😬 Get Me Out of This!

What you need

Equipment: Nothing. Use the printable situations or the play mode on the page, and decide the order of turns. Play in a circle or in teams.

How to play Get Me Out of This!

1. Read out an awkward situation, for example: "You called your teacher Mom in front of the whole class."
2. The player whose turn it is must get out of it in one sentence only, within 10 seconds.
3. The group votes with thumbs: up means you got away with it, down means you are toast.
4. A majority of thumbs up earns the player 1 point.
5. If the group says "toast", anyone else can offer a better escape, and the best one wins the point.
6. Move on to the next situation.

Scoring and wrapping up

Scoring: Escape that worked: 1 point. Escape that made everyone laugh: 2 points.

To finish: After a full round (or 10 situations), add up the points. Whoever escaped most often is the Escape Champion.

By age

• Ages 9-10: simple school situations, no voting, everyone gets applause.
• Ages 11-13: the regular game.
• Ages 14 and up: you may also escape with the truth, one honest sentence with nothing made up.

Variations

• Big group: play in teams. Each team gets 20 seconds to agree on one escape line.
• Capy twist: adults who get "toast" share a real, mildly awkward moment from their own life.

Tips for the adult in charge

• Keep it to one sentence. That is what makes it funny. If someone starts explaining, count down from 3 and move on.
• Choose situations that are awkward but harmless, never embarrassing about anyone real.

Safety

Keep the situations harmless. Nobody shares anything they do not want to share.

🖨️ Printable awkward situations

Read one card per turn. The player has 10 seconds and one sentence to escape.

• You waved back at someone who was waving at the person behind you.
• You called your teacher Mom in front of the whole class.
• You said "you too" when the waiter said "enjoy your meal".
• You pushed a door that clearly said pull, three times.
• You started singing along loudly, and the music in your headphones had stopped.
• You walked into the wrong classroom and sat down.
• You told a joke and nobody laughed.
• You tripped on a flat floor in front of everyone.
• Your stomach growled very loudly during a silent test.
• You sent a funny photo to the family group instead of your friend.
• You forgot the name of someone who just said hello to you by name.
• You laughed at a joke you didn't understand, and they asked you to explain it.
• You got stuck in a sweater while changing in front of others.
• You answered a question the teacher asked someone else.
• You followed someone thinking they were your parent in the supermarket.
• You clapped at the wrong moment at a concert.
• You said goodbye, then walked in the same direction as the other person.
• You fell asleep in class and woke up talking.
• You wore your T-shirt inside out all day and just noticed.
• You raised your hand, and then forgot the answer.