If we’re being real, texting is pretty much how we stay connected to friends, colleagues, and family these days. It’s quick and convenient and lets us keep in touch no matter where we are. But let’s be honest: sometimes, the endless “How’s your day?” and “What’s up?” texts can get a little too repetitive, making our interactions feel boring, robotic, or uninteresting.
However, texting can be much more engaging, especially with the introduction of texting games. Instead of just sticking with your usual redundant “How are you?” texts, you can try playing texting games now and then. Not only will it inject energy and fun into your conversations, but it will also create hilarious moments and lasting memories and even help deepen your relationships.
In this article, we’ll explore five fun texting games guaranteed to bring excitement to your conversations. But while you are here, you can also read more here about the best real-money online games to play in your free time.
Trivia
You can play a game of Trivia anywhere, including over text messaging. It’s a game that works for any group size, and it’s the perfect way to show off your knowledge while having a great time with friends.
If you’re playing in a group chat, one person can be the “quizmaster.” The quizmaster sends out a series of trivia questions while everyone competes to get the most correct answers. The whole group can agree on a theme for the trivia questions. It could be history, geography, sports, movies, general knowledge, etc.
However, if it’s just two players, you can ask each other questions based on a pre-decided theme. To keep things interesting, you can set a time limit for responses and record points for each correct answer. If you’re feeling lazy, there are tons of trivia apps and websites that can generate questions for you.
Would You Rather?
The concept behind this game is simple; you give your friends two options, and they have to pick one they would rather go with, no matter how tricky, funny, or outrageous the scenarios are. For example, you could ask, would you rather be in jail for five years or be in a coma for a decade? Or Would you rather lose your sight or your memories?
The crazier the questions, the better. If you’re playing in a group chat, you can take turns coming up with questions, or everyone can answer the same one before moving on to the next. You can also add a rule where the person answering must explain their choice. You’ll be surprised at how ridiculous or insightful some of the responses can be.
Never Have I Ever
Never Have I Ever is a classic party game, but it works just as well over text. Here’s how it works: one person sends a statement starting with “Never have I ever…” followed by something they’ve never done. For example, they could say, never have I ever pretended to be on the phone, or Never have I ever Googled myself. If one person has done it, they must confess by saying “Guilty!” or by sending a pre-agreed emoji.
If you play in a group chat, you can keep score, and the person with the most “Guilty” responses at the end loses or wins. Asking each guilty participant to provide a backstory about their experience is where things get really fun. People usually end up sharing hilarious, awkward, and unexpected stories behind their responses.
Story Builder
This game is a great way to flex your creativity muscles. Here’s how it works: one person sends the first sentence to start the story. Then, the next person adds another sentence to build on it. You keep going back and forth or around the group chat until you’ve created a full story.
You can set rules to make things even more interesting. You could say each person is only allowed to type a certain number of words per turn or set a timer for each turn to keep the momentum going. At the end of the game, you’ll have come up with a unique and hilarious story that no one could have predicted. And who knows? You might end up creating a masterpiece.
Knock Knock
You can never go wrong with a good knock-knock game. It’s simple, silly, and guaranteed to bring out the inner child in you and anyone you’re playing with. Also, a good knock-knock joke never gets old.
Everybody knows how to play a knock-knock game. But if you are unfamiliar with it, here’s how it works: One person says, “Knock Knock,” and the other answers, “Who’s there?” The first person then responds with a name or phrase, and the second person asks, “Who?” which serves as the punchline for the joke.
For example:
- Person 1: Knock knock.
- Person 2: Who’s there?
- Person 1: Alice
- Person 2: Alice Who?
- Person 1: Alice fair in love and war.
The good thing about Knock Knock is that you can make different adaptations. You can stick to the popular classics or come up with your own ridiculous punchlines.
Conclusion
Texting games are a great way to interact with your friends, especially if you haven’t really got anything else to chat about. Besides the ones listed above, you could also try other games like “what if,” “kiss, marry, kill,” riddles, word unscramble, etc.