Two truths, one lie

The problem this game always creates

Everyone knows the rule, and everyone gets stuck in the same place: coming up with three statements. Under pressure you fall back on "I have broken a bone" or "I do not like chocolate", and the round dies there.

That is why the most common search is not how to play but "two truths and a lie ideas". People are not looking for the rule, they are looking for examples.

Here you do not have to find any: the game hands you a pool of neutral statements, and you simply pick the two that are true for you plus one that is not. Your opponent guesses, then both sides are revealed.

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It remembers what you have already used

The flaw in idea lists is that by the second round you are recycling the same statements. So the game keeps track of the ones you have already used and drops them from later pools, until the bank - 202 statements - runs out and a new cycle starts.

In practice: two people playing again do not see the same statements twice, and you cannot lean on your favourite lie.

Why the statements come from a bank rather than from you

That is a choice, not a technical limit. A curated bank guarantees two things a free text field cannot:

• Nothing awkward. The statements are neutral and plausible for anyone - no health, no family, no location, nothing that could put someone on the spot in front of a stranger.
• It works across languages. Every statement exists in all six site languages, so a round between an English and an Italian speaker works with no translation.

Same logic as Would You Rather: prepared content rather than free text, which is what makes the game usable with a stranger and not only among friends.

When to bring it out

It is the best second game, rarely the first. Would You Rather takes zero effort and gets the conversation moving; Two truths one lie asks you to say a little about yourself, which works better once the ice is broken.

It plays one-on-one in a match, on webcam or without a camera. For group formats, the impostor game and the drawing game fit better - the full tour is on the games to play on a video call page.

The same game, on a delay, in the Arena

Since September 2026, your two-truths-one-lie card can also wait for the others' guesses for 48 hours, with nobody online at the same time: that's the Arena. Spotting the lie earns 2 Plox and 5 points, and every person fooled earns the author 2.

