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Truth or dare for ages 12 to 17

Truth or dare is still the go-to game at birthday parties, sleepaway camp and late nights at a friend's place. The trouble is that most lists online go straight for the cringe or the dangerous. Here the truths are about lockers, group projects, teachers, screen time and the dumb arguments everyone has had with a friend. The dares take nerve, not risk: nothing sexual, no alcohol, nothing to post online and no stunts.

House rules that keep it fun

  • Two passes each. Every player can skip two cards per game, no questions asked.
  • No filming. Nobody records a dare or screenshots an answer to bring it up later. What happens in the circle stays in the circle.
  • Three-truth limit. After three truths in a row, the next turn has to be a dare. Nobody gets to hide behind Truth all night.
  • Hot potato. If you do not want a dare, you can hand it to another player, who is also allowed to pass.

All 32 truths and 32 dares

Truth

  1. What is the most awkward thing that has happened to you at your locker?
  2. Which class would you happily take forever if there were no tests?
  3. What is a group project horror story you can laugh about now?
  4. What phrase do you use the most in your group chat?
  5. Which teacher would win a dance-off?
  6. What is the strangest thing you have done because you were bored in class?
  7. Which school event do you look forward to most all year?
  8. If you had to work at one store in the mall for a summer, which would you pick?
  9. If you could redesign the school lunch menu, what would be on it?
  10. What is the best excuse you have ever heard for being late?
  11. What do you actually do on a phone-free afternoon?
  12. If you could add one sport to gym class, what would it be?
  13. What is the funniest thing a younger sibling or cousin has said to you?
  14. What hobby would you pick up if you had more free time?
  15. What screen time number would you be embarrassed to admit?
  16. What is your go-to snack after school?
  17. What is a weird fact you know that nobody ever asked about?
  18. Who in this group would survive the longest in a horror movie?
  19. What would your superhero name be, based on your worst habit?
  20. What is your biggest pet peeve about group chats?
  21. If you could be a teenager in any decade, which one would you pick?
  22. What is the best compliment a teacher has ever given you?
  23. What is something your parents say that you secretly agree with?
  24. What is the dumbest argument you have had with a friend?
  25. What do you want to learn how to do before you turn 18?
  26. Which adult outside your family do you trust most?
  27. What trend do you wish you had started?
  28. What is the most useful thing you learned this year, in or out of school?
  29. If you were principal for a day, what would your first announcement be?
  30. What is your comfort movie when you have had a bad day?
  31. Who here would you call to help you study, and who would you call to help you procrastinate?
  32. What is something you used to be scared of that seems silly now?

Dare

  1. Read the back of any object in the room in a dramatic movie-trailer voice.
  2. Give a 30-second TED-style talk on why socks go missing.
  3. Act out your morning routine in fast-forward.
  4. Walk across the room like you are in a music video, wind machine included.
  5. Do 10 lunges while naming the planets in order.
  6. Speak in your best pirate-meets-news-anchor voice until your next turn.
  7. Explain the plot of your favorite show in 15 seconds.
  8. Imitate a phone notification sound and let the group guess the app.
  9. Try to lick your elbow.
  10. Balance a spoon on your nose for five seconds.
  11. Do a 20-second interpretive dance about your last test.
  12. Name a country for every letter from A to G.
  13. Teach the group a handshake you invent on the spot.
  14. Narrate the next minute like a video game tutorial.
  15. Give a museum tour of the shoes of the person on your left.
  16. Answer the next question someone asks you with a movie quote.
  17. Start a slow clap that builds up for the last player.
  18. Act out a cooking show disaster with no props.
  19. Accept an imaginary award for Best Napper in Class with a full speech.
  20. Do a one-minute stand-up routine about school lunches.
  21. Sing the chorus of a song using only the word "banana."
  22. Draw a portrait of the player across from you in 30 seconds.
  23. Do a magic trick, even a terrible one.
  24. Show us your best goal celebration.
  25. Read a paragraph from any book in the room like a sports commentator.
  26. Say something nice about every player, using a different adjective each time.
  27. Make up a school spirit chant for the group.
  28. Put your phone in the middle of the circle until your next turn.
  29. Show us a dance move you did in elementary school.
  30. Be a waiter describing today's specials, which are all objects in the room.
  31. Talk without saying the word "like" until your next turn.
  32. Show us your yearbook photo smile, then your yearbook photo serious face.

How it works

  1. Gather the players

    Sit in a circle and decide who starts. One phone in the middle is enough, or put the page on a TV.

  2. Tap Truth or Dare

    On your turn, tap Truth, Dare or Random. The card comes from this page’s list, and anyone can pass.

  3. Pass the turn

    Answer honestly or do the dare, then hand over to the next player. Prompts don’t repeat until the list is used up.

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Making it work at parties, camp and school

  • Spread the turns around. Go around the circle in order, or let the spin the bottle page pick the next player so nobody gets targeted.
  • Adding your own questions? Keep them at the same level as this page: funny, never humiliating, and nothing that digs into someone's private life.
  • At camp or on a school trip, play cabin against cabin: each team decides who answers, and a counselor holds the screen.
  • For parents hosting a sleepover, the full list of questions is printed further down the page, so you can skim it before handing over the phone.

Want a scoreboard? A truth is worth one point, a dare is worth two, and the winner picks the music for the rest of the night.

Questions

Is this truth or dare okay for middle schoolers?

Yes, from about age 12. The questions cover school, music, shows and small embarrassing moments, with nothing sexual or mean.

Are any of the dares dangerous?

No. None of them involve fire, water, food, roads or heights, and none ask you to post anything on social media.

Can we add our own questions?

The game only draws from this list, but you can mix in your own between turns. Keep the same rule: funny, never humiliating.

Is this truth or dare game free?

Yes. It is free, funded by ads, and needs no account or app. It works right in your browser.

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