Most Likely To questions for groups

What you need: three people and a finger to point with

This is the game with the shortest set-up in the whole collection. You need at least 3 players (the app handles up to 20) and one phone; no secret roles, no paper, no stopwatch. On the set-up screen you type in the names and make just one choice: the Number of questions, which can be 5, 10, 15 or 20 (10 by default).

With 5 questions it is a ten-minute filler, perfect while you wait for the takeaway to arrive; with 20 it becomes the main event of the evening. Questions are drawn at random from a deck of prompts written for all ages, and the app tries not to repeat the ones that have just come up. You cannot pick categories or write your own questions: you play with the app’s deck.

A show of hands or a secret ballot: how it really plays

The game changes quite a bit depending on how you open it, so it is worth knowing the difference before you start.

With one phone in the middle of the table

1. Whoever holds the phone reads the question out loud, for example “Who is most likely to lose their keys while holding them?”.
2. On the count of three, everyone points at someone at the same moment. Voting together stops people simply following whoever went first.
3. Count the fingers and tap the person with the most votes on the phone. If there is a tie, select every name that drew level.
4. Tap “Assign the title” and the app reveals the joke title that goes with that question: in this case, “Key Wizard”.
5. Tap “Next question” and off you go again. After the last one, the end-of-game titles screen lines the players up by the number of titles they have collected.

In this mode the app does not know who voted for whom, so there are no individual points: only titles are counted.

In a room, with a phone each

• Everyone sees the same question and votes in secret on their own phone. You can vote for anyone, yourself included, or tap “I abstain”.
• While voting is open you can change your mind. The screen only shows who has already voted, never for whom.
• Once everyone has answered, the result reveals itself. The host can also close the vote early: anyone who has not voted is listed as not having voted.
• The reveal shows the count and who voted for whom. The title goes to the person with the most votes; in a tie, everyone sharing first place gets it. If nobody voted, nobody gets a title.
• Everyone who voted for the person who ends up on top earns +1. This is the light “predict the majority” scoring, and it is always on.
• The host moves on to the next question. At the end you see the titles of the evening and the “Who knows the group best?” leaderboard.

One question played in a room, vote by vote

Five friends in a room: Lucy, Ben, Priya, Ellie and Grandad Ken. Up comes the question “Who is most likely to bring snacks for the whole group?”.

1. Lucy, Priya and Grandad Ken vote for Ben, who never turns up without a family-size bag of crisps.
2. Ben, being honest, votes for himself. Ellie votes for Lucy, who once arrived with an entire Victoria sponge.
3. As soon as the last vote is in, every phone reveals the count: Ben 4, Lucy 1. The title “Walking Snack Bar” goes to Ben.
4. The majority +1 goes to Lucy, Priya, Grandad Ken and Ben too, since he voted for himself and got it right. Ellie stays on zero, for this round at least.
5. The host taps “Next question”. By the end Ben may well have three titles, but the leaderboard for reading the group could easily be won by Grandad Ken.

That is the beauty of the room version: the title rewards the person who gets picked, while the point rewards whoever can predict what everyone else will think. They are two different leaderboards, and they rarely match.

How to keep it fun (and kind)

A title is a badge, not a verdict: the app’s questions are deliberately light. The best moment comes just after the result, when you ask the winner to tell the story everyone was already thinking of. Leave room for those thirty seconds of anecdotes: that is where the game becomes memorable.

• For the +1 in a room, do not vote for the person you think is the right answer; vote for the person you think the group will choose. They are two different questions.
• Voting for yourself is allowed and sometimes clever: if you know you are the obvious answer, it is an almost guaranteed point.
• With one phone, count to three out loud and have everyone point at exactly the same moment: anyone who waits to see the others ends up copying.
• In a tie, remember to select every name that drew level before you assign the title.
• Let the reader change. Passing the phone round so a different person reads each question keeps everyone involved, and the reading voice adds half the comedy.

What to avoid

• Playing with people who barely know each other: without shared memories, the votes become random.
• Picking on the same person for ten questions in a row: if it happens, switch games for a round.
• Turning the points leaderboard into a serious contest: it is meant to stay light.

Who enjoys it and when to play

There are no words to guess and no bluff to keep up, so almost anyone can join in: families with children, grandparents, colleagues who get on well. The group that has the most fun is 5 to 12 people who know each other well; it works with three, but the votes spread less and ties are frequent.

It is a great ice-breaker at a school reunion, a birthday, a family get-together over Christmas or a lull between two more demanding games. If you are looking for more ideas for mixed groups, have a look at family games for all ages and games for large groups. For another game of choices that gets people laughing, try Would You Rather; if the group fancies a bit of bluffing instead, move on to Impostor.