The Never Have I Ever game is a college party classic for a reason. At parties like these, chances are high you’ll be in a setting where you don’t know some (or most, or all) of the people around you. And that can be both exhilarating and a little intimidating at the same time.
To meet people at this party, you can either spend the night approaching new faces and making acquaintances out of strangers, one by one. (Our list of interesting questions to get to know someone can help you there!) Or you can make things easier on yourself — and everyone else at the party, too — by kicking the night off with an icebreaker game. You don’t want the game to feel corny; you just want it to help people warm up and have a reason to talk to each other. Never Have I Ever questions were pretty much made for that.
There’s a few directions your Never Have I Ever game topics can go. At a college party — say, one your crush is at — you’ll probably want to incorporate some juicy Never Have I Ever questions. (And FYI, we’ve got a whole list of spicy Never Have I Evers just for that purpose.) But your crush isn’t the only connection waiting to be made at this party — it’s a chance for you to make new friends, too!
That’s why, for our college party-specific lineup of Never Have I Ever game questions, we’ve included some flirty topics, yes. (We know what the people want!) But we’ve also included plenty of hilariously weird, interesting, and just plain fun Never Have I Ever questions, so you can start the night with some laughs and end it with a new pal or two.
Ready to play? You can quickly brush up on the Never Have I Ever rules below. Then, pull from our categories of questions, or make up some of your own. If you make it through the full list and still find yourself in the gaming spirit, keep the fun going with a round of Would You Rather, Truth or Dare, or some impromptu trivia.
In this article, find:
- Never Have I Ever Rules: How to Play
- Juicy Never Have I Ever Questions
- Funniest Never Have I Ever Questions
- Interesting Never Have I Ever Questions
- Weird Never Have I Ever Questions
Never Have I Ever Rules: How to Play
Gather your crew in a circle — floor, couches, kitchen island, wherever people are hanging out. Everyone starts with 10 “lives” (fingers in the air), and one person kicks things off by saying “Never have I ever…” followed by something they’ve never done. Maybe it’s “...had a secret crush on a friend” or “...been fired.” If you’ve done it, you put a finger down. It’s then the next person’s turn; before you start, decide whether you’ll take turns by going around clockwise, having each player choose the next player to go, or just letting people take the mic as the spirit moves them.
Speaking of spirits, for the 21+ set: Instead of putting down a finger, some people play Never Have I Ever by taking a sip of a drink whenever they’ve done the thing in question. Whichever version you’re playing, the point is that all players can clearly see when someone indicates that they’ve done that thing.
You’ll keep going until one person is the last with a finger up (or with a drink still in their cup). They’re technically the winner — but honestly, at a college party, the real goal is swapping outrageous, awkward, or low-key flirty stories, not taking home a trophy. Decide beforehand how wild you want to get: lighthearted and weird, classic “college rites of passage,” or spicy enough to make your crush blush. Once everyone’s in agreement, let the oversharing begin.
Juicy Never Have I Ever Questions
- Never have I ever posted a story only for someone specific to see it.
- Never have I ever given a fake phone number.
- Never have I ever “forgotten” to pay someone back.
- Never have I ever had a crush on a friend’s S.O.
- Never have I ever made someone jealous just for fun.
- Never have I ever kept a relationship a secret.
- Never have I ever been kicked out of a party.
- Never have I ever shown up to class still in last night’s clothes.
- Never have I ever kept someone interested when I knew I wasn’t serious.
- Never have I ever had a crush on two people at once.
- Never have I ever kissed someone who was completely off-limits.
- Never have I ever been in a friends-with-benefits situation.
- Never have I ever tried something in bed after seeing it in a movie or show.
- Never have I ever hooked up with an ex.
- Never have I ever gone viral.
- Never have I ever gone through my roommate’s things.
- Never have I ever stolen something worth more than $20.
- Never have I ever hooked up with a friend.
- Never have I ever accidentally used the wrong name during a hookup.
- Never have I ever been banned from a location or establishment.
- Never have I ever dated someone just because I was bored.
- Never have I ever said “I love you” before I was sure I meant it.
- Never have I ever wanted to get back with an ex.
- Never have I ever been in the back of a police car.
- Never have I ever faked being someone else online.
- Never have I ever snuck backstage or into a VIP area.
- Never have I ever made out with someone within an hour of meeting them.
- Never have I ever hooked up somewhere on campus.
- Never have I ever left a party with someone I met that same night.
- Never have I ever had a crush on my TA or professor.
- Never have I ever started a fist fight.
- Never have I ever flirted with someone while technically in a relationship.
- Never have I ever hooked up while someone else was in the room.
- Never have I ever been the recipient of a trust fund.
- Never have I ever flirted my way out of serious trouble.
- Never have I ever been the reason two people stopped speaking.
- Never have I ever hooked up with someone in this room.
Funniest Never Have I Ever Questions
- Never have I ever left my mic on during a Zoom class without realizing it.
- Never have I ever confidently sung the wrong lyrics for years.
