Party game · 3 to 8 players · one phone
Whose Tweet? How well do you know your friends?
Everyone secretly writes a short post to the same prompt. Then the posts appear one at a time, with no names attached, and the group guesses who wrote each one. Guess right to score. Fool the room to score more.
- No accounts or downloads
- 72 prompts in 3 packs
- Nothing leaves this device
Round 1 of 5
This round's prompt
Read the prompt out loud. Everyone writes in secret, one at a time.
Writer 1 of 4
Pass the phone to
Everyone else, look away. No peeking at the screen.
, write your post
0 / 280
Post 1 of 4
On the count of three, everyone points at the player they think wrote it. The writer points too, to bluff. Then record each vote below.
It was…
Best post of the round?
Agree on one favorite. Its writer gets a bonus point.
After round 1
Scoreboard
Best posts of the game
One round in four steps
- Read the prompt. Something like "Post your worst life hack" or "Describe your Monday in 10 words."
- Write in secret. The phone goes around the circle. Each player types a post of up to 280 characters and locks it in.
- Guess the writer. The posts come back shuffled and anonymous. Everyone points at their suspect, and the writer bluffs along.
- Score it. Two points for each correct guess. One point to the writer for every friend they fooled. One bonus for the round's best post.
Three prompt packs
Classic
The everyday stuff. Habits, opinions, small confessions and the things you'd never say out loud at dinner.
"Post your worst life hack."
Work-safe
Built for team socials, onboarding days and the last 15 minutes of a long meeting. Nobody gets put on the spot about anything personal.
"Write the subject line of an email nobody wants to open."
Family
Safe for kids, grandparents and holiday tables. Good for ages eight and up, as long as someone helps the younger ones type.
"What superpower would you choose, and what would you use it for first?"
Guides for game night
- Party Games for a Group With Only One PhoneHow to run a fun game night when the whole group shares one phone. Which pass-and-play games work, how to set up the room and how to keep things moving.
- How to Run a "Whose Post Is It?" Game Over a Video CallA host's guide to playing a guess-who-wrote-it game with friends or coworkers on a video call. Collecting answers privately, voting fairly and keeping score.
- How to Write Funny Short Posts That LandPractical tips for writing short, funny posts under 280 characters. Specific details, where to put the punchline, what to cut and how to sound like yourself.
Questions
Do we need X or Twitter accounts to play?
No. Nobody signs in to anything. The posts you write stay on the device you're playing on and are never sent to X or anywhere else. When you close the tab, the round is gone.
How many people can play?
Three to eight players on one phone, tablet or laptop. Four to six is the sweet spot: enough posts to make guessing hard, short enough that a round takes about five minutes.
Is it safe for kids?
Pick the Family pack and every prompt is written for kids and grandparents at the same table. The Work-safe pack keeps things suitable for team socials. You still write the answers yourselves, so house rules apply.
How long does a game take?
A five-round game with five players usually runs 20 to 30 minutes. Choose three rounds for a quick warm-up or seven for a longer evening.
How is the 280-character limit counted?
The counter uses X's own weighting: most letters, numbers and punctuation count as one, emoji and characters from scripts such as Chinese, Japanese and Korean count as two, and any web address counts as 23.