17 Fun Games You Can Play with Siri or Alexa
Voice assistants aren’t just for weather updates anymore. They’ve gotten pretty good at entertainment too.
Both Siri and Alexa pack enough interactive features to kill time when you’re bored, stuck waiting somewhere, or just want to see what these things can actually do beyond the usual stuff. Here’s a list of 17 games that work with either assistant.
20 Questions
The classic guessing game works surprisingly well here. You pick something in your head, then the assistant asks yes or no questions to figure it out.
Siri does okay at this, though Alexa seems a bit sharper sometimes. They’ll ask weird questions that catch you off guard, but that’s half the fun.
Rock Paper Scissors
Basic as it gets, but somehow still entertaining. Tell either assistant you want to play and they’ll count down with you.
It’s random, obviously, but beating a computer still feels good. Plus it settles arguments fast.
Trivia Questions
Both assistants have tons of random facts stored up. Alexa has more game options you can add, while Siri just pulls from whatever Apple loaded in there.
Sports, movies, science – pick your poison. Good for car rides when the radio gets boring.
Name That Tune
Music nerds love this one. The assistant plays a few seconds of a song and you guess what it is.
Harder than expected, especially with older tracks or stuff you haven’t heard in years. Alexa connects to more music services, but Siri works fine if you use Apple Music.
Ask for a riddle and prepare to feel either really smart or completely stumped. Some are dad joke level silly, others actually make you think.
Alexa has separate riddle apps you can enable, Siri just has whatever’s built in. Quality varies wildly.
Start with any word, see how long the chain goes. You say ‘dog,’ assistant might say ‘park,’ you say ‘swing,’ and so on.
Shows you how these AI systems connect concepts. Sometimes the connections make no sense, which is actually pretty funny.
Story Building
Take turns making up a story one sentence at a time. Results range from surprisingly coherent to absolutely bonkers.
The assistant’s contributions can be weirdly formal or completely random. Either way, you’ll end up with something nobody could have planned.
Math Challenges
Turn your phone into a demanding math teacher. Ask for problems at different difficulty levels and see how fast you can solve them.
Way more engaging than regular calculator work. Good for keeping math skills sharp without opening textbooks.
Rhyme Time
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Challenge the assistant to rhyme words back and forth. Start easy with ‘cat’ and ‘hat,’ work up to impossible ones like ‘orange.’
They’ll try their best, though sometimes the rhymes are pretty loose. Still counts if it sounds close enough.
Would You Rather
Classic sleepover game that works great with AI. Ask for scenarios or make up your own dilemmas.
The assistant’s answers reveal some interesting programming choices. They tend to be very logical, which can be hilarious for emotional questions.
Spelling Bee
Get pronunciation of tricky words and spell them back. Both assistants handle this well enough, though their voices can make some words sound weird.
Start with normal words, work up to the championship level stuff that nobody uses in real life.
Geography Quiz
Test your knowledge of capitals, countries, landmarks. Both have decent geographic info, though sometimes they get picky about exact wording.
Great for brushing up before trivia night or just feeling smart about knowing where things are.
Tongue Twisters
Ask for tongue twisters, then try saying them clearly. The real entertainment comes from hearing the assistants attempt them first.
Their robotic delivery of ‘she sells seashells’ never gets old. Your attempts probably aren’t much better.
Coin Flip Decisions
Can’t decide something? Let technology choose. Both assistants flip virtual coins just fine.
Settles restaurant debates, movie choices, whatever. It’s the laziest way to make decisions, but sometimes that’s exactly what you need.
Animal Sound Guessing
Listen to animal sounds and guess what made them. Easy ones like cows and dogs, sure, but then they throw you curveballs with exotic birds and weird mammals.
Alexa has more sound libraries, Siri makes do with what it has.
Memory Games
The assistant gives you sequences to remember and repeat. Start simple, build up complexity.
Good brain exercise without feeling like homework. Adjust the difficulty based on whether you’re sharp or having one of those foggy days.
Voice Impressions
Ask for celebrity voices or accents. Don’t expect Oscar-worthy performances – these are robots, after all.
But their attempts are often hilarious in unintentional ways. Siri admits it can’t do impressions, Alexa at least tries with mixed results.
Digital Games Keep Getting Better
What started as simple voice commands has turned into actual entertainment. These games work anywhere you’ve got your phone or smart speaker, no setup required.
The technology keeps improving too, so interactions feel more natural than the clunky
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