Famous Couples Game
15 clues. Guess the couple, reveal the answer, then argue about them.
15 questions · Free
Two teenagers, one week, one spectacularly bad plan involving a sleeping potion.
Can you guess what this is?
Tap the card to play through every prompt.
About Famous Couples Game
The famous couples game is two things at once: guess the pairing from the clue, then argue about whether they were any good at being a couple. Fifteen rounds, real and fictional, and the second half of each round is always longer than the first.
Sample questions to get you started
- 1Two teenagers, one week, one spectacularly bad plan involving a sleeping potion. or Romeo and Juliet
- 2He was rude at a ball, she never forgave him, and it took 300 pages to fix. or Elizabeth Bennet and Mr Darcy
- 3They met on a ship. It did not end well. There was room on that door. or Jack and Rose, Titanic
- 4A palaeontologist and a waitress. Ten seasons. They were on a break. or Ross and Rachel, Friends
- 5A smuggler and a princess. "I love you." "I know." or Han Solo and Leia
- 6Still obsessed with each other after decades, and alarmingly fond of the dark. or Morticia and Gomez Addams
- 7Their whole love story happened in four silent minutes and destroyed everyone. or Carl and Ellie, Up
- 8A receptionist, a salesman, and years of glancing at the camera. or Jim and Pam, The Office
- 9"As you wish" turned out to mean something else entirely. or Westley and Buttercup
- 10Yellow, married at a prom, and she has kept that hair up for 35 years. or Marge and Homer Simpson
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- 11Two people who insulted each other for five acts and then got married. or Beatrice and Benedick
- 12A pedigree and a stray, one plate of spaghetti, one meatball nudged across. or Lady and the Tramp
- 13Summer romance, separate schools, one very sudden wardrobe change. or Sandy and Danny, Grease
- 14The most famous couple in animation, together since 1928. or Mickey and Minnie Mouse
- 15A bank-robbing pair whose ending everybody knows. or Bonnie and Clyde
Tap the game above to play through all prompts.
How to play Famous Couples Game
- Read the clue out loud and let your partner guess.
- Tap Reveal answer once they have committed.
- Then both say whether that relationship was actually a good one.
- A point for the guess, and no points at all for the argument.
Why couples love this game
Talking about other people's relationships is how most couples talk about their own without noticing. Arguing about whether a famous pairing was healthy is an entirely painless way to find out what each of you actually thinks.
Tips to make it more fun
- The argument is the game. The guessing is just the way in.
- Fictional couples produce better disagreements than real ones.
- Works very well with another couple.
- Notice which ones you defend. That is the interesting bit.
Frequently asked questions
How do you play the famous couples game?
One person reads a clue and the other guesses the pairing. Then you both argue about whether it was a good relationship — which is the actual game.
Why argue about other couples?
Because it is how most people discuss their own relationship without noticing. Defending or criticising a famous pairing tells your partner exactly what you think, painlessly.
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