This or that is the fastest getting-to-know-you game there is. Each slice offers a pair, like sunrise or sunset, and players simply call out their pick. There is no explaining required, which keeps the pace brisk and the mood light.
When to use it
Spin and read the pair aloud. Everyone answers at once, by pointing left or right, holding up one or two fingers, or moving to either side of the room. Then spin again immediately.
Its speed makes it ideal for short gaps, such as the first two minutes of a video call, a line at a theme park or a transition between lessons. Any group size works.
Social media creators and streamers use quick-fire pairs like these to fill a segment or let viewers vote in chat.
Ideas
- Classroom corners: label two sides of the room and have students walk to their choice for each pair.
- Team call: everyone types their answer in chat at the same moment, then the host reads out the split.
- Friend quiz: guess a friend's answer before they reveal it and keep score of who knows whom best.
Variations
- Create a themed set for a subject you are teaching, like planets or historical eras, as a quick review.
- Spin twenty times and tally the group's answers on paper to build a profile of favorite foods and seasons.
- Use the coin flip tool when someone refuses to choose and needs the decision made for them.
Tips
- Set a two-second answer rule. Gut reactions are more fun than considered opinions.
- Ask one follow-up question only when the group splits evenly, which is where the interesting conversations hide.
- Open the wheel in full screen on a projector so everyone can read the pair at the same time.
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