Funny · 5 min · two players
Story ping-pong
A ridiculous opening line, then one sentence each until the end. Read it aloud after.
The app hands you an absurd first line. You add a sentence. They add a sentence. Ten sentences later you have a story that neither of you would have written alone, and reading it back out loud is the finale.
It is the best game here for a busy week, because a turn is one sentence and it does not matter when you take it.
How to play
- 1Pick Story ping-pong. Read the opening line.
- 2Add your sentence. Your partner is told it is their turn.
- 3Keep going until the last line, which is always the ending.
- 4Read the whole thing aloud on your next call.
Why couples like it
- It is purely cooperative and purely silly.
- A turn takes twenty seconds, so it fits between anything.
- The finished stories stay in your room. They get funnier with time.
Tips
- Add a complication, not a resolution. Endings are for the last line.
- Reincorporate something from earlier. Callbacks are the whole joke.
- Name the characters after each other.
Questions
- How long is a story?
- Ten lines including the opener, so five sentences each. Long enough for a plot, short enough to finish.
- Do we play at the same time?
- You can, but it is designed for turns over text: one line now, the next when they see it.
Ready when you are
Start a room, send the link, and Story is queued for the moment they join.
Guides that use it
- Long distance relationship games that actually work
Games for long distance couples that work over a call or across time zones: an escape room built for two phones, Codenames for two, daily questions and turn-based games. Free.
- Games to play over text with your partner
Turn-based games for couples that work over text and across time zones: story ping-pong, daily questions, emoji charades, Connect 4 and more. Free, on two phones.