Perfect Lie
Two truths, one lie. Which one?
- Players
- 2–10
- Play on
- Single or multi-device
- Rounds
- Until the game ends
- First package
- Free
How to play
As the narrator, accept the question or pass once. Then write two truths and one lie about yourself and tap Submit Statements.
As a detective, read the three statements, pick the lie and tap Submit. When everyone plays on their own phone, the sooner you catch it, the more points you get.
The lie is revealed: see who caught it, who was fooled and the round's points. If nobody caught it, the narrator gets the Perfect Lie bonus.
The game ends once everyone has narrated the same number of times. The player with the most points wins.
How well do you really know your friends? Each round, one player is the narrator and answers a question about themselves with two truths and one lie. Everyone else is a detective and tries to spot which of the three statements is the lie.
Detectives score for catching the lie, and the narrator scores for every detective they fool, plus a bonus if nobody catches it. Everyone narrates the same number of times, and the most points wins.
How to win
The player with the most points after the last round wins. Players tied for first all win; if the top score is 0, nobody wins.
Single device
Multi-device
Playing on one phone? Invite your friends: the game runs on your phone, and XP, titles and stats go on everyone's own profile. How to invite
Perfect Lie rules
Every rule of the game, from scoring to how a game is won.
Overview
- Perfect Lie is for 2–10 players. You can pass one phone around, or everyone can play on their own phone.
- Each round, one player is the narrator and everyone else is a detective. There are no teams.
- The host picks a package. Each package has 15 questions that players answer about themselves; they are shuffled and one comes up each round.
- The number of rounds depends on the number of players: 12 rounds with 2, 3, 4 or 6 players, 10 with 5, 14 with 7, 8 with 8, 9 with 9 and 10 with 10.
- The narrator role rotates so everyone narrates the same number of times: 6 times with 2 players, 4 with 3, 3 with 4, 2 with 5–7 and once with 8–10.
How a round works
- The narrator sees the question and taps Accept, or taps Pass once to get a new one. After a pass, the new question is locked in.
- The narrator writes two true statements and one lie. All three boxes must be filled, and each statement can be up to 120 characters. There is no time limit for writing.
- The three statements are shown in random order. Each detective picks the one they think is the lie.
- The round result reveals the lie and shows who caught it, who was fooled, the round's points and the overall standings.
- After the last round, the game ends and the final ranking is shown.
Scoring
- When everyone plays on their own phone, the first detective to pick the lie gets 1,000 points, the second gets 750 and every detective after that gets 500. The order is set by when each vote was sent.
- A detective who picks one of the truths or doesn't vote gets no points that round.
- The narrator gets 400 points for every detective who picks one of the truths or doesn't vote. If everyone catches the lie, the narrator gets no points that round.
- If nobody catches the lie, the narrator also earns a 1,000-point Perfect Lie bonus. Example: if all 4 detectives are fooled, the narrator gets 4 × 400 + 1,000 = 2,600 points.
- Example: in a 5-player game, 2 of the 4 detectives catch the lie. The faster one gets 1,000 and the other gets 750, and the narrator earns 800 for the 2 detectives they fooled.
- In a 2-player game, the detective gets 1,000 points for catching the lie. Otherwise the narrator gets 500 points, and there is no Perfect Lie bonus.
- There are no penalties. Your score never goes down.
One phone vs everyone's phone
- On one phone, you pass the phone around. The narrator writes the statements without showing anyone, then reads them out loud and taps Start Voting.
- On one phone, the detectives take the phone one at a time, pick the statement they think is the lie and tap Cast My Vote. Every detective must pick a statement.
- On one phone, there is no timer and no speed order: every detective who catches the lie gets 1,000 points. The narrator's points and the 2-player rule are the same.
- When everyone plays on their own phone, votes are secret and the statements appear in the same order on every phone. After the round result, the next round starts once everyone taps Continue.
- On one phone, a passed question doesn't go back into the deck. When everyone plays on their own phone, it goes to the end of the queue and can come up in a later round.
Winning and ties
- The player with the most points after the last round wins.
- Players with the same score share the same rank. Everyone tied for first place wins.
- If the top score is 0, nobody wins.
- Players who leave the game are ranked last and can't win.
Special cases
- If voting time runs out while you have a statement selected but not confirmed, it is sent automatically. If you haven't selected anything, you count as not voting.
- A detective who doesn't vote gets 0 points and counts as fooled for the narrator.
- If the narrator leaves before sending the statements, that round is skipped and still counts toward the total number of rounds. If the narrator leaves during voting, the round still ends normally, but the narrator gets no points for it.
- A detective who leaves is left out of that round's scoring. If the next narrator has left the game, the next player in the narrator order takes their place, so nobody narrates twice. On everyone's phone, if the narrator stays disconnected for 60 seconds, that round is skipped.
- When everyone plays on their own phone and only 2 active players remain, the rest of the rounds use the 2-player scoring.
- If the host leaves, the game goes on: hosting passes at once to the next signed-in player. If the host loses connection, everyone is warned after 1 minute, and hosting passes on if they aren't back within 2 minutes. If players leave and only 1 player remains, the game ends with the current scores.
- Nobody can join the room after the game starts.
Host settings
- When everyone plays on their own phone, the host sets the Voting Time: 30 seconds (default), 60 seconds, 120 seconds or unlimited.
- On one phone, there are no settings and voting has no time limit.
- The host picks the package.
- Timers and point values may change in future updates.
Perfect Lie titles
You earn these titles in Perfect Lie matches: in multiplayer games and in one-phone games you play with friends as real players. The title you pick shows on your card, under your name.
AlexLord of LiesLVL 27Lord of Lies Finish in 1st place in 35 consecutive matches.
On top of these, there are 21 general titles you can earn in every game. Levels and titles
This game has 25 titles. Tap one to see it on your card.
Questions about Perfect Lie
How many players do you need?
2–10 players. With 2 players, each of you narrates 6 times; with 8–10 players, everyone narrates once.
Can we play on one phone?
Yes. Pass one phone around, or everyone plays on their own phone. On one phone there is no timer, and every detective who catches the lie gets the same points.
How long does a game take?
You play 8–14 rounds depending on the number of players. A game usually takes 20–40 minutes.
What if I don't like my question?
As the narrator, you can tap Pass once per round to get a new question. After a pass, the new question is locked in.
