Trick or Truth: free Halloween game to tell myths from facts

What is Trick or Truth?

Thumby, dressed as a pumpkin, reads out spooky claims about Halloween history, folklore, bats, black cats, the science of fear and candy. Is each one a Trick (a myth) or the Truth? Answer before the candle melts, build combos, and every answer tells you the real story.

Trick or Truth is a free Halloween game about myths and facts. Spooky claims appear one at a time: are bats blind? Does sugar make kids hyper? Were the first jack-o'-lanterns really turnips? Sort each one into Trick (a myth) or Truth before the candle burns out.

Pick Beginner for bats, black cats and candy, Intermediate for pumpkins, spiders and the science of fear, or Expert for old festivals and classic horror books. Right answers in a row build a combo up to ×4, and every answer comes with the real story in one line.

At a glance

Category

Seasonal

Difficulty

Easy

Play time

2–4 min

Price

Free, in your browser, sign-up optional

How to play

Read the claim

A spooky claim appears: bats, black cats, full moons, pumpkins, old festivals, candy.

Trick or Truth?

Tap Trick if it's a myth, Truth if it's a fact, or press ← and →.

Beat the candle

6 candles of 4 claims. Each candle burns a little faster. A wrong answer or a melted candle costs one of 3 lives.

Learn the real story

Every answer explains what's really true, in one line.

Scoring

Each right answer scores 100 points × your combo × the level bonus (×1 Beginner, ×1.5 Intermediate, ×2 Expert), plus up to 50 for answering fast. Three right in a row make ×2, six ×3, ten ×4.

6 candles of 4 claims. A wrong answer or a melted candle costs one of your 3 lives. Your best score is kept in this browser.

What it trains

Telling folklore from fact

Sorting old stories and viral myths from what's really true.

Spotting exaggeration

Noticing the 'always', 'everywhere' and 'all the way round' that turn a fact into a myth.

Quick judgement

Deciding before the candle melts, then checking the real explanation.

Strategy and tips

Watch absolute words

"Always", "everywhere" and "all the way round" are often the sign of a myth.

Myths love a scary twist

If a claim sounds made to frighten you, like poisoned candy everywhere, it's often a trick.

Animals are rarely villains

Bats, spiders and black cats are mostly harmless, and very useful.

Check the numbers

Owls turn their heads about 270 degrees, not 360. Small details turn a fact into a myth.

Use the arrows

On a keyboard, ← answers Trick and → answers Truth: faster than the mouse.

Why play Trick or Truth?

Halloween is full of stories passed from person to person, and some of them are just not true. Telling folklore from fact is the same skill you need for any viral claim: spot the exaggeration, check the detail, and look for the real explanation.

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