Every slice on this wheel is a two-option dilemma with no right answer, from flying versus invisibility to pizza versus tacos for a year. Spin one, give everyone a few seconds to choose a side, and then let each person defend their pick.
When to use it
Would you rather needs no props and no turns, which makes it ideal for car journeys, waiting in line or the last ten minutes of a lesson. Any number of people can join, from two friends to a whole classroom voting by raising hands.
At dinner, it is a gentle way to get quieter family members talking. Kids love arguing for the strange choice, and adults often surprise each other with their reasoning.
Teachers can treat each question as a speaking prompt. Students pick a side, give one reason, and then try to persuade someone from the other side to switch.
Ideas
- Split the room: everyone choosing the first option stands on the left, the second option on the right, then each side gets thirty seconds to argue.
- Road trip countdown: spin once every few miles and keep a running list of the funniest answers in the notes app.
- Debate club warm-up: assign students to the side they did not choose and make them argue it convincingly.
Variations
- Write your own themed dilemmas for a holiday, a book your class is reading or a team at work, and save the wheel for later.
- Switch the mode to remove the winner if you want the wheel to stop once every dilemma has been used, then press Start over when you want the full list back.
- Share the link with a group chat so friends can spin the same set of questions from their own phones during a video call.
Tips
- Ask follow-up questions. The fun is not the choice itself but the story behind it, so ask why, and what the downside would be.
- Keep a rule that nobody can answer both. Forcing a choice is what makes the game work.
- If someone gets stuck for more than a few seconds, give them a hint by asking which option they would regret less.
Make it yours
Change any entry, weight or color above, or open a copy of this wheel to edit and share as your own. This page always keeps its original entries.