Party games

Rapid Fire Party Game

Five seconds, one question, then the phone moves to the next person.

Players
4–12
Time
10–20 min
What you need
One phone with a five-second timer

Why it works as a party game

Rapid fire is the short party game you drop between longer ones. The phone is only a clock, which is why a group can play it standing up.

How to play

  1. Load a list of quick questions: favorite, finish-the-line, or name three.
  2. Start a five-second timer as you hand the phone over and read the question.
  3. A player who answers in time scores a point and picks the next question. A miss passes the phone with no point.
  4. First player to five points ends the round.

Hosting tips

  • Questions need an answer anyone could give. Trivia facts turn it into a different game.
  • Hold the phone yourself if passing it will get it dropped.
  • Play two rounds at most. The third one is just noise.

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