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Never have I ever…

fallen asleep in a movie theater.

Done it? Put a finger down.
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  1. Hold up ten fingers

    Everyone starts with ten. Use five for a quick game.

  2. Read the card

    If you've done it, put one finger down. No fibbing.

  3. Last hand standing

    The last player with fingers still up wins the round.

How to play Never Have I Ever

Never Have I Ever is a game of small confessions. The card says “Never have I ever…” and anyone who has done the thing has to own up. That's the whole game, and somehow there's always one story nobody saw coming.

This is the clean version. There are no drinking rules and no 18+ cards. You keep score with your fingers, so it works just as well at a teen birthday party as it does at a family dinner or a team meeting.

  1. 1Everyone holds up ten fingers. For a shorter game, start with five.
  2. 2Pick a category, or leave it on All. The first card is already on the screen, no start button needed.
  3. 3Read the card out loud. Anyone who has done it puts one finger down.
  4. 4Optional but strongly recommended: anyone who put a finger down tells the story in a sentence or two.
  5. 5Tap Next for the next card. You can also swipe on a phone or use the arrow keys on a laptop. Previous goes back one.
  6. 6When someone runs out of fingers, they're out. The last player with fingers still up wins.

Cards are shuffled and won't repeat until you've played through the whole deck. With about 280 of them, even a long game keeps surprising you.

All Never Have I Ever questions

Every card in the game, sorted by category. Skim it before a party, or pick a handful for a class, a team meeting or family game night.

Classic · 35 questions

  1. Never have I ever fallen asleep in a movie theater.
  2. Never have I ever sung at the top of my lungs in the shower.
  3. Never have I ever laughed so hard I cried.
  4. Never have I ever pretended to know the words to a song.
  5. Never have I ever stayed up all night.
  6. Never have I ever forgotten someone's name seconds after meeting them.
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  1. Never have I ever had a full conversation with myself out loud.
  2. Never have I ever binge-watched an entire season in one day.
  3. Never have I ever broken a bone.
  4. Never have I ever read a whole book in one day.
  5. Never have I ever searched for my sunglasses while they were on my head.
  6. Never have I ever tripped on a perfectly flat floor.
  7. Never have I ever danced around my room like I was at a concert.
  8. Never have I ever had a song stuck in my head for an entire day.
  9. Never have I ever given myself a haircut.
  10. Never have I ever been on TV.
  11. Never have I ever met someone famous.
  12. Never have I ever texted someone who was in the same room.
  13. Never have I ever cried during an animated movie.
  14. Never have I ever worn socks with sandals.
  15. Never have I ever won a dance-off.
  16. Never have I ever spent an entire day in pajamas.
  17. Never have I ever laughed at a joke I didn't understand.
  18. Never have I ever watched the same movie more than ten times.
  19. Never have I ever taken a nap that accidentally lasted four hours.
  20. Never have I ever won an argument in the shower, hours after it ended.
  21. Never have I ever watched the sunrise on purpose.
  22. Never have I ever laughed so hard I had to leave the room.
  23. Never have I ever had a dream that felt totally real.
  24. Never have I ever learned a magic trick.
  25. Never have I ever had the hiccups for more than an hour.
  26. Never have I ever worn a shirt inside out all day without noticing.
  27. Never have I ever sung karaoke in front of strangers.
  28. Never have I ever forgotten what day of the week it was.
  29. Never have I ever slept more than 12 hours straight.

