| Subject Name: | Truth or dare? |
| Players: | 2 or more |
| Playing Time: | None |
| Random Chance: | low |
| Skills: | creativity, embarrassment tolerance |
Truth or dare? is a mostly verbal party game requiring two or more players. Players are given the choice between answering a question truthfully, or performing a "dare". The game is particularly popular among adolescents and children, and is sometimes used as a forfeit when gambling.
The game has existed for hundreds of years, with at least one variant, "questions and commands", being attested as early as 1712:
Truth or dare may ultimately derive from command games such as the ancient Greek basilinda (in Greek: βασιλίνδα). This game is described by Julius Pollux: "in which we are told a king, elected by lot, commanded his comrades what they should perform".[1]