The Best Friend-Group Game Right Now? We Put It to the Test on WAG Podcast

Some games just work better in person than on a screen. Guess the Imposter is one of them — and the WAG Podcast put it to the ultimate test.

We played it on a recent episode of the WAG Podcast, and it turned into one of the most chaotic recordings we’ve done — lies got more convincing as the round went on, accusations started flying, and the ending genuinely surprised all of us. If you haven’t seen it yet, watch the full WAG Podcast episode here.

Wait, What Is “Guess the Imposter”?

The rules are simple, which is exactly why it works. Everyone in the group gets assigned a secret role or answer — except one person, the imposter, who has no idea what’s actually going on and has to fake it.

As the round goes on, people start answering questions, reacting, and building on what everyone else says. The imposter’s whole job is to blend in without getting caught. Everyone else’s job is to catch them. At the end, the group votes on who they think was faking it the whole time.

It sounds easy. It is not easy. Half the fun is watching someone panic in real time while insisting they totally know what’s happening.

Why This Genre Is Suddenly Everywhere

If the format sounds familiar, that’s because it is. Among Us took the “one person is secretly faking it” concept and turned it into one of the biggest games of the last few years — and it opened the door for a whole wave of real-life, in-person versions of the same idea: Guess the Imposter, Odd One Out, Who’s Lying?, and plenty of spinoffs that all share the same DNA.

There’s something about the format that just translates perfectly to a friend-group hangout. No screens required, no setup beyond a group of people willing to lie to each other’s faces for a few minutes, and it somehow gets funnier the more paranoid everyone gets.

What Actually Happened When WAG Played It

We expected a normal game segment on the podcast. What we got was full accusations, people second-guessing every single answer, and one performance so convincing it almost worked.

By the end of the round, the group had gone back and forth so many times that the actual reveal caught everyone off guard — including the people who thought they’d already figured it out. That’s the moment that makes this game worth playing over and over: you can be almost certain who the imposter is and still be completely wrong.

Why It’s the Best Game for Your Friend Group Right Now

• Zero setup. No boards, no apps, no prep — just a group and a topic.
• Scales with the group. Works with a handful of people, gets funnier with a crowd.
• Rewards good liars and good detectives equally. Everyone gets a moment to shine, whether they’re bluffing or busting someone else’s bluff.
• The reveal is the whole payoff. Even a “boring” round turns into chaos the second the imposter is revealed.

Try It With Your Own Friend Group

Grab a group, pick a topic, and give one person a secret role no one else knows about. Then just start talking. You’ll know within a few minutes whether your friend group is full of secret great liars — WAG’s definitely is.

Want to see exactly how it played out on the WAG Podcast? Watch the full Guess the Imposter episode, then head over to WAG Podcast for more of the games and real talk we get into every week.