Majority the Game

About Majority the Game

Majority the Game asks five short questions a day, each with a category and an icon: which animal would win a popularity contest, what ruins a vacation the fastest, what country comes to mind first when you hear 'Africa'. The trick is in the scoring. You are not rewarded for being clever or right, but for matching what everyone else said, so 'dog' beats 'peacock' and the obvious answer is usually the smart one.

After each guess the game shows how much of the crowd agreed with you, with a little room of cartoon players lighting up, and reveals the ranked list of popular answers with their percentages. The game also hands out daily awards for the funniest, most creative or most unhinged answers.

Each day's puzzle is numbered and dated, and past days can be played from an archive. You can also make your own set of questions and send it to friends. The game is free with no account; the home page links to the maker's other daily game, Centumth.

It suits anyone who enjoys Family Feud style survey questions, party games about reading the room, or a short daily game that is more about people than knowledge.

How to play Majority the Game

1. Open today's game and read the first prompt.
2. Type the answer you think most other players gave, not necessarily your own favourite.
3. See what share of the crowd matched your answer and the ranked list of popular answers.
4. Repeat for all five prompts, then check your total and share it, or play a past day from the archive.

Tips

• Go for the first, most obvious answer: the most common response usually wins by a wide margin.
• Use the simplest form of a word ('dog' rather than 'golden retriever') so your answer groups with others.
• Think about who is playing: a broad online audience, not your particular friends.
• Look at the revealed answer lists to learn how the crowd thinks for later days.

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