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Fast 5

Name five things in the category before the five-second buzzer.

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Name 5

breakfast foods

5

1. How to Play

  1. Add players to the scoreboard bar.
  2. The active player taps Start 5 seconds. A category appears, like Name 5 breakfast foods, and the five-second countdown starts right away.
  3. They have to blurt five valid items before the buzzer. No hesitating, no repeats.
  4. Buzzer or Stop brings up the Who named five in time row. Tap +1 if they made it. Tap Skip if they choked.
  5. Tap New category and pass to the next player.
  6. Finish & Crown Winner for the podium.

2. Host Playbook & Room Dynamics

  • You judge valid and in time. Call it fast and call it the same for everyone. This game lives on consistency.
  • Under pressure, people trail off. Decide whether the fifth item counts if it lands after the buzzer. Default: it must be fully out first.
  • Repeats and near repeats, like a dog then a puppy, are the classic argument. Rule once, out loud, and hold it.
  • Start the countdown the instant the category is read, not when the player says ready.
  • For a nervous player, let the room count the five out loud with them on their first turn only.

3. Game Features & Special Mechanics

  • A brutal five-second timer. This is recall under pressure, not a knowledge quiz.
  • The category deck is tagged by audience and heat, from things in a fridge to spicier prompts.
  • One-tap adjudication straight into scoring, so the leaderboard never lags.
  • Session scores wipe on every re-entry, so each sitting is a clean contest.

4. Roster Setup & Social Sharing

The GROUP SIZE pills seed the player list. 2-4 adds two, 5-10 adds five, 11-20 adds eleven. Clearing the filter or picking a smaller tier only trims the leftover Player N slots.

Tap a scoreboard pill to rename it. Player 3 becomes Dani in two seconds, and the name carries into the scoring buttons and the podium.

Finish & Crown Winner, then Share the podium, gives you a 9:16 recap card with the standings for Facebook, Instagram, or TikTok. Native sheet on phones, download and open on desktop.

5. Companion Wheel

Spin the Fast 5 Sudden-Death Wheel. Every slice below is editable, so tweak it to fit your group.

Fast 5 Sudden-Death Wheel
Name five in …Name six, not…Opponent pick…Name five wit…Name five wit…Winner names …Name five in …Free replay

Options [8]

  • Name five in three seconds
  • Name six, not five
  • Opponent picks your category
  • Name five with no repeated first letters
  • Name five with your eyes closed
  • Winner names five, loser has to beat it
  • Name five in a category you have never heard of
  • Free replay

6. Frequently Asked Questions

Does trailing off past the buzzer count?

Host's call. The fair default: the fifth item must be fully out before the buzzer sounds.

Are a dog and a puppy two items?

Set a repeat rule before you start. Most groups say no, same thing, one item.

Player count for a big party?

Tap 11-20 or 20+ on GROUP SIZE, rename pills as people join, and run the turn order top to bottom.

How do I reset scores mid-session?

Reset scores under the deck zeroes the tallies and keeps the names. Leaving Fast 5 resets automatically.

Sober version?

Sober already. If you had a drink-on-a-choke rule, swap it for the Sudden-Death Wheel. Losing a spin is the punishment.

The recap card did not reach Facebook.

Facebook opens its share dialog in a popup, so allow popups for this site. The link and caption are pre-filled. Attach the downloaded image if the dialog asks.

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