dare. "Tell" is when the player has to tell a secret that nobody knows. "Torture" means the player is mildly tortured in an embarrassing way. Players only get to choose each option once. Still another variation is called "Truth, Dare, Double Dare, Promise to Repeat." Or yet another variation is called "Truth, Dare, Double Dare, Love, Kiss or Promise." Where the person who is daring another player says this over and over in their head and the queried player says "stop." When the player has said "stop" the darer tells them what they were on and that is the one they have to do.
Yet another variant is played by always asking a "truth" question of the next person, and if he or she is unwilling to answer (and only then) is the player offered a dare. This is in order to promote a balanced game, better questions, and riskier dares.
One alternate question asked among some college students (>18) and other adults playing truth or dare is a trivia question. The choice of a trivia question involves the risk of a fraternity paddle. If the player chooses a trivia question and answers incorrectly, he or she recieves one "whack" with the paddle. If the player answers correctly, he or she may give one "whack" to any other player.
Among many people the game will often include exposure of genitals and acts of sexual exploration. Players will sometimes state at the onset of a game whether the rules will allow for so-called X-rated dares or if it will be a "G-rated" game.