Food · 35 questions

  1. Never have I ever eaten cereal for dinner.
  2. Never have I ever eaten cold pizza for breakfast.
  3. Never have I ever put ketchup on something that definitely didn't need it.
  4. Never have I ever tried sushi.
  5. Never have I ever eaten a whole pizza by myself.
  6. Never have I ever eaten dessert before dinner.
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  1. Never have I ever dipped french fries in a milkshake.
  2. Never have I ever eaten something that fell on the floor.
  3. Never have I ever ordered the exact same meal every time at a restaurant.
  4. Never have I ever eaten straight out of the pot.
  5. Never have I ever eaten pineapple on pizza.
  6. Never have I ever eaten an entire sleeve of cookies in one sitting.
  7. Never have I ever cooked a whole meal for my family.
  8. Never have I ever baked a cake from scratch.
  9. Never have I ever swallowed a bug by accident.
  10. Never have I ever hidden vegetables in my napkin.
  11. Never have I ever set off the smoke alarm while cooking.
  12. Never have I ever bitten into a lemon on purpose.
  13. Never have I ever been in a food fight.
  14. Never have I ever pretended to love a dish someone cooked for me.
  15. Never have I ever stared at a menu for ten minutes and ordered the first thing I saw.
  16. Never have I ever built an ice cream sundae with way too many toppings.
  17. Never have I ever eaten popcorn for dinner.
  18. Never have I ever tried a fruit I couldn't pronounce.
  19. Never have I ever put potato chips inside a sandwich.
  20. Never have I ever made a full meal out of free samples at the store.
  21. Never have I ever opened the fridge three times in a row hoping new food appeared.
  22. Never have I ever picked every topping off a pizza.
  23. Never have I ever grown my own vegetables.
  24. Never have I ever eaten at a restaurant alone.
  25. Never have I ever gotten brain freeze from a slushie.
  26. Never have I ever eaten peanut butter straight from the jar.
  27. Never have I ever gone back for thirds at a buffet.
  28. Never have I ever mixed every soda flavor at a soda fountain.
  29. Never have I ever dunked a cookie in milk until it fell apart.

Travel · 35 questions

  1. Never have I ever been on a plane.
  2. Never have I ever traveled to another country.
  3. Never have I ever sprinted through an airport to catch a flight.
  4. Never have I ever gotten carsick on a road trip.
  5. Never have I ever been on a cruise.
  6. Never have I ever seen the ocean in person.
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  1. Never have I ever gone camping.
  2. Never have I ever slept on the floor of an airport.
  3. Never have I ever had an airline lose my luggage.
  4. Never have I ever been to a theme park.
  5. Never have I ever slept on an overnight train.
  6. Never have I ever visited a national park.
  7. Never have I ever visited more than ten U.S. states.
  8. Never have I ever taken a picture of the airplane wing.
  9. Never have I ever packed for a trip less than an hour before leaving.
  10. Never have I ever forgotten to pack something really important.
  11. Never have I ever bought a souvenir I never used.
  12. Never have I ever gotten lost in a city I was visiting.
  13. Never have I ever taken a photo pretending to hold up a famous landmark.
  14. Never have I ever been on a road trip longer than ten hours.
  15. Never have I ever sung along to the radio for an entire road trip.
  16. Never have I ever flown somewhere by myself.
  17. Never have I ever missed a flight.
  18. Never have I ever been to a desert.
  19. Never have I ever seen a waterfall in person.
  20. Never have I ever asked “are we there yet?” more than ten times on one trip.
  21. Never have I ever stayed in a log cabin.
  22. Never have I ever packed five outfits for a two-day trip.
  23. Never have I ever traveled to a different time zone.
  24. Never have I ever had a flight delayed for hours.
  25. Never have I ever left something behind in a hotel room.
  26. Never have I ever followed the GPS straight into a dead end.
  27. Never have I ever visited a place where I didn't speak the language.
  28. Never have I ever gotten on the wrong bus or train.
  29. Never have I ever been on vacation on my birthday.