Deal your 3 statements

All 202 statements in the bank

1. I've broken a bone.
2. I can whistle with my fingers.
3. I've eaten an insect.
4. I can touch my nose with my tongue.
5. I've had a giggle fit in class.
6. I know a whole song by heart.
7. I've won a contest.
8. I hate chocolate.
9. I've met a famous person.
10. I can ride a bike no-handed.
11. I've slept under the stars.
12. I speak more than two languages.
13. I'm terrified of spiders.
14. I've been on a long road trip.
15. I can cook a full meal on my own.
16. I've had a pet.
17. I can balance on one leg with my eyes closed.
18. I've forgotten my own birthday.
19. I collect something.
20. I've cried at a cartoon.
21. I can juggle three balls.
22. I've missed a bus right in front of me.
23. I can imitate at least one famous voice.
24. I've camped in the rain.
25. I prefer winter to summer.
26. I've cracked a phone screen.
27. I can swim with my eyes open underwater.
28. I've had a dream so real I believed it when I woke up.
29. I can say the alphabet backwards.
30. I've eaten a whole pizza by myself.
31. I've been scared in a haunted house ride.
32. I can do a cartwheel.
33. I've sung in front of people.
34. I hate cilantro.
35. I've found money on the ground.
36. I can stand on a skateboard.
37. I've watched a whole series in one night.
38. I can tie a tie.
39. I've come first in a game or sport.
40. I've had hiccups for a really long time.
41. I can wiggle my ears.
42. I've burst out laughing at the worst moment.
43. I can snap my fingers with both hands.
44. I can walk on my hands.
45. I can skip stones on water.
46. I can play a musical instrument.
47. I can imitate the sound of at least three animals.
48. I can fold a paper plane that flies really far.
49. I can do an impressive card trick.
50. I can write with both hands.
51. I can type without looking at the keys.
52. I can hold my breath for over a minute.
53. I can flip a pancake in the air without dropping it.
54. I can say hello in five languages.
55. I can roller skate backwards.
56. I can recognise a song within the first three seconds.
57. I can draw a cat with my eyes closed.
58. I can fold an origami figure without a tutorial.
59. I can find my way with a paper map.
60. I can beatbox.
61. I can dance a full routine from memory.
62. I can tie a proper sailor's knot.
63. I can fall asleep anywhere in five minutes.
64. I can code a small program.
65. I can fix a flat bike tyre.
66. I can moonwalk.
67. I can make a water drop sound with my mouth.
68. I hate mushrooms.
69. I prefer savoury to sweet.
70. I like pineapple on pizza.
71. I prefer cats to dogs.
72. I always sleep with socks on.
73. I always set several alarms in the morning.
74. I prefer the mountains to the sea.
75. I sing in the shower.
76. I talk to my screen when I'm gaming.
77. I always read the last page of a book first.
78. I love horror films.
79. I'm still a little afraid of the dark.
80. Clowns scare me.
81. I love thunderstorms.
82. I have a lucky charm.
83. I sort my apps by colour.
84. I have more than ten thousand photos on my phone.
85. I take hours to reply to messages.
86. I dip my fries in ice cream.
87. I eat my cereal without milk.
88. I love really spicy food.
89. I like cold pizza for breakfast.
90. I prefer a controller to keyboard and mouse.
91. I always finish my video games at 100%.
92. I listen to music to fall asleep.
93. I play the same song on repeat for days.
94. I'm more of a morning person than a night owl.
95. I write with my left hand.
96. I remember almost all of my dreams.
97. Apparently I talk in my sleep.
98. I count the steps when I climb stairs.
99. I've never been on a plane.
100. I've never set foot on a boat.
101. I've never ridden a roller coaster.
102. I've never seen a single superhero film.
103. I've never eaten sushi.
104. I've never broken a single dish in my life.
105. I've never slept through an alarm.
106. I've never lost an umbrella.
107. I've never played a racing game.
108. I've never won a single game of hide-and-seek.
109. I've never held a ping-pong paddle.
110. I've never set foot in an ice rink.
111. I've never read a single manga.
112. I've never jumped during a horror film.
113. I've never slept until noon.
114. I've never managed to whistle.
115. I've never sung karaoke.
116. I've never seen fireworks in real life.
117. I've never forgotten a friend's birthday.
118. I've never cheated at a board game.
119. I've never kept a diary.
120. I've never written a letter by hand.
121. I've never watched a whole football match.
122. I've never worn a costume to a party.
123. I've never used a compass.
124. I've never been late to a meet-up.
125. I've painted a picture on a real canvas.
126. I've seen a shooting star.
127. I've seen the northern lights.
128. I've swum in an ice-cold lake.
129. I've built a snowman taller than me.
130. I've reached the top of a mountain on foot.
131. I've caught a fish.
132. I've pulled an all-nighter.
133. I've set an alarm just to watch the sunrise.
134. I've dreamt that I was flying.
135. I've had the same dream several times.
136. I've sent a message to the wrong person.
137. I've dropped my phone in water.
138. I've looked for my phone while holding it in my hand.
139. I've put salt instead of sugar in a cake.
140. I've said thank you to a voice assistant.
141. I've baked a birthday cake for someone.
142. I've bitten into a chilli that was too hot for me.
143. I've read a whole book in one day.
144. I've eaten snails.
145. I've tasted a fruit I didn't know the name of.
146. I've worn mismatched socks without noticing.
147. I've forgotten my password right after changing it.
148. I've waved back at someone who wasn't waving at me.
149. I've taken a bus in the wrong direction.
150. I've missed my stop because I fell asleep on the bus.
151. I've acted in a play.
152. I've forgotten my lines on stage.
153. I've made a stop-motion film.
154. I've written a song.
155. I've written a story more than ten pages long.
156. I've built a hut.
157. I've finished a thousand-piece jigsaw puzzle.
158. I've finished a video game in a single day.
159. I've played a video game until sunrise.
160. I've broken a controller by accident.
161. I've been to a concert in a huge venue.
162. I've been up in a hot-air balloon.
163. I've been scared at the top of a Ferris wheel.
164. I've been on a zip line.
165. I've jumped off a five-metre diving board.
166. I've held a snake in my hands.
167. I've bottle-fed a lamb.
168. I've seen a fox or a deer up close.
169. I've seen dolphins in the wild.
170. I've been chased by a goose.
171. A bird has stolen food from me.
172. I've taken in a lost animal.
173. I've taught an animal a trick.
174. I've been horse riding.
175. I've built an igloo.
176. I've danced in the rain.
177. I've planted a tree.
178. I've seen an eclipse.
179. I've looked at a planet through a telescope.
180. I've found a four-leaf clover.
181. I've buried a time capsule.
182. I've taken part in a treasure hunt.
183. I've beaten an escape room before time ran out.
184. I've pitched a tent without any help.
185. I've toasted marshmallows over a campfire.
186. I've been on a hike of more than twenty kilometres.
187. I've taken part in a litter pick-up.
188. I've scored an own goal.
189. I've slept in a hammock.
190. I've bowled a strike.
191. I've been snorkelling.
192. I've tried archery.
193. I've practised a martial art.
194. I've competed in a video game tournament.
195. I've pulled a prank that worked perfectly.
196. I've organised a surprise party.
197. I've watched the same film more than ten times.
198. I've slept more than fourteen hours straight.
199. I've built a computer piece by piece.
200. I've created my own game.
201. I've grown my own vegetables.
202. I've travelled on a night train.

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