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Fib Finder

A baffling question with a blank, and everyone makes up a believable wrong answer. Then all the answers appear side by side with the truth: spot the real one and you score – fool others and you score too.

  • 3–10 players
  • 12–20 min
  • ages 12+
  • needs a TV

Find the true answer and fool the others with your made-up ones.

How it works

  1. The TV shows a surprising question with a blank.
  2. Everyone makes up a believable but false answer and types it on their phone.
  3. Then all answers appear shuffled – together with the true one. Tap the one you think is right.
  4. Picking the truth: 1000 points. For everyone who falls for your fib: 500 points.
  5. 7 rounds, the last one counts double.

Good to know

  • If you accidentally type the truth, you'll have to come up with something else.
  • The best fibs sound boringly real.

On the TV and on your phone

What you see and tap, where and when – step by step:

  1. Open a room and join
  2. Pick a language and go
  3. Write your fib
  4. Find the truth

How to play Fib Finder with Gather

What makes Fib Finder work

  • You earn points for knowing things and for telling good lies.
  • The questions are built on surprising facts you’ll keep talking about.
  • Seven rounds, and the last one counts double – it stays open to the end.

Pick Fib Finder when you love spinning a tale and know each other well enough to fool one another.

Skip it when younger kids are playing – you need to read and write fairly quickly.

Frequently asked questions

What happens if my fib turns out to be the truth?

Gather rejects it, even if it’s only very close to the real answer, and you have to come up with something else.

Can I pick my own answer in Fib Finder?

No, you can’t select your own invention. You’re looking for the truth among the other answers.

What happens if two players write the same fib?

Identical answers are merged and only appear once. If someone falls for it, both authors get 500 points each.

How long do you get to write and pick in Fib Finder?

60 seconds to write and 45 to pick. Both end early as soon as everyone is done.

How many rounds does Fib Finder have?

Seven, and the last one counts double: 2000 points for the truth and 1000 for everyone who falls for your fib. So you can still catch up at the end.

How many people do you need for Fib Finder?

Three to ten, plus a game table (Apple TV, iPad or Mac) that shows the question and all the answers. Questions are available in German and English.

Variants and house rules

Gather plays by the rules above. Anything you can set in the app is marked – the rest are agreements you make at the table.

Questions in German setting in Gather

Before you start, you can switch the question language between English and German. Fibbing in another language is harder than it sounds – good for groups who like the challenge.

Serious fibs only table agreement

Agree that joke answers are off limits and every made-up answer has to sound genuine. That makes guessing much harder. The app doesn’t check – anyone who breaks it gets teased by the table.

Combined score over two games table agreement

Play two games back to back and add up the points. Anyone unlucky in the first can still catch up with the double-points final round of the second. Note the totals yourselves.

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