Truth or dare? is a mostly
verbal party game
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requiring two or more players. Players are given the choice between answering a question truthfully, or performing a "
dare
Dare may refer to:
Places
* Dare, Vera Cruz, a ''suco'' in Vera Cruz administrative post, Dili Municipality, Timor-Leste
* Darè, Italy, a comune
* Dare County, North Carolina, United States
* Dare, Virginia, United States, an unincorporate ...
". The game is particularly popular among
adolescent
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s and
children
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, and is sometimes used as a
forfeit
Forfeit or forfeiture may refer to:
Arts, entertainment, and media
* ''Forfeit'', a 2007 thriller film starring Billy Burke
* "Forfeit", a song by Chevelle from '' Wonder What's Next''
* '' Forfeit/Fortune'', a 2008 album by Crooked Fingers
...
when gambling.
History
The game has existed for hundreds of years, with at least one variant, "questions and commands", being attested as early as 1712:
Truth or dare may ultimately derive from command games such as the
ancient Greek
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basilinda (in Greek: βασιλίνδα). This game is described by
Julius Pollux
Julius Pollux (, ''Ioulios Polydeukes''; fl. 2nd century) was a Greeks, Greek scholar and rhetorician from Naucratis, Ancient Egypt.Andrew Dalby, ''Food in the Ancient World: From A to Z'', p.265, Routledge, 2003
Emperor Commodus appointed him a pr ...
: "in which we are told a king, elected by lot, commanded his comrades what they should perform".
See also
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Game of dares
A game of dares (or simply dare) is a game in which people dare each other to perform actions that they would not normally do. It is commonly played by children.
The game's popularity is attributed to a person's need for recognition.
Gameplay
T ...
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Never have I ever
"Never have I ever", also known as "I've never.." or "ten fingers", is a drinking game in which players take turns asking other players about things they have not done. Other players who have done this thing respond by taking a drink. A versi ...
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