Play the popular TikTok “Poison Game,” bluff your way through each round, and avoid the hidden poison emoji.
This long-distance date idea is perfect for couples who love viral TikTok challenges, playful competition, and testing how well they can trick each other. The Viral Poison Game, often called the Poison Candy Challenge, became popular on TikTok and Instagram, where players try to avoid choosing the secretly “poisoned” item from a group. While the original trend usually uses candy or food, this virtual version uses emojis instead, making it perfect for long-distance couples who want a funny, interactive online game to play together from anywhere in the world.
The game is simple but surprisingly suspenseful because every round becomes a mix of bluffing, strategy, mind games and pure luck. It’s also a great virtual date idea for couples with busy schedules or big time zone differences since you can play quick rounds anytime you both have free time.
How to do this date
- 1Pick a timeThat works for both of you; use a time zone converter if needed.
- 2Hop on a video callUsing Zoom, Google Meet, Discord, FaceTime, Microsoft Teams, or Skype.
- 3Use Zoom’s Whiteboard feature
- 4Go to the emoji section and place your “candies” on the boardIn our example , we used hearts
, but you can use any emojis you want!
- 5If you do not have access to Zoom’s Whiteboard feature or would rather use a ready-made version, we included a picture of the game board that you can use during the date instead
- 6Spread the emojis across the boardSo there are multiple options to choose from.
- 7One person closes their eyesOr looks away while the other secretly picks their “poison” emoji.
- 8The second player then secretly picks their “poison emoji.”
- 9Take turns selecting emojis from the board
- 10If your partner selects an emoji that is not your poison, say “safe.”
- 11Keep taking turnsAnd removing safe emojis until someone accidentally picks the other person’s poison.
- 12The first person to pick their partner’s poison loses the round.
- 13Reset the board, choose new poison emojis, and play again!
Tap an emoji once it’s been picked
Make it a night to remember
- Use real candy while you play, and if you accidentally pick the poison emoji, you have to eat something gross, spicy or sour.
- Turn it into a drinking game, every time someone picks the poison emoji they have to take a shot!
- Add more emojis every round until the board becomes impossible to track.
- Use different themed emojis like animals
, food 
, and flowers 
to make each round feel different.
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