School & work · 35 questions

  1. Never have I ever fallen asleep in class.
  2. Never have I ever accidentally called a teacher “Mom” or “Dad”.
  3. Never have I ever left my homework at home on the day it was due.
  4. Never have I ever pulled an all-nighter to finish a project.
  5. Never have I ever won a spelling bee.
  6. Never have I ever given a presentation without preparing.
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  1. Never have I ever been sent to the principal's office.
  2. Never have I ever gotten a perfect score on a test.
  3. Never have I ever forgotten my locker combination.
  4. Never have I ever played on a school sports team.
  5. Never have I ever performed in a school play.
  6. Never have I ever done an entire group project by myself.
  7. Never have I ever had a job before I turned 16.
  8. Never have I ever been late because my alarm didn't go off.
  9. Never have I ever talked for a full minute on a video call while muted.
  10. Never have I ever had perfect attendance for a whole year.
  11. Never have I ever sent an email to the wrong person.
  12. Never have I ever pretended to take notes while daydreaming.
  13. Never have I ever run for student council.
  14. Never have I ever written an essay the night before it was due.
  15. Never have I ever gotten lost in a new school building.
  16. Never have I ever entered a science fair.
  17. Never have I ever raised my hand and then forgotten what I wanted to say.
  18. Never have I ever hit “reply all” by accident.
  19. Never have I ever been the new kid at school.
  20. Never have I ever had a job interview.
  21. Never have I ever gotten the giggles during a quiet test.
  22. Never have I ever finished my homework on the bus.
  23. Never have I ever asked a question that was answered five seconds earlier.
  24. Never have I ever had a snow day.
  25. Never have I ever earned money babysitting.
  26. Never have I ever corrected a teacher's mistake.
  27. Never have I ever lost a library book.
  28. Never have I ever walked into the wrong classroom.
  29. Never have I ever used a calculator for super easy math.

Awkward moments · 35 questions

  1. Never have I ever waved back at someone who was waving at someone else.
  2. Never have I ever said “you too” when a server said “enjoy your meal”.
  3. Never have I ever pushed a door that clearly said pull.
  4. Never have I ever walked right into a glass door.
  5. Never have I ever called someone by the wrong name.
  6. Never have I ever laughed at the worst possible moment.
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  1. Never have I ever tripped in front of a big crowd.
  2. Never have I ever sung the wrong lyrics loudly and confidently.
  3. Never have I ever said goodbye to someone and then walked in the same direction.
  4. Never have I ever gone for a high five when the other person went for a handshake.
  5. Never have I ever kept clapping after everyone else stopped.
  6. Never have I ever waved at a stranger I thought was my friend.
  7. Never have I ever answered a question the teacher asked someone else.
  8. Never have I ever been caught singing in the car at a red light.
  9. Never have I ever rung the doorbell at the wrong house.
  10. Never have I ever laughed so hard I snorted.
  11. Never have I ever left the house in two different shoes.
  12. Never have I ever told a story and forgotten how it ended.
  13. Never have I ever sat in someone else's seat without realizing.
  14. Never have I ever shown up in costume to a party where nobody else dressed up.
  15. Never have I ever walked into the wrong restroom.
  16. Never have I ever said something out loud that I meant to only think.
  17. Never have I ever laughed at my own joke when nobody else did.
  18. Never have I ever used a big word to sound smart and used it wrong.
  19. Never have I ever been caught talking to my pet in a baby voice.
  20. Never have I ever waited in the wrong line for a really long time.
  21. Never have I ever pretended to be on the phone to avoid talking to someone.
  22. Never have I ever forgotten what I was saying in the middle of a sentence.
  23. Never have I ever mispronounced a word for years without knowing it.
  24. Never have I ever wished someone happy birthday on the wrong day.
  25. Never have I ever held a door for someone who was way too far away.
  26. Never have I ever done the side-to-side shuffle with a stranger in a hallway.
  27. Never have I ever laughed out loud at my phone in a totally silent room.
  28. Never have I ever replied “what?” three times and then just laughed and nodded.
  29. Never have I ever sung out loud with headphones on, not realizing everyone could hear me.

