Icebreaker game
Two Truths and a Lie
Everyone writes three statements about themselves - two true, one made up. Then the room gets moving, phones in hand: pairs scan each other’s QR codes, talk and guess who is bluffing.
What is the Two Truths and a Lie game?
Two Truths and a Lie is the world’s best-known icebreaker - here with the phone as the referee. Participants join by QR code without creating accounts, write their three statements and secretly mark the lie. The trainer watches in real time how many players are ready, sets the clock and releases the group into the room with one click.
The guessing happens face to face: one person shows their QR code, the other scans it, reads the statements and, after a short chat, marks their pick. The verdict comes back instantly - hit or miss - but the game never reveals which statement was the lie, so when the same pair meets again the answer can be changed. Whoever guesses the most statements wins.
Features
Key capabilities
Three statements, one lie
Participants write their statements on their phones and secretly mark the bluff. They can polish them until the guessing starts; then they freeze.
Pairs via QR code
One shows a code, the other scans it - you can only guess with somebody you actually walked up to. The conversation is part of the game.
Only the server knows the lie
Answers are graded server-side and the game only says hit or miss. The lie cannot be read out of the browser, and a pair that meets again can change their pick.
Points and a live ranking
The trainer sees who has asked how many people and how many statements they got right. The clock sets the pace, but the trainer decides when it ends.
Step by step
How it works
Create a session
Name the game and project the QR code. Participants join from their phones, no accounts needed.
Collect the statements
Everyone writes three statements about themselves and marks the lie. The console shows how many players are ready.
Release the room
Set the time and start the guessing. Pairs scan each other’s codes, talk and pick the lies.
Close and debrief
The ranking crowns the winner. Ask for the best stories - it is the highlight of the workshop.
Use cases
What it’s good for
- Opening a training or workshop with a group that doesn’t know each other
- Team integration on an offsite, or onboarding new joiners
- Practising small talk and question-asking in communication trainings
- I want participants to finally start talking to each other
- An opener for the first evening of a company offsite
- An exercise in small talk and asking questions
White label
Your brand for participants
On the paid plans you can add your company name, logo and colors, and during every session participants will see your brand instead of Verbalu.
Training by Octigo
Want this run as a full training?
You are free to run our games and simulations on your own. But if you would like us to deliver a complete training, with a professional debrief and the concepts behind the “Two Truths and a Lie” simulation explained in depth, get in touch. Octigo is a professional training company with 20 years of experience and many awards for its simulations.
- 20 years of experience in corporate training
- Award-winning training simulations
- A professional debrief and takeaways after the session
- A programme tailored to your goals and your team
Prefer to write to us directly? szkolenia@octigo.pl
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