410 Wavelength prompts
A Wavelength prompt is a pair of opposites — Cold ↔ Hot, Overrated ↔ Underrated — with a secret target hiding somewhere between them. We wrote every one of these ourselves and sorted them into packs, from easy warm-ups to spicy hot takes.
Print them as extra cards for your copy of the Wavelength board game or use them right now in the free online game — they’re all built in.
Classic · 115
Easy Wavelength prompts for the first game of the night.
- Cold ↔ Hot
- Dry ↔ Wet
- Quiet ↔ Loud
Deep Thoughts · 72
Deep Wavelength prompts for groups who already know the game: philosophy, values and abstract ideas that keep the debate going long after the reveal.
- Driven by emotion ↔ Driven by logic
- Nature ↔ Nurture
- Style ↔ Substance
Food & Drink · 47
Food and drink Wavelength prompts.
- Bland ↔ Flavorful
- Mild ↔ Spicy
- Sweet ↔ Savory
Pop Culture · 46
Pop culture Wavelength prompts about movies, music, games, memes and celebrities — best with friends who share a watchlist.
- Indie ↔ Blockbuster
- Terrible movie ↔ Masterpiece
- Weakest superhero ↔ Strongest superhero
Kids · 40
Wavelength prompts for kids and families: animals, toys, food and bedtime.
- Small animal ↔ Big animal
- Slow animal ↔ Fast animal
- Quiet animal ↔ Noisy animal
Hot Takes · 35
Spicy and funny Wavelength prompts: habits, etiquette, holidays and social rules guaranteed to start a friendly argument.
- Unpopular opinion ↔ Popular opinion
- Totally fine at work ↔ Fireable offense
- Not worth the line ↔ Worth waiting in line for
Holiday Party · 55
Christmas Wavelength prompts for the holidays: movies, Secret Santa, family dinners, winter and New Year’s Eve.
- Naughty ↔ Nice
- Bad Christmas movie ↔ Great Christmas movie
- Bad Christmas song ↔ Great Christmas song
How to write your own Wavelength prompts
A good spectrum has two ends that everyone recognises but nobody measures the same way. “Cold ↔ Hot” works because a sauna and a bath are both hot, but people will argue about which is hotter.
Avoid pairs where one end is a yes/no fact. “Fruit ↔ Vegetable” sounds fun, but the target ends up at one end or the other. Opinions (“Overhyped ↔ Underappreciated”) and fuzzy qualities (“Basic ↔ Unique”) create the best debates.
Mix easy and hard cards. Physical opposites warm a group up; abstract ones like “Style ↔ Substance” make for the most memorable rounds once everyone knows the rules.
Writing custom cards for a physical Wavelength box? Keep each side to one or two words so it fits the card, and test a few with a friend first: if you both put the same clue in the same spot, the card is too easy.
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