Comedy God

What is Comedy God?

Comedy God is a party game for people sitting in the same room who think they're funnier than everyone else. Each round there's one question, everyone secretly writes the funniest answer they can come up with, and then the answers are read out loud without names. The group votes, points are handed out, and at the end one person walks away with the title. Everyone plays on their own phone, right in the browser on slicegames.app.

How Comedy God works

1. One person creates a game. They get a code for the group.
2. Everyone else joins with the code. Grab your phone, enter the code and you're in.
3. The question is read aloud. Each round, one player reads the question to the group.
4. Everyone secretly writes an answer. Type the funniest thing you can think of. Nobody sees what you write.
5. Everyone reads out a random answer. Each player gets a random answer from the group, never their own, and reads it out loud. Nobody knows who wrote what.
6. Everyone votes. Pick the answer that made you laugh the hardest.
7. Points are scored. Every vote is 1 point for the person who wrote that answer. The answer with the most votes gets 2 bonus points on top.
8. The winner is crowned Comedy God. After the last round, whoever has the most points takes the crown.

An example round

The question is read aloud: "What would you rather not hear from your personal trainer?" Everyone types in silence, trying not to giggle. Then the phones hand out the answers, and the group hears things like:

• "Great warm-up! Ready to start the actual workout?"
• "Fun fact: I'm also your new neighbor."
• "Don't worry, the last guy only cried once."

Now everyone votes. Say the crying guy gets 3 votes, the warm-up gets 2 and the neighbor gets 1. The author of the crying guy scores 3 points plus 2 bonus points for the most votes, so 5 in total. The warm-up author scores 2 and the neighbor author scores 1. Then the next question comes, and the race for the crown goes on.

Tips for funnier answers

• Keep it short. Your answer will be read by someone else, so a joke that fits in one breath lands best.
• Be specific. "Your mom" is a classic, but a real detail everyone in the room recognizes is even better.
• Play to your audience. You know these people. Inside jokes, shared stories and that one thing your friend always says are gold.
• Keep a poker face. Nobody knows who wrote what, so don't give yourself away when your answer gets a laugh.
• Read it like a pro. When it's your turn to read, give the answer a dramatic delivery. A good performance can turn an okay line into a winner, even if it isn't yours.

When to play Comedy God

Comedy God works anywhere a group sits together and everyone has a phone in their pocket:

• House parties and game nights: an easy icebreaker that gets people talking and laughing fast.
• Hanging out with friends: the better you know each other, the meaner, sorry, funnier, the answers get.
• Family get-togethers: find out who in the family is secretly the funniest. It's rarely who you expect.

You don't need cards, a board or a pen. Just the code, your phones and a group that's ready to laugh.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do I join a game of Comedy God?

One person creates the game and shares the code. Everyone else enters that code on their own phone to join.

Do I need my own phone?

Yes. Everyone plays on their own phone, so they can write their answer in secret and get a random answer to read out loud.

Will I ever have to read my own answer?

No. Each player gets a random answer from the group that isn't their own. That's why nobody knows who wrote what.

How are points counted?

Each vote an answer gets is worth 1 point for its author. The answer with the most votes earns 2 extra bonus points.

How is the winner chosen?

After the last round, the player with the most points is crowned Comedy God.

Can I play Comedy God remotely?

Comedy God is made for playing in person: you sit together, each on your own phone, and every answer is read out loud in the room. That shared moment of hearing an answer for the first time is where the big laughs come from.

Is Comedy God free?

Yes. Comedy God is free to play in the browser on slicegames.app.