Who Wrote It? online

Everyone answers about themselves. Guess which colleague wrote what.

Players: 3–12 players
Length: 15–30 min
Difficulty: Easy
Energy: Loud, in the room
On a video call: Works well
Type: Icebreaker

What playing it feels like

Driven by questions and prompts. The conversation is the game.
Loud: people talk, act, sing or shout, and the app keeps the secrets and the score.
Plays well on a video call — the talking happens on camera and the app does the rest.
Nothing to explain. Start it and go.

Good for

Groups of 3 to 12
Big groups, where most games run out of seats
A video call, with everyone on their own screen

Maybe skip when

You are somewhere that needs to stay quiet

A prompt goes up, something like "your very first job" or "a skill nobody here knows you have", and everybody types an answer on their phone. Nobody sees who wrote what. Then the answers come up one at a time and the room guesses whose each one is.

It works as an icebreaker because nobody has to perform. Each person decides how much to share, writes it quietly, and the funny part is the reveal: the person who owns a rescue cat called Biscuit is never the one the room expects.

The app keeps the one secret a room cannot keep by itself. Answers are shuffled so their order says nothing, everybody guesses, the author included, so a missing vote cannot give them away, and nobody learns who wrote an answer until its own reveal. You get a point for every right guess, and a point for every colleague your answer fools.

There is an At Work pack written to be safe to answer in front of a manager, and an About You pack for any other group. Hosts can add their own prompts for the room.

How to play Who Wrote It?

1Create a room and share the 6-letter code. Three to twelve players, each on their own phone.
2A prompt about yourself appears. Everyone writes a short, true answer, and nobody sees who wrote what.
3The answers come up one at a time. Everyone guesses who wrote it, and the author guesses too, to throw people off.
4The reveal names the author and shows who guessed what. A right guess scores 1, and the author scores 1 for each person fooled, up to 3.
5A new prompt starts the next round. The host can swap a prompt, start guessing early or skip an answer.

Who Wrote It? FAQ

Can anyone see who wrote an answer before the reveal?

No. Answers are shuffled before they are shown, the list of who has written something is in seating order, and the author guesses like everyone else, so there is no pattern to read. An author is named only when their own answer is revealed.

Is it safe for a work team?

The At Work pack is written for that: first jobs, coffee orders, desk lunches, the tab you always have open. Nothing about salary, health, politics or relationships. The host can swap any prompt with one tap.

How many people do you need?

Three is the minimum and six to ten is the sweet spot. With more answers to choose between, the guessing gets harder and the reveals get better.

Does it work on a video call?

Yes. Everyone writes and guesses on their own phone or a browser tab, and the conversation happens on the call. It works on Zoom, Google Meet and Microsoft Teams.

Can we use our own prompts?

Yes. The host can add a list of their own prompts for the room before starting, which is useful for an onboarding session or a team offsite.