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1. One person reads the question out loud.
2. Everyone picks an option at the same time, by pointing or by holding up one or two fingers.
3. Each side gets one sentence to defend its choice. Then go to the next card.

Updated November 2026.

1. Would you rather fly but only three feet off the ground or turn invisible but only while holding your breath?
2. Would you rather talk to animals or speak every human language?
3. Would you rather teleport anywhere you have already been or time travel to the past but only to watch?
4. Would you rather see one minute into the future or see one hour into the past anywhere in the world?
5. Would you rather be able to talk to plants or be able to talk to machines?
6. Would you rather give up cheese forever or give up chocolate forever?
7. Would you rather eat breakfast food for every meal or never eat breakfast food again?
8. Would you rather have unlimited sushi for life or have unlimited tacos for life?
9. Would you rather have every sandwich you eat be a little soggy or have every chip you eat be a little stale?
10. Would you rather be a world-class baker or be a world-class grill master?
11. Would you rather eat the same lunch every day for a year or never eat the same lunch twice in a year?
12. Would you rather walk around all day with spinach in your teeth or walk around all day with toilet paper stuck to your shoe?
13. Would you rather have permanently sweaty hands or have shoes that squeak with every step?
14. Would you rather be a cat for a day or be a dog for a day?
15. Would you rather have a phone that is always at five percent battery or have a phone with a cracked screen forever?
16. Would you rather accidentally reply-all to the whole company or send a text about someone to that exact person?
17. Would you rather explore outer space or explore the deepest part of the ocean?
18. Would you rather live in a big city forever or live in the countryside forever?
19. Would you rather always be ten minutes late or always be thirty minutes early?
20. Would you rather get a free plane ticket every month or get a free hotel stay every month?
21. Would you rather sit in the middle seat on a twelve-hour flight or sit next to a crying baby on a three-hour flight?
22. Would you rather lose your luggage on the first day of a trip or lose your passport on the last day?
23. Would you rather see the northern lights or see a total solar eclipse?
24. Would you rather win a million dollars today or get fifty thousand dollars every year for life?
25. Would you rather have a job you love that pays very little or have a job you hate that pays a fortune?
26. Would you rather wait in line at a government office for a whole day or be on hold with customer service for six hours?
27. Would you rather have a boss who checks everything you do or have a boss who never answers your questions?
28. Would you rather quit your job tomorrow with six months of pay or stay and get a big promotion in a year?
29. Would you rather work four days a week or work from anywhere in the world?
30. Would you rather give a presentation to 500 people or give a presentation to the company CEO alone?
31. Would you rather have no meetings ever but triple the email or have no email ever but double the meetings?
32. Would you rather have your desk next to the coffee machine or have your desk next to the window?
33. Would you rather work in total silence or work next to someone who hums all day?
34. Would you rather have your camera stuck on for every video call or have your microphone stuck on for every video call?
35. Would you rather have a one-hour train commute you can read on or have a twenty-minute drive in heavy traffic?
36. Would you rather sit next to a coworker who microwaves fish every day or sit next to a coworker who takes every call on speakerphone?
37. Would you rather get unlimited vacation you feel guilty taking or get four weeks of vacation you are required to take?
38. Would you rather be able to mute anyone in real life or be able to fast-forward any meeting?
39. Would you rather start work at 6 a.m. and finish at 2 p.m. or start at noon and finish at 8 p.m.?
40. Would you rather work for a brilliant boss who is rude or work for a kind boss who is clueless?
41. Would you rather get to name the company's next product or get to design the new office?
42. Would you rather have your performance review read out at the company party or have your workday filmed for a reality show?
43. Would you rather be famous in your industry or be loved by your own team?
44. Would you rather lose your laptop charger every day or lose your building badge every week?
45. Would you rather have an impressive job title with boring work or have a fun job with a silly title?
46. Would you rather be the first one in the office every day or be the last one to leave every day?
47. Would you rather work in a room with no windows or work in a room with glass walls on every side?
48. Would you rather have the office always a little too hot or have the office always a little too cold?
