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72 Deep Thoughts spectrum ideas

Abstract, philosophical and slightly weird spectrums for groups who have played a few rounds and want arguments that last longer than the clue.

Clue tip

Proper nouns work wonders here. A famous person or fictional character can say more about “Style ↔ Substance” than any description.

Example

For Fate ↔ Free will with the target slightly left of center: “Horoscopes”.

All Deep Thoughts cards

  1. 1Driven by emotion↔Driven by logic
  2. 2Nature↔Nurture
  3. 3Style↔Substance
  4. 4Pure luck↔Pure skill
  5. 5Fate↔Free will
  6. 6Order↔Chaos
  7. 7Pessimistic↔Optimistic
  8. 8Unethical↔Ethical
  9. 9Selfish↔Selfless
  10. 10Forgivable↔Unforgivable
  11. 11Socially unacceptable↔Socially acceptable
  12. 12Sounds dumb↔Sounds smart
  13. 13Not a real job↔Very real job
  14. 14Guilty pleasure↔Genuine passion
  15. 15Tragedy↔Comedy
  16. 16Fiction↔Nonfiction
  17. 17Timeless↔Trendy
  18. 18Old soul↔Young at heart
  19. 19Cat person↔Dog person
  20. 20Aged badly↔Aged well
  21. 21Better alone↔Better together
  22. 22Book is better↔Movie is better
  23. 23Totally legal↔Feels illegal
  24. 24Requires talent↔Requires practice
  25. 25Fleeting trend↔Here to stay
  26. 26Underestimated↔Overestimated
  27. 27Introspective↔Impulsive
  28. 28Healthy obsession↔Unhealthy obsession
  29. 29Grounded↔Head in the clouds
  30. 30Personal problem↔Global problem
  31. 31Victimless crime↔Serious crime
  32. 32Matters today↔Matters in 100 years
  33. 33Would confess↔Take it to the grave
  34. 34Depressing↔Inspirational
  35. 35Cursed↔Wholesome
  36. 36Rock bottom↔Peak human achievement
  37. 37NPC energy↔Main character energy
  38. 38Tourist trap↔Hidden gem
  39. 39Soulless↔Full of soul
  40. 40Cozy↔Eerie
  41. 41Explained by science↔Feels like magic
  42. 42Learned↔Innate
  43. 43Mind↔Body
  44. 44Work↔Play
  45. 45Stingy↔Generous
  46. 46Funny↔Profound
  47. 47Polarizing↔Universally loved
  48. 48Old money↔New money
  49. 49Red flag↔Green flag
  50. 50Passing crush↔True love
  51. 51Party trick↔Survival skill
  52. 52Too soon↔Too late
  53. 53Overthinking↔Not thinking at all
  54. 54Should never get a sequel↔Needs a sequel
  55. 55Dies first in a horror movie↔Survives the horror movie
  56. 56Living nightmare↔Paradise
  57. 57Kitsch↔Elegant
  58. 58Irrational fear↔Reasonable fear
  59. 59Repressed memory↔Fond memory
  60. 60Comfort↔Adventure
  61. 61Planned↔Spontaneous
  62. 62Formal↔Casual
  63. 63Primitive↔Sophisticated
  64. 64Lowbrow↔Highbrow
  65. 65Brooding↔Bubbly
  66. 66Impossible to romanticize↔Easy to romanticize
  67. 67Feels like winter↔Feels like summer
  68. 68Not worth fighting for↔Worth fighting for
  69. 69Common sense↔Rocket science
  70. 70Feels like a Monday↔Feels like a Friday
  71. 71Smells like childhood↔Smells like adulthood
  72. 72Means to an end↔End in itself

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