The Real One: rules and how to play
A strange trivia question. One player is told the real answer; the rest have to make one up on the spot. The guesser listens and picks who is telling the truth.
- Players3 to 10
- A round takesabout 10 minutes
- Play it onone phone, passed round
- In the appFib Club Plus
What is The Real One?
The Real One turns the imposter idea round. One player is the guesser. Everyone else is shown a strange trivia question in secret, and exactly one of them is also shown the true answer.
Everyone says an answer out loud. One of them is real and the rest are invented. The guesser has to pick the player who is telling the truth.
How to play
- One player is picked as the guesser. Everyone else sees a strange question in secret.
- One of you is told the real answer. The rest make one up.
- Say your answers out loud. The guesser picks who’s telling the truth.
Tips
- A good fake is specific. “1887, in a bakery” sounds truer than “a long time ago”.
- If you have the real answer, do not oversell it. True facts often sound less likely than the fakes.
- Guessers should ask a follow-up question. Whoever has the real answer has nothing more to add, and that is a tell too.
Example questions
- Which animals beat the Apollo astronauts around the Moon, aboard the Soviet Zond 5 in 1968?
- What did John Glenn eat in 1962 to become the first American to eat in space?
- What is Donald Duck’s middle name?
- According to her official biography, where was Hello Kitty born?
- What was the party game Twister called before it went on sale?
- A group of which sea creature is called a smack?
- In Ramsbottom, England, people throw black puddings to knock down a pile of what?
- Snooker was invented in 1875 by British Army officers stationed in which country?
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How many people can play The Real One?
Three to ten players, on one phone.
Do you need to know any trivia?
No. The questions are chosen because almost nobody knows the answer, so everyone is bluffing on equal terms.
Is The Real One free?
The Real One is part of Fib Club Plus. The rules are free to read in the app.