- Never have I ever been caught doing something strange in the background of someone’s photo.
- Never have I ever been mistaken for staff somewhere and just gone along with it.
- Never have I ever sent a text to the person it was about.
- Never have I ever used someone else’s towel without telling them.
- Never have I ever FaceTimed someone while on the toilet.
- Never have I ever accidentally “liked” my ex’s new partner’s post while deep lurking.
- Never have I ever worn old underwear inside out instead of just washing it.
- Never have I ever used a sock for something other than my foot.
- Never have I ever peed in a public pool.
- Never have I ever peed in the shower I share with roommates.
- Never have I ever confidently walked into the wrong lecture and stayed there out of pride.
- Never have I ever had a crush on a cartoon character.
- Never have I ever gotten the ick for a reason that made me question if I’m the bad guy.
- Never have I ever committed to a lie I told as a joke and had to keep it up for way too long.
- Never have I ever accidentally gone “semi-viral” for something embarrassing.
- Never have I ever gotten weirdly competitive over something no one else cared about.
- Never have I ever pretended to know who someone was until it was way too late to ask.
- Never have I ever tried to pass off a public fart on someone else.
- Never have I ever sent DMs to a celebrity.
- Never have I ever accidentally crashed a wedding
- Never have I ever accidentally crashed a funeral.
- Never have I ever used a corny pickup line that actually worked.
- Never have I ever pretended I was someone else just to get something.
- Never have I ever told a funny story I heard and pretended it happened to me.
- Never have I ever called a professor “mom” or “dad.”
- Never have I ever invented a truly wild reason to get out of plans.
- Never have I ever lost interest in someone purely because of their zodiac sign.
- Never have I ever had an embarrassing senior superlative.
- Never have I ever showed up at a party I wasn’t invited to.
Interesting Never Have I Ever Questions
- Never have I ever been on live TV.
- Never have I ever flown in a private plane.
- Never have I ever gone night swimming in bioluminescent waters.
- Never have I ever seen the Northern Lights in person.
- Never have I ever ridden in a hot air balloon.
- Never have I ever won an award.
- Never have I ever been in a viral video.
- Never have I ever won a sweepstakes/giveaway.
- Never have I ever gone skydiving.
- Never have I ever been to a national park outside my home country.
- Never have I ever toured a movie or TV set.
- Never have I ever taught myself a weird skill from YouTube.
- Never have I ever been scuba diving or snorkeling with sharks.
- Never have I ever performed on stage.
- Never have I ever played an unusual instrument.
- Never have I ever been backstage at a concert.
- Never have I ever been part of a Guinness World Record attempt.
- Never have I ever eaten something I caught or picked myself.
- Never have I ever taken a class in something completely random (like glassblowing or trapeze).
- Never have I ever visited a ghost town.
- Never have I ever been to a country where I had to drive on the opposite side of the road.
- Never have I ever performed stand-up comedy.
- Never have I ever been on a train ride longer than 24 hours.
- Never have I ever camped out overnight to get something in line.
- Never have I ever gone spelunking.
- Never have I ever stayed in a hostel.
- Never have I ever been interviewed for the news.
- Never have I ever survived a natural disaster.
- Never have I ever gotten close to a wild animal that could’ve definitely killed me.
- Never have I ever invented a game and actually gotten people to play it.
- Never have I ever had a piece of my art, writing, or music displayed publicly.
Weird Never Have I Ever Questions
- Never have I ever Googled myself and regretted it.
- Never have I ever kept a “lucky” object that makes no sense.
- Never have I ever named a plant and talked to it.
- Never have I ever made up a theme song for my pet.
- Never have I ever made up a fake identity at Starbucks.
- Never have I ever deleted a post because no one liked it in the first five minutes.
- Never have I ever silently stayed in a group chat for years because I felt too awkward to leave it.
- Never have I ever worn socks with sandals.
- Never have I ever changed hairstyles in a drastic way just because I was bored.
- Never have I ever gone along with an S.O.’s super weird pet name for me.
- Never have I performed a sitcom-esque stunt to get a crush to notice me.
- Never have I ever Googled someone I just met while still talking to them.
- Never have I ever done something so cringe on a date that I left early.
- Never have I ever made up a fake backstory for myself at a party and tried to keep it going all night.
- Never have I ever built a “fort” as an adult and taken it way too seriously.
- Never have I ever been fully convinced that my home is haunted.
- Never have I ever made a PowerPoint presentation for something ridiculous.
- Never have I ever slept in a place that was absolutely not meant for sleeping.
- Never have I ever worn a costume to a non-costume event and just rolled with it.
- Never have I ever joined a club or group purely for the free snacks.
- Never have I ever entered a contest I had zero qualifications for.
- Never have I ever made an entire playlist for the most oddly specific situation imaginable.
- Never have I ever planned a prank that went awry.
- Never have I ever destroyed someone else’s property on purpose.
- Never have I ever given an inanimate object a full funeral.
- Never have I ever designed merch for a group chat.