Whether you need an icebreaker for the first day of school or a fun addition to your family game night, try two truths and a lie.
It is a great game for adults and kids, and you may even find your reluctant teen is keen to get involved. When you play two truths and a lie, you get to know people better while learning something funny about them.
How To Play Two Truths and a Lie
The game’s concept is simple, making it ideal for small or large groups. Each group member has to introduce themselves and make three statements about themselves.
For example:
- I am 13 years old
- I like eating pizza
- I enjoy watching home renovation shows
Two of the statements should be truths, and one should be a lie. The rest of the group has to guess which statement is a lie. The trick is trying to guess everyone else’s lie while convincing them of yours.
You can also write the statements down using our free printable.
Tips and Strategies:
- Keep your two truths and one lie simple and believable
- Change up the order of your truths and lies
- Try and make your truths shocking or something people wouldn’t expect from you
- Make all your statements confidently
- Play it cool, and don’t let your body language give you away
Game Variations
- To change things up, each group member can ask one question not directly related to the three statements as they try and sniff out the lie.
- Let the group ask as many questions as they like, but each question counts as a point. At the end of the game, the person who got asked the most questions (and had the most points) before the group identified the lie wins.
- Give each round a topic, like family, food, sport, achievements, or likes/dislikes.
133 Two Truths and a Lie Ideas
1. My favorite animal is a cat
2. I love spicy food
3. I can play the drums
4. I have never watched Harry Potter
5. My favorite color is green
6. Pickles are my favorite food
7. I love to exercise
8. I used training wheels until I was 10
9. I only eat the egg yolk
10. When I was younger, I wanted to be a librarian
11. My favorite country is Scotland
12. I have the same name as my great-grandmother
13. I have never eaten sushi
14. I hate swimming in the ocean
15. I’ve always wanted to try pottery
16. If I could only eat one food for the rest of my life, it would be toast
17. My dad doesn’t like baseball
18. My first pet was a goldfish
19. I still like to build lego
20. I broke my pinky finger when I was 5
21. I am terrified of bats
22. I have never had a filling in my teeth
23. I’m allergic to pineapple
24. I don’t like chocolate
25. I only eat carrots raw
26. I want to learn how to knit
27. I don’t like Disneyland
28. I only wash my face in cold water
29. My favorite musician is Taylor Swift
30. I only eat red skittles
31. I love getting out of bed in the morning
32. I am good at playing chess
33. I love the smell of the rain
34. I hate the smell of popcorn
35. I want to compete in a triathlon
36. I think kale is delicious
37. I always read the last page of a book first
38. If I could be any animal, I would be a bird
39. I want to take hip-hop dance lessons
40. I love my mom more than my dad
41. Eating fried ice cream is on my bucket list
42. I have always wanted a pet snake
43. My parents waited a week after I was born before naming me
44. I always wished I was a twin
45. My mom makes the worst meatballs
46. I dressed up as an orange for Halloween
47. My grandfather worked at NASA
48. I love meeting new people
49. My cousin is a professional snowboarder
50. I can write with my left hand and my right hand
51. I am obsessed with Minecraft
52. I have never been ice-skating
53. I was born at home and not in a hospital
54. I collect Disney memorabilia
55. I only drink almond and oat milk
56. Aladdin is my favorite Disney movie
57. I won a pie-eating contest
58. I have never watched a Marvel movie
59. I am lactose intolerant
60. I prefer potato chips to corn chips
61. I have always wanted to dye my hair green
62. I always sing in the shower
63. I get motion sickness when I’m in the car
64. I don’t put sugar in my tea
65. I hate wearing socks
66. I have never eaten asparagus
67. I am a rollercoaster junkie
68. My sister has one green eye and one blue eye
69. I shaved one of my eyebrows off when I was 6
70. I have a heart-shaped birthmark under my arm
71. I will only write with a blue pen
72. I wear contact lenses
73. I can speak three languages
74. I have never had stitches
75. I have a pet rabbit named Snickers
76. I have never played this game before
77. Chocolate chip cookies are my favorite
78. My mom makes her own jam
79. I eat a bowl of cereal every day
80. Math is my favorite subject
81. I have never been camping
82. I like eating cold pizza for breakfast
83. My dad grows award-winning roses
84. I wear a size 6 shoe
85. My best friend’s name is Sean
86. I have had my tonsil’s out
87. I still sleep with a special toy
88. I have never been on TikTok
89. I ate playdough once
90. I can say the alphabet backward
91. I can’t whistle
92. I got lost in a department store when I was 3
93. I swallowed a fly once
94. I have never been horse-riding
95. I draw manga stories
96. My first word was ‘dog’
97. I have never had a McFlurry
98. I used to suck my thumb
99. I don’t like peanut butter and jelly sandwiches
100. Feather pillows make me sneeze
101. I read two books at a time
102. I always dreamed of being an Olympic swimmer
103. I would like to live on a farm
104. My lucky number is 9
105. My sister and I shaved our heads when we were 10
106. I am a straight A student
107. I have never watched Netflix
108. I am allergic to band-aids
109. I won a contest for a free trip to Hawaii
110. I play tennis every Sunday
111. I am taking an online cooking course
112. I don’t know how to cook
113. I love buying stationery
114. I only have two friends
115. I learned to read when I was 4
116. I am the youngest child in my family
117. I am afraid of the dark
118. I cry when I go to the zoo
119. My parents don’t let us watch TV
120. I am the teacher’s pet at school
121. I can still name the most popular dinosaurs from the Triassic period
122. I have a pen pal in Cyprus
123. I’m scared to order new food from a menu in case I don’t like it
124. I am part of a bowling league
125. My nickname is Buttons
126. I have never been to a hospital
127. My favorite book growing up was the dictionary
128. I love visiting museums
129. I am never late
130. I have never broken a bone
131. I have never seen a shooting star
132. I have visited 2 other countries
133. I cry every time I watch The Lion King
A List of the Best Two Truths and a Lie Examples
Games you can play in the car or at family get-togethers are the best, and two truths and a lie definitely fits the bill. You don’t need fancy equipment, just a pen and paper, a sharp mind, and a smooth-talking attitude.
Not only will you learn more about your friends and family, but you will also improve your skills of observation. This list is a great start, but the options for lies are endless.
So, give two truths and lie a try and fib your way to laughter and connection.