General Categories
These simple options are just general enough that any player should be able to come up with something good when they’re the psychic, but they’re not quite as general as the easier cards that come with the base game. Zesty vs. bland Whimsical vs. stoic Quiet vs. bombastic Quirky vs. mundane Lively vs. boring Loud vs. quiet Explosive vs. unreactive Durable vs. fragile Annoying vs. entertaining Simplistic vs. complex
Funny Categories
If you want to incorporate a few more laughs at the table, draw a random category from this list and see what the psychic comes up with. Scientist vs. tinfoil hat enthusiast Shower singer vs. street performer Rizzed up vs. rizzless Netflix & chill vs. ghosting them Squad goals vs. squad woes Yeet vs. keep Glow up vs. blow up Ohio vs. Paris Wake me up inside vs. can’t wake up Rose had room on the door vs. Jack needed to drown
Music Categories
Feel free to incorporate your own musical categories based on what everyone at the table listens to. “Drake vs. Kendrick” might work if everyone at the table loves hip-hop, but a game full of country fans might not enjoy that one. Tupac vs. Biggie Dylan vs. Springsteen Miles Davis vs. Elvis Wu-Tang Clan vs. One Direction Sabrina Carpenter vs. Whitney Houston Drake vs. Kendrick Underground/Indie vs. mainstream Vinyl vs. mp3 The music video was better vs. the song stands alone Hardcore mosh pit vs. quiet listening party
Personality Traits
These are especially fun if you’re playing with people who know one another really well and the intimate clues have been flying around all night. Bookworm vs. gym rat Community-oriented vs. individualistic Optimist vs. pessimist Obedient vs. rebellious Playful vs. serious Aggressive vs. passive Drama queen vs. king of chill Friendly vs. standoffish Smooth operator vs. goofy goober Parental vs. juvenile
Historical Categories
History lovers rejoice! The base Wavelength game doesn’t come with anything even remotely history-themed, so this is a fun addition. Summer of Love vs. Salem Witch Trials First Flight vs. the Hindenburg Disaster Dawn of Man vs. Fall of Man Boston Tea Party vs. Boston Marathon The Pyramids vs. Stonehenge French Revolution vs. American Revolution Would hate royal life vs. secretly want to be a king Samurai vs. ninjas New World explorer vs. staying on the shore Ancient Athens vs. Ancient Sparta
Emotions & Feelings
This is a good general category that all players should be able to make sense of. Warm and fuzzy vs. cold and jagged Shower thoughts vs. blank stares Wanderlust vs. homesickness Over-caffeinated vs. food coma Scared to death vs. bored to death Puppy love vs. cat nap Jazzed up vs. Blues-ed down Cringe vs. cool Epic win vs. epic fail Fear of missing out vs. need to sit one out
Food-Related Categories
Any foodies at the table will appreciate the opportunity to guess clues in these categories. This is another area where the base game doesn’t include any good categories, so these are a phenomenal addition. Deep dish vs. thin crust Fast food vs. vegan cuisine Italian vs. Mexican Pizza vs. tacos Keto vs. Vegetarian Master Chef vs. Top Chef Going out vs. eating in Dive bar vs. fancy cocktail joint Medium vs. medium-rare Gordon Ramsey vs. Guy Fieri
Famous People
Feel free to slot in your own favorite celebrities so long as everyone at the table knows them. These categories are also a lot of fun if the psychic picks clues that either aren’t people at all (is a hot dog more like Betty White or Martha Stewart?) or people who also happen to be celebrities (is Kevin Hart more of a Joan of Arc or Alexander the Great?). MLK Jr. vs. Malcolm X Steve Jobs vs. Bill Gates Taylor Swift vs. Marilyn Monroe Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson vs. Vin Diesel Einstein vs. Oppenheimer Emma Stone vs. Emma Watson Genghis Khan vs. Julius Caesar Andy Warhol vs. Jackson Pollock Lady Gaga vs. Katy Perry
Movies & Media
Got a table full of cinephiles? Break out the movie-themed categories and watch the debates fly. Titanic vs. The Notebook Ryan Gosling vs. Ryan Reynolds Dark comedy vs comedic tragedy Cult classic vs. blockbuster Spaghetti Western vs. Space Opera So bad that it’s actually good vs. just normal bad Oscar-worthy vs. Oscar bait Arthouse vs. Popcorn flick Clint Eastwood vs. John Wayne Peak 80s vs. 80s schlock
Animals
These categories represent another good general set of spectrums that make sense to basically anybody. We’re still open to alternatives to “serious platypus” if you happen to have a better animal to serve as the opposite of a silly goose, so get creative! Dogs vs. cats Energetic vs. lapdog Night owl vs. morning lark Serious platypus vs. silly goose Orange cat vs. black cat Humans are better vs. dogs are better Cats and dogs vs. exotic pets Hedgehog vs. groundhog King of the jungle vs. queen of the tundra Bird vs. fish
Memes & Internet-Themed Categories
So long as the players at the table aren’t old enough to remember “all our base are belong to us” memes, this is a fun way to give Wavelength a more youthful energy. “This is fine” vs. everything is awesome Grumpy Cat vs. Much Doge Kermit sipping tea vs. Arthur’s clenched fist Reaction gif vs. Bitmoji Crying Jordan vs. distracted boyfriend Viral vs. dead on arrival Boomer vs. Gen Z It's deep-fried vs. infinite pixels Minions vs. rage face comics Loss vs. memes about Loss
Personal Skills
These categories might do especially well if you pick fun celebrity or fictional character clues. You can also work in some clues about people everyone at the table knows, too. Dance floor confidence vs. karaoke courage Doctor’s handwriting vs. doctor’s diagnostic skills Breakdancing vs. beatboxing Card tricks vs. Illusions Perfect memory vs. perfect speaking skills Super strength vs. invisibility Computer hacking vs. Biohacking Public speaking vs. public dancing Lucid dreaming vs. sleepwalking
Philosophical Categories
If you want to use Wavelength as a jumping-off point for some deeper conversations at the table, these are great categories to provoke interesting discussion. Eternal life vs. mortality Time travel vs. fixed timeline Causality vs. randomness Free will vs. determinism Life is meaningless vs. life has cosmic meaning Humans are evil vs. humans are good Objective reality vs. subjective reality Suffering is meaningless vs. suffering is valuable Civilization always improves vs. history is random Technology is good vs. technology is bad
Esoteric Categories
Just get weird with it, you know? Wavelength is a great party game because it’s extremely funny while also generating strong and interesting convos among players. What’s better at getting a laugh and generating discussion than semi-nonsense? Alien technology vs. human innovation Cheese vs. cows Magical first dates vs. magical divorce hearings Chickens vs. roads Shadow demon vs. haunting ghost A loud noise vs. a confusing sentence Things you can smoke vs. things that smoke you Dream logic vs. fairy tale logic Lasers vs. actually using lasers Plague doctors vs. an actual plague
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