Harmless starters
- Never have I ever pretended to know a song at a party.
- Never have I ever eaten something off the floor after the five-second rule expired.
- Never have I ever waved back at someone who was waving at the person behind me.
- Never have I ever fallen asleep during a movie at the theater.
- Never have I ever laughed at a joke I did not understand.
- Never have I ever practiced a conversation in the shower.
- Never have I ever gotten lost using GPS.
- Never have I ever forgotten someone's name right after they told me.
- Never have I ever cut my own hair and regretted it immediately.
Work, school and travel
- Never have I ever called in sick when I was not sick.
- Never have I ever missed a flight.
- Never have I ever cheated on a test.
- Never have I ever lied on a resume.
- Never have I ever sent an email to the wrong person.
- Never have I ever fallen asleep in class or a meeting.
- Never have I ever traveled somewhere alone.
- Never have I ever been on camera in a meeting without realizing it.
Social confessions
Where the group starts learning things.
- Never have I ever stalked an ex online.
- Never have I ever ghosted someone.
- Never have I ever read someone's texts over their shoulder.
- Never have I ever faked being on a call to avoid talking to someone.
- Never have I ever liked an old photo by accident while scrolling someone's profile.
- Never have I ever lied about my age.
- Never have I ever started a rumor.
- Never have I ever left a party without saying goodbye to anyone.
- Never have I ever regifted a present.
Bolder round, adults only
- Never have I ever had a crush on a friend's sibling.
- Never have I ever sent a text I instantly wanted to unsend.
- Never have I ever kissed someone whose name I did not know.
- Never have I ever gone on a date just for the free meal.
- Never have I ever been on a blind date.
- Never have I ever had a crush on a teacher or a boss.
- Never have I ever said I love you first.
- Never have I ever gotten back with an ex.
How to use them
Use the classic rules: everyone starts with ten fingers up, and you put one down each time you have done the thing. The first person to run out of fingers loses, or picks the next question, depending on the group.
Read the room before the last section. A group of old friends can go straight there, while new coworkers should stay with harmless starters. The point is shared laughs, not exposing anyone.
Always leave room for the story. When someone puts a finger down, a simple wait, what happened? turns a game into a conversation, and those stories are what people remember from the night.
Questions people ask
Players take turns saying never have I ever followed by something they have not done. Anyone who has done it puts a finger down. You can play to the last person standing or just for the stories.
Yes. Take turns sending a statement, and each person replies with done or never. Without fingers to count, it becomes more about the follow-up stories, which is often the better part anyway.
Agree before you start that anyone can skip without explaining, and avoid statements that single out one person in the room. Keep the bold round for groups where everyone has opted in.