Phones & tech · 35 questions

  1. Never have I ever dropped my phone in water.
  2. Never have I ever cracked my phone screen.
  3. Never have I ever looked for my phone while I was holding it.
  4. Never have I ever sent a message to the wrong group chat.
  5. Never have I ever had more than 1,000 unread emails.
  6. Never have I ever fallen asleep on a video call.
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  1. Never have I ever taken more than 100 photos in one day.
  2. Never have I ever stayed up past 2 a.m. watching videos.
  3. Never have I ever forgotten a password three times in a row.
  4. Never have I ever let my phone battery hit 1%.
  5. Never have I ever cried at an online video about a rescue dog.
  6. Never have I ever played a video game until sunrise.
  7. Never have I ever ignored a software update for months.
  8. Never have I ever unsent a message seconds after sending it.
  9. Never have I ever sent a typo that completely changed the meaning of my message.
  10. Never have I ever blamed autocorrect for something I actually typed.
  11. Never have I ever pocket-dialed someone.
  12. Never have I ever built my own computer.
  13. Never have I ever watched a whole TV series on my phone.
  14. Never have I ever been my family's go-to tech support.
  15. Never have I ever fixed something just by turning it off and on again.
  16. Never have I ever downloaded an app and never opened it.
  17. Never have I ever gone a whole day without touching my phone.
  18. Never have I ever had more than 50 browser tabs open at once.
  19. Never have I ever taken a screenshot of a screenshot.
  20. Never have I ever owned a phone with real buttons.
  21. Never have I ever said “thank you” to a voice assistant.
  22. Never have I ever walked into something while looking at my phone.
  23. Never have I ever been shocked by my weekly screen time report.
  24. Never have I ever lost my phone inside my own house.
  25. Never have I ever started recording a video with the camera facing the wrong way.
  26. Never have I ever lost my progress in a video game and had to start over.
  27. Never have I ever typed a whole message with caps lock on by accident.
  28. Never have I ever fallen so deep into videos that I forgot what I was looking for.
  29. Never have I ever given my Wi-Fi network a funny name.

Adventure · 35 questions

  1. Never have I ever gone zip-lining.
  2. Never have I ever ridden a roller coaster that goes upside down.
  3. Never have I ever hiked more than five miles in one day.
  4. Never have I ever gone snorkeling.
  5. Never have I ever tried rock climbing.
  6. Never have I ever gone skiing or snowboarding.
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  1. Never have I ever ridden a horse.
  2. Never have I ever gone fishing.
  3. Never have I ever slept under the stars.
  4. Never have I ever gone white-water rafting.
  5. Never have I ever tried surfing.
  6. Never have I ever ridden in a hot air balloon.
  7. Never have I ever paddled a kayak or canoe.
  8. Never have I ever climbed to the top of a mountain.
  9. Never have I ever explored a cave.
  10. Never have I ever gone ice skating.
  11. Never have I ever gone skydiving.
  12. Never have I ever seen a whale in the wild.
  13. Never have I ever walked through a haunted house attraction.
  14. Never have I ever jumped at a trampoline park.
  15. Never have I ever ridden a camel.
  16. Never have I ever gone scuba diving.
  17. Never have I ever raced go-karts.
  18. Never have I ever escaped from an escape room.
  19. Never have I ever found my way out of a corn maze.
  20. Never have I ever slept in a treehouse.
  21. Never have I ever ridden in a helicopter.
  22. Never have I ever gone on a safari.
  23. Never have I ever floated down a river on a tube.
  24. Never have I ever ridden a jet ski.
  25. Never have I ever tried archery.
  26. Never have I ever learned to skateboard.
  27. Never have I ever walked across a suspension bridge.
  28. Never have I ever done a treetop ropes course.
  29. Never have I ever camped somewhere with no cell signal.

Family-friendly · 35 questions

  1. Never have I ever lost a tooth at school.
  2. Never have I ever pretended to be asleep so someone would carry me inside.
  3. Never have I ever built a snowman.
  4. Never have I ever stayed up until midnight on New Year's Eve.
  5. Never have I ever made a birthday card for someone by hand.
  6. Never have I ever jumped into a pile of leaves.
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  1. Never have I ever seen a shooting star.
  2. Never have I ever blamed something I did on a sibling or the dog.
  3. Never have I ever run a lemonade stand.
  4. Never have I ever read under the covers with a flashlight.
  5. Never have I ever eaten the frosting off a cupcake and left the rest.
  6. Never have I ever been to a sleepover.
  7. Never have I ever built a blanket fort.
  8. Never have I ever caught a firefly.
  9. Never have I ever planted a seed and watched it grow.
  10. Never have I ever hidden so well in hide-and-seek that everyone gave up.
  11. Never have I ever built a sandcastle.
  12. Never have I ever dressed up a pet in a costume.
  13. Never have I ever learned to ride a bike.
  14. Never have I ever made slime.
  15. Never have I ever danced in the rain.
  16. Never have I ever found a four-leaf clover.
  17. Never have I ever baked cookies with my family.
  18. Never have I ever Googled myself.
  19. Never have I ever blown out all my birthday candles in one breath.
  20. Never have I ever drawn on the sidewalk with chalk.
  21. Never have I ever made a paper airplane fly across the whole room.
  22. Never have I ever seen a double rainbow.
  23. Never have I ever had a snowball fight.
  24. Never have I ever seen real dinosaur bones.
  25. Never have I ever gone trick-or-treating.
  26. Never have I ever buried a time capsule.
  27. Never have I ever kept the stuffed animal I had as a baby.
  28. Never have I ever flown a kite.
  29. Never have I ever stuck glow-in-the-dark stars on my ceiling.

