“Who is most likely to…”: 20 family-friendly questions and a phone-voting game

The classic rules

You need nothing but a group. Someone reads the question, everyone counts to three and points at the person they think is most likely to do it. Whoever collects the most fingers is the star of that question, and the group demands an explanation. No points, just laughter and stories like “remember when you got on the wrong bus in Lisbon?”.

The classic has two weak spots. Pointing at a friend in front of everyone is awkward, so people start voting for the “safe” choice. And without a score the game runs out of steam: ten questions in, nobody knows who is winning. Voting on phones fixes both, more on that below.

20 “who is most likely to” questions

Every question here is kind and family-friendly — you laugh together, not at someone. Read them aloud or play similar ones from the Party Box deck.

Warm-ups

1. Who is most likely to be late to their own birthday party?
2. Who is most likely to look for their phone while holding it?
3. Who is most likely to be first on the dance floor?
4. Who is most likely to fall asleep during a movie they picked?

Food and home

1. Who is most likely to eat the last slice of pizza?
2. Who is most likely to invent a new dish from fridge leftovers?
3. Who is most likely to mix up salt and sugar?
4. Who is most likely to lose their keys twice in one day?

Travel and dreams

1. Who is most likely to pack three suitcases for a weekend trip?
2. Who is most likely to travel around the world?
3. Who is most likely to go to space?
4. Who is most likely to learn five languages?

For families with kids

1. Who is most likely to adopt ten cats?
2. Who is most likely to befriend a squirrel in the park?
3. Who is most likely to build the tallest sandcastle?
4. Who is most likely to cry during a cartoon?

For coworkers and friends

1. Who is most likely to answer an email at 3 a.m.?
2. Who is most likely to spend an hour choosing a movie and then watch nothing?
3. Who is most likely to take a thousand photos on a single walk?
4. Who is most likely to grab the karaoke mic without being asked?

Playing on phones in Party Box

In Party Box, “Who’s most likely…” is one of three formats. The host opens a room and guests join by QR or link, each on their own phone, with nothing to install and no sign-up. A question appears and everyone has 25 seconds to vote secretly for one of the players. You can change your vote until the timer ends, and once everyone has voted the round closes by itself.

Then the vote bars grow on screen, and everyone who matched the majority scores a point. That changes the game: the goal is no longer to pin it on a friend but to read the room. Secret voting removes the awkwardness: individual votes are never shown, only the final bars and who matched the majority. The deck holds more than 160 questions per language, so you will not see repeats night after night.

• Players: 3 to 16. No bots — only real people vote, otherwise the game makes no sense.
• Rounds: the host picks 6, 9, 12 or 15.
• Formats: keep only “Who’s most likely…” or rotate it with the two other games.
• Screen: open the Big Screen on a TV at playparty.live/tv. No TV? Everything shows on the phones.

What about a video call?

Party Box does not need a shared TV: the question, timer and bars appear on every phone. That makes it easy to run on a call with relatives in another city or a remote team. The host drops the link in the chat, guests open it on their phones, and the call’s camera keeps the laughter and the “I am never late, actually!” protests. Keep it to 6 rounds on a call. More ideas in our video call games.

Two more formats in the same box

Two truths and a lie: the round’s hero writes two truths and one lie about themselves, and everyone else hunts for the lie. Spotting it earns a point, and the hero scores for everyone they fool. Guess the emoji: a movie, song or saying appears in emoji, and the fastest correct answers score the most. Rotating the three keeps the night fresh. If your group loves to deceive, also try our bluffing trivia game, where you bluff about facts rather than yourself.

How to play without hurting anyone

• Pick compliment questions. “Who is most likely to become famous?” feels better than questions about flaws.
• Laugh together. If someone gets every vote, let them tell their side — it is the best part of the game.
• Skip sore spots. Looks, money and relationships are off the table. The Party Box deck is family-only, with no 18+ mode.
• Rotate the reader. When playing out loud, let everyone invent a question, so the game becomes about your group.

Where it works best

Birthdays are the perfect excuse: questions about the guests turn straight into toasts and stories — more ideas in our birthday party games. At family gatherings and holiday dinners it brings kids and grandparents together; see our holiday party games. At work it helps people get to know each other beyond the team chat — see our office party games plan — and in a classroom it helps new students bond.

FAQ

Can I add my own questions?

Party Box draws from its built-in deck. Your own questions work best in the classic version — read aloud, with finger-pointing votes.

Can people see who voted for whom?

No. Votes go only to the server; the screen shows bars with how many votes each person got and who scored for matching the majority.

Is it suitable for kids?

Yes. Every question in the deck is family-friendly, and any school-age child can read and tap.

How much does it cost?

Nothing: Party Box is free for every player.