Fill-In: Funny Fill-in-the-Blank Party Game
A prompt with a blank on the TV. Type the funniest filler; the room votes on anonymous answers.
Party · 3 to 12 players · about 15 minutes · free to host, nothing to download, TV optional
About the game
A sentence with a gap, a short clock and a room full of people trying to be funnier than each other. Fill-In shows a prompt such as the worst thing to hear from your dentist, everyone types an answer, and the answers come back without names for a vote.
It takes 3 to 12 players and about 15 minutes for the default 8 prompts. It is best with 5 to 10, where there is a real spread of answers to choose from. Use a TV so the room reads the answers together, or have everyone pick “Just this screen”, which is how to play on a video call.
How to play
- Read the sentence with a blank, then type your funniest answer on your screen, up to 80 characters. You have 45 seconds by default.
- Answers appear without names, each with a letter. Vote for your favourite within 30 seconds; you cannot vote for your own.
- Each vote earns the writer one point. The top answer earns one extra point, and tied top answers each get it. If fewer than two people answer, that prompt is skipped. Highest total after the last prompt wins.
Open a room for Fill-In. No app, no accounts, free to host.
Tips to play well
- Specific beats random. “Three whole crayons” lands better than “something weird” because the room can picture it.
- Write for this room. Answers are anonymous, but people vote for what makes them laugh, and in-jokes count.
- Don’t over-polish. If the clock runs out before you send anything, you have no answer that round and cannot score.
- Every answer tied for the most votes gets the extra point, even if that is just 1 vote each. In a small room where votes scatter, the bonus can be worth as much as the votes themselves.
Host settings
- Prompts: 3 to 12, default 8. One prompt per round, and none repeat within a game.
- Seconds to write: 30 to 90 seconds in steps of 5, default 45. Voting always has 30 seconds and ends early once everyone has voted.
Questions people ask
Is Fill-In like Quiplash?
It is our own take on the fill in the blank comedy style, like Quiplash, with original prompts. Everyone answers every prompt and the whole room votes, rather than two players going head to head.
Is it suitable for kids?
The prompts are silly and family friendly: dinosaurs, bad superhero names, cats at 3 a.m. What people type is up to them, so the host knows their room best.
Can we add our own prompts?
No. Fill-In uses its own set of 42 prompts, picked at random each game.
Can we add computer players?
Yes, the host can add bots. A bot hands in one of a few stock answers written for each prompt and votes at random for someone else.
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