Everyone writes one. Guess whose.
Who Said It? is a game for any room: everyone writes a hot take or a fun fact on their phone, the cards come up on the big screen one at a time, and the room guesses who wrote each one.
On the big screen
Round 1 of 2
Your hot take about food
Ketchup belongs in the fridge.
4 of 11 got it
Chiara fooled 7+350
The room's guesses
- ✓ Chiara4 votes
- Dev3 votes
- Bruno1 vote
- Esme1 vote
- Greta1 vote
- Everyone else1 vote
How it works
- 01
Everyone writes one, in secret
The prompt goes up on the big screen and on every phone, and everyone writes a card of up to 120 characters. The screen counts the cards as they come in, never whose they are.
- 02
The cards come up one at a time
Each card goes up on the big screen in a shuffled order, and everyone picks on their phone who they think wrote it, with 20 seconds to guess. The author votes too, like everyone else, so no phone gives them away.
- 03
Then the reveal
The author's name turns onto the card, with how many people the room thought it was. Nothing moves on until you say so, because the reveal is where the room talks.
Why it works better on every phone
Who said it is usually played with slips of paper in a bowl. It works for a few friends. In a room of thirty it falls apart: the handwriting gives people away, somebody has to read every slip aloud, and nobody remembers who guessed what.
Here every card is typed on a phone and comes up on the big screen in a shuffled order, so neither the handwriting nor the order gives anyone away. Everyone votes on their own phone, the author included, and the screen shows how the room voted only at the reveal. Nobody, the host included, knows whose card is up until it is revealed, so the host can play too.
Round 1 of 2
Your hot take about food
7 of 12 votes in
Ketchup belongs in the fridge.
Round 1 of 2
A fun fact about you that nobody here knows
7 of 12 votes in
I have been to the same beach every summer since I was born.
FAQ
Who Said It?, explained
How do you play Who Said It?
Everyone joins on their phone. The big screen shows a prompt, and everyone writes a short answer in secret. When writing closes, the answers come up on the big screen one at a time, in a shuffled order, and everyone votes on their phone for who they think wrote each one. Then the author is revealed, and the room finds out who fooled whom.
What's the difference between “Whose hot take?” and “Whose fun fact?”
They are the same game with different cards. In Whose hot take? everyone writes an opinion the room can argue about, like “Cereal is a soup.” In Whose fun fact? everyone writes something true about themselves, like “I can say the alphabet backwards in under ten seconds.” The theme changes the prompts, the practice card and the colours, never the rules.
Can anyone see who wrote a card before the reveal?
No. A card's author stays on the server until that card's reveal, so the big screen, your remote and every phone learn it at the same moment. The phones show everyone the same list of names, and the author votes on their own card like everyone else, so a neighbour cannot tell whose card is up by looking at their phone. Not even the host knows, so the host can play too.
Can you play Who Said It? online?
Yes. Everyone scans a QR code or opens a link and plays in their phone's browser, with no app and no account. It works in one room or on a video call, as long as everyone can see the shared screen.
How does scoring work?
A right guess scores 100 points. The author scores 50 for every person their card fooled. At the end, the leaderboard has two titles: Best bluffer, for fooling the most people, and Mind reader, for the most right guesses. You can switch points off and still play for the reveals.
How do you keep it work-safe?
Pick a work-safe prompt, and you stay in control from your phone. When writing closes, your remote shows the upcoming cards, without their authors, so you can hide one before it goes up. A card that matches the built-in word list is held back unless you let it through, and you can skip a card that is already on the screen. The author of a hidden or skipped card is never revealed, anywhere.
What is the practice card?
An optional first card, written by Decka rather than anyone in the room, so everyone learns how to vote before anything counts. Its reveal says nobody here wrote it, and then the first round begins.
How long does a game take?
One round per prompt, and up to 5 prompts. Each round has 90 seconds to write, which ends early once everyone is done, then 20 seconds to guess each card, which ends early once everyone has voted. A round plays up to 20 cards by default, so a big room keeps moving; you can choose 10, 15, 20, 30 or all of them.
How many people can play?
At least 3, and 5 or more is better. Past 40 players the lobby suggests a card limit, but it never turns anyone away. The Free plan supports up to 50 participants per live activity, Pro raises that to 150, and Badass supports up to 300.
Do players need an app or an account?
No. They scan a QR code or open a link and play in their phone's browser. Nothing to install and no sign-up.
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