How many players do you need for Secret Score?

From 2 to 12. Fewer and it falls flat, more and it drags, though nobody is going to stop you trying.

Do I have to download anything?

No. Secret Score opens in your phone's browser and runs right there: nothing to install, nothing to sign up for.

Is Secret Score free?

Completely. Every card, every level and all six languages, with no account and no paid tier.

Why is there no score?

Because the good part comes after the reveal, when half the group says a six was obvious and the other half swears it was a three. A scoreboard cuts that argument off right as it starts.

What can I say as a clue?

A thing, not a number and not an explanation. On a cold-to-hot scale with an eight, «fresh coffee» works; «pretty hot» does not, because that describes the scale instead of playing it.

Secret Score

A number from 0 to 10 only you know

Set up the game

Players

Scales

Things, tastes, people, plans and what's acceptable

You need at least 2 players

How to play

1Type the names. Each round it's one person's turn: the phone shows them a scale and a number from 0 to 10 nobody else sees.
2They say out loud one single thing that sits right at that point. Not the number, not the ends.
3The table argues and commits to a number. Then they turn the phone around, everyone sees the score, and on to the next.

Example cards

An object from your home: You bin it today ↔ You save it from a fire
A ten-year-old piece of clothing: Off to charity tomorrow ↔ You still wear it
An animal at a zoo: You walk straight past ↔ You stay twenty minutes
Something you'd study: Forgotten as you leave ↔ It serves you for life
A superhero film: They all look the same ↔ You go opening night
A soft drink: You order it to stay sober ↔ You order it anyway
A telly programme: You put it on in the background ↔ You record it
A photo of an ex: It's on display ↔ You deleted it day one
Someone at the table organising a plan: Sorted in two hours ↔ Never happens
Someone at the table moving in nearby: You don't even notice ↔ It changes the whole street
Someone at the table paying a compliment: Sounds like politeness ↔ Sounds like a proposition
A city for a weekend: A day is plenty ↔ You'd move there
A plan for a night on your own: You call somebody ↔ You wouldn't swap it
A hotel for a weekend for two: You sleep on your own sides ↔ You don't leave the room
A present for a child: They don't care ↔ The parents hate you
A way of asking to borrow money: They lend it ↔ You lose the friendship
A place to give a kiss: Friends do it ↔ Married couples do it
A plan for a second date: Another coffee ↔ Straight to their place
A reason to get back with an ex: It works out ↔ Worse than the first time
A moment for a first kiss: Straight out of a film ↔ Straight out of a cringe reel
A time to get into bed: Brand new next day ↔ The hangover from hell
A message written in the small hours: It doesn't matter ↔ You change your number
Something done in a wasteland: It's funny ↔ It's a fright
Something you do in your sleep: It's funny ↔ You're scared to share a bed

A sample: the deck holds 1000, shuffled every game.

Frequently asked questions

How many players do you need for Secret Score?: From 2 to 12. Fewer and it falls flat, more and it drags, though nobody is going to stop you trying.
Do I have to download anything?: No. Secret Score opens in your phone's browser and runs right there: nothing to install, nothing to sign up for.
Is Secret Score free?: Completely. Every card, every level and all six languages, with no account and no paid tier.
Why is there no score?: Because the good part comes after the reveal, when half the group says a six was obvious and the other half swears it was a three. A scoreboard cuts that argument off right as it starts.
What can I say as a clue?: A thing, not a number and not an explanation. On a cold-to-hot scale with an eight, «fresh coffee» works; «pretty hot» does not, because that describes the scale instead of playing it.