House rules and scoring

Your fingers are the scoreboard. There's nothing to track in the app, so your hands do all the work. These tweaks keep things fair and fun.

  • The honesty rule. If you've done it, the finger goes down. Friends are allowed to call you out.
  • Story or pass. Anyone who puts a finger down can tell the story or pass. Nobody has to share more than they want to.
  • Reverse round. For a few cards, put a finger down if you've never done it. It shakes up who's winning.
  • Lightning round. Read five cards in a row with no stories. A good way to wrap up a game.
  • Rematch. Everyone gets their ten fingers back, and whoever lost reads first.

Tips for a great round

A good game of Never Have I Ever feels like a conversation that happens to have a scoreboard. These small habits keep it that way.

  • Start easy. Classic and Food warm people up before Awkward moments shows up.
  • Read the card exactly as written. Ad-libbing is how a fun question turns into an interrogation.
  • Watch the room. If a card lands badly, tap Next and move on. Nobody will mind.
  • Mixed ages at the table? Family-friendly and Phones & tech work for kids and grandparents alike.
  • Keep stories short. One good sentence beats a ten-minute saga, and everyone else wants their turn.

When to play

Because it is clean and needs nothing but hands, this game travels well. It fits almost anywhere a group has ten minutes and a reason to get to know each other a little better.

Parties

Ten fingers up is the fastest way to learn who has done everything and who has never left their home state.

Family dinners

Use Family-friendly or Food. Kids love finding out what their parents never got around to doing.

Classrooms and teams

School & work and Travel make a quick icebreaker. Nobody has to say much, and everyone learns something about the people around them.

Road trips and video calls

In the car, a passenger reads. On a call, share your screen and have everyone hold their hands up to the camera.

And when the group wants something with more running around, ManyMini has other free party games you can play on one phone.

How to write your own Never Have I Ever questions

The best cards hit a sweet spot where about half the group has done it. Too common, and everyone loses a finger. Too rare, and nobody does.

  • Use one real, specific action: “Never have I ever fallen asleep in a movie theater.”
  • Pick things people can admit without blushing for a week.
  • Think about your group. A card about the school or office you share lands better than a generic one.
  • Skip anything that points at one person. The game works because it's about everyone.

Slip your homemade cards in between ones from the deck to keep the pace up. If one of yours gets zero fingers down, retire it with honor and try again.

Questions

Is Never Have I Ever free to play here?

Yes. The game is free in your browser, with no account and no sign-up.

Do I need to download an app?

No. Open this page on a phone, tablet or laptop and start reading cards.

Is this a drinking game?

No. This is the clean, no-drinking version. You play with fingers, and there are no 18+ questions.

Is Never Have I Ever OK for kids and teens?

Yes. Every card is family-friendly. The Family-friendly category is the easiest pick for younger kids, and teens tend to love Awkward moments and Phones & tech.

How many people can play?

Three or more is ideal, and there's no real upper limit. Two people can play, but confessions are more fun with an audience.

Can we play Never Have I Ever on Zoom?

Yes. Share your screen, read each card out loud and ask everyone to keep their hands in view of the camera.

How do you win Never Have I Ever?

Be the last player with at least one finger up. Start with ten fingers, or five if you want a faster game.

Will we see the same question twice?

Not until you've gone through the whole deck. The cards are shuffled every time you play.

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