PARTY GAMES · THIS OR THAT
Printable this or that game: party and shower editions
PUBLISHED JUL 15 · 2026 DATA REFRESHED AT EACH BUILD
By the PlaySpinWheel editorial team
A printable this or that game is the easiest party activity there is: hand out cards with two options, everyone circles or votes for one, and you compare answers. It works for bridal showers, baby showers, and holiday parties, and it needs nothing but paper and a pen.
Below is how to run it as a party or card game, ready-to-use question sets for showers and holidays, and a one-tap way to play the same game on screen if you'd rather not print.
How do you play the this or that party game?
Give each guest a card or sheet listing pairs of options, one prompt per line. Everyone circles the option they prefer, then you go down the list out loud and see where the room splits. For a shower, it doubles as an icebreaker and a keepsake; for a holiday party, it's a five-minute warm-up that gets everyone talking. No host needed, no scoring required, though you can crown whoever matches the guest of honor most often.
How do you play this or that as a card game?
The card-game version puts one this or that prompt per card and turns them face down in a stack. Players take turns flipping the top card, reading the two options, and everyone answers at once, or bets on how the guest of honor will answer. It's the same game as the printable sheet, just dealt one card at a time, which keeps the pace up and the table guessing. You can make a deck by printing prompts and cutting them into cards, or skip the scissors and let the wheel deal them on screen.
This or that bridal and baby shower questions
Shower guests love a this or that game because it's quick, sweet, and gets a room of near-strangers laughing. These sixteen work for a bridal shower or a baby shower, from team pink or blue to the first-date story versus the proposal story:
- Team pink or team blue?
- Diaper duty or midnight feeds?
- Big family or a small one?
- Classic baby names or something unique?
- Baby shower brunch or an evening celebration?
- Homemade cake or a bakery centerpiece?
- Games all afternoon or gifts and gossip?
- First date story or the proposal story?
- Beach wedding or a garden ceremony?
- Something borrowed or something new?
- Bride's choice of music or the DJ's?
- Bachelorette weekend away or a spa day in town?
- Matching sashes or matching robes?
- Champagne toast or a fun mocktail bar?
- Advice cards or a memory jar?
- Confetti or bubbles for the send-off?
This or that holiday and Thanksgiving questions
For a Thanksgiving, Christmas, or Halloween party, a holiday this or that round is an instant crowd-pleaser at the table. These sixteen cover the seasonal debates worth having, turkey or ham, gifts on the eve or the morning, trick or treat:
- Trick or treat?
- Costume party or a cozy movie marathon?
- Real tree or an artificial one?
- Turkey or ham at the holiday table?
- Open gifts on the eve or the morning?
- Pumpkin spice everything or apple everything?
- New Year's party or a quiet night in?
- Fireworks or sparklers?
- Sweet stuffing or savory stuffing?
- Ugly sweater or dress to impress?
- First in line for the buffet or fashionably last?
- Board games or a dance floor at the party?
- Homemade decorations or store-bought?
- Carve the pumpkin or paint it?
- Loud party games or chill conversation?
- Photo booth or a group selfie?
Should you print it or play it on screen?
Print it when you want a keepsake, a party favor, or a game that works with no phones out, showers and family gatherings are perfect for paper. Play it on screen when you want zero prep and no ink: the wheel runs the same sets, deals a random prompt each spin, and carries your custom questions in a share link. Many hosts do both, printed cards for the guests and the wheel on a TV to reveal the group's answers.
No printer handy? Spin the same party sets:
Play it on screen →How do you make your own this or that cards?
Pick a theme, write ten to twenty either-or prompts about it, and lay them out two per line so guests can circle one. Keep both options tempting and keep each prompt short. For a personalized shower, mix in questions about the guest of honor (city or countryside for the honeymoon, classic or unique baby names). If you'd rather not build it from scratch, load your prompts into the this or that wheel and share the link, or browse the full this or that questions list for ready-made sets to copy.
Fair questions
- What is a printable this or that game?
- A party game where guests get a printed card or sheet of paired options and circle the one they prefer, then compare answers out loud. It needs only paper and a pen, and works for bridal showers, baby showers, classrooms, and holiday parties.
- How do you play the this or that game at a bridal shower?
- Hand each guest a card of either-or prompts to circle, then read down the list and see where the room splits, or have guests guess how the bride would answer and award a small prize to whoever matches her most. It doubles as an icebreaker and a keepsake.
- How do you play this or that as a card game?
- Put one prompt per card, stack them face down, and take turns flipping the top card. Everyone answers the two options at once, or bets on the guest of honor's answer. It's the same game as the printable sheet, dealt one card at a time to keep the pace up.
- Can I play a this or that party game without printing?
- Yes. The this or that wheel runs the same shower and holiday sets on screen, deals a random prompt each spin, and needs no ink or scissors. Put it on a TV for the group and share the link so remote guests can play along.
- What questions work for a Thanksgiving this or that game?
- Seasonal either-ors get the table talking: turkey or ham, sweet or savory stuffing, pumpkin pie or pecan, first in line for the buffet or fashionably last. There's a full holiday set above that works for Thanksgiving, Christmas, and Halloween.