49. Would you rather be expected to reply to every message instantly or only be allowed to check messages twice a day?
50. Would you rather learn a brand new skill at work every month or get a raise but do the exact same tasks forever?
51. Would you rather share a desk with your boss or share a desk with an intern who never stops talking?
52. Would you rather be the office DJ or be the office party planner?
53. Would you rather have a team lunch every single day or have one big team outing every month?
54. Would you rather work in a treehouse office or work in a houseboat office?
55. Would you rather have a job where you travel every week or have a job where you never leave your town?
56. Would you rather type with only two fingers forever or only use voice typing in an open office?
57. Would you rather be the boss and get blamed for everything or be on the team and never get the credit?
58. Would you rather accidentally share your screen on a call while shopping for pajamas or accidentally send your boss a heart in the team chat?
59. Would you rather get one surprise day off every month or leave an hour early every Friday?
60. Would you rather have every call start ten minutes late or have every call run ten minutes over?
61. Would you rather be known as the office joker or be known as the office genius?
62. Would you rather wear an ugly holiday sweater to work every day in December or wear reindeer antlers to work every day in December?
63. Would you rather do a white elephant gift swap or do a secret Santa?
64. Would you rather hear the same holiday song on repeat all December or hear no holiday music at all?
65. Would you rather have the office holiday party at a bowling alley or have it at a karaoke bar?
66. Would you rather give a holiday toast in front of everyone or sing a carol solo in front of everyone?
67. Would you rather wear a full Santa suit to the office party or run the gift exchange dressed as an elf with bells on?
68. Would you rather never feel embarrassed again or never feel jealous again?
69. Would you rather have more time or have more money?
70. Would you rather be the best in the world at one thing or be pretty good at everything?
71. Would you rather always have to say exactly what you think or never be allowed to share your opinion?
72. Would you rather call someone by the wrong name for an hour or forget their name in the middle of introducing them?
73. Would you rather go in for a hug when they wanted a handshake or go in for a high five and get left hanging?
74. Would you rather have everyone hear your thoughts for a day or have a narrator describe everything you do out loud?
75. Would you rather tell a joke every time you walk into a room or bow every time you leave one?
76. Would you rather only speak in questions or only speak in rhymes?
77. Would you rather only be able to whisper or only be able to shout?
78. Would you rather go to work dressed as a giant hot dog or be the only person at the party with no costume?
79. Would you rather watch your boss win the office costume contest every year or have to judge the office costume contest yourself?
80. Would you rather wear full face paint for a ten-hour workday or wear a rubber mask for a one-hour meeting?
81. Would you rather end every October email with an evil laugh or say "boo" before you speak in every October meeting?
82. Would you rather share your candy stash with the whole office or have the office find the stash hidden in your desk?
83. Would you rather go to work on November 1 with a sugar crash or go to work on November 1 covered in glitter that won't wash off?
84. Would you rather start the year with a spotless house or start it with an empty inbox?
85. Would you rather have your resolutions read aloud at work every Monday or have your screen time read aloud at dinner every Sunday?
86. Would you rather give a toast in front of a hundred people or sing the first verse of Auld Lang Syne alone?
87. Would you rather go to the office party with karaoke or work the midnight shift for double pay?
88. Would you rather explain your job to your grandparents again or fix the settings on their TV remote again?

Tips for a better game

• Ban "neither" and "it depends". Being forced to choose is what makes people argue.
• If the group splits evenly, the reader decides which side argued better.
• Keep a tally. Whoever lands in the minority most often reads the next round.

Questions people ask

What are some good Would You Rather questions for work?

Five from this list: Would you rather be able to talk to plants or be able to talk to machines? Would you rather get a free plane ticket every month or get a free hotel stay every month? Would you rather have your camera stuck on for every video call or have your microphone stuck on for every video call? Would you rather have the office always a little too hot or have the office always a little too cold? Would you rather never feel embarrassed again or never feel jealous again?

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