Spin the Bottle
The classic party game, made touch-friendly. Add a question and your players, then spin.
What is Spin the Bottle?
Spin the Bottle is a party game where a spinning bottle picks someone at random. For generations people played it with a real bottle on the floor, sitting in a circle. This version puts the bottle on a screen, so you can play in any room, on a phone, a tablet or a TV, with nothing to find and no floor to sit on.
Here the bottle is a fair, random way to choose a person for a question, a dare, a turn or a chore. You decide what the pick means. We suggest keeping it friendly.
Type the players’ names and each one gets a spot around the circle. Spin, and the bottle’s arrow slows down and stops on one of them. That name lights up and appears below the circle. Leave the names empty and it is a plain spinner you can point at the people sitting around it.
At a glance
Players: 2 to 12 names, or none.
Spin time: about 3 seconds.
Best on: a phone, tablet or TV.
Cost: free, no account.
Three simple steps
Add a question
Type a question or dare if you like. It shows above the bottle. You can change it before any spin.
Add the players
Enter between two and twelve names separated by commas, for example Asha, Ravi, Meera. They are placed around the circle in the order you type them.
Spin
Tap the circle or press Spin. After about three seconds the bottle stops, the picked name lights up, and it shows under the circle.
What can you use it for?
Anything where you need to pick one person fairly.
Truth or dare
The bottle picks who answers or acts. Type the question first, then spin.
Icebreakers
Great when people do not know each other yet. Everyone answers the same question as the bottle lands on them.
Who goes first
Settle who starts a board game or card game without anyone arguing about it.
Fair chores
Pick who washes up, takes out the bin or chooses the film. The bottle does not take sides.
Storytelling
Spin to choose who adds the next sentence to a story the group builds together.
Classroom picks
Choose who reads next or who answers the next question, without always picking the same hands.
Questions and dares to try
Copy any of these into the question box. Change them to suit your group.
Friendly questions
- ✓What is the best meal you have eaten this year?
- ✓Which place would you visit tomorrow if the ticket were free?
- ✓What is a skill you wish you had learned as a child?
- ✓Which film can you watch again and again?
- ✓What is the funniest thing that happened to you at school or work?
- ✓What is a small thing that always makes your day better?
Harmless dares
- ✓Speak in a silly accent until your next turn.
- ✓Hum a song and let the group guess it.
- ✓Do your best impression of someone in the room.
- ✓Tell a one-minute story using only three words you are given.
- ✓Dance for 15 seconds with no music.
- ✓Make up a slogan for the snack on the table.
Tips for a good round
Everyone has the same chance. Each name gets an equal slice of the circle, and the bottle stops at a random angle. The game does not remember who was picked last, so the same person can be picked twice in a row, just like a real bottle.
Let anyone pass. Agree before you start that anyone can skip a dare or a question without explaining why. People relax when they know they can say no, and the game gets more fun.
Keep dares kind. Pick dares that make people laugh with you, not at you. Nothing unsafe, nothing embarrassing, and nothing that involves touching someone who has not agreed to it.
Use short names. Long names are shortened to fit around the circle, but the full name always shows under it once the bottle stops. Nicknames work well.
Set the question before you spin. Type it in first, so everyone sees it while the bottle is turning and the pick lands with a question attached.
Use a bigger screen. A tablet or a TV on a stand lets the whole group watch the bottle slow down together, which is half the fun.
Quick answers
Do I have to enter names?
No. Without names the bottle just spins and you can see who it points to in the room. Add names when you want the game to pick someone for you.
Is the bottle fair?
Yes. The final angle is random and every name gets the same size slice of the circle, so each person is equally likely to be picked.
Can the same person be picked twice in a row?
Yes. Each spin is independent, like a real bottle. If you want to avoid repeats, remove a name from the list after it has been picked.
How many names can I add?
Up to twelve. Add them separated by commas. Any extra names after the twelfth are ignored so the circle stays readable.
What does Reset do?
It puts the bottle back to the start and clears the question, the player names and the last result.
Does it work on phones?
Yes. It is built for touch, so just tap the circle to spin. It fits phone screens in both directions, and on phones that support it, you feel a short vibration when the bottle starts.
Are the names saved or sent anywhere?
No. Names and questions stay in your browser and are not stored or sent to a server. Refreshing the page clears them.
Is this game for children?
It is a general party game. You write the questions and dares, so you decide the tone. We suggest friendly questions that everyone in the group is comfortable with, and a rule that anyone can pass.
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