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By Ion Saliu, Founder of Roulette Mathematical Strategies

I. Mathematics of Winning Roulette Strategy, Systems
II. Glamour and Attraction of Roulette on Gamblers
III. Statistical Analysis of Roulette Spins (Double- Zero)
IV. Free Winning Roulette Systems #1
• Ion Saliu's Paradox and the game of roulette
• Relation of Birthday Paradox to roulette strategies
V. Free Winning Roulette Systems #2
VI. Ion Saliu's Roulette, Gambling Theory, Software Compared to Other Roulette Systems, Strategies
VII. Roulette Links, Resources, Software, Systems

1. The Mathematical Foundation of Winning Roulette Strategy and Systems

First captured by the WayBack Machine (web.archive.org) on March 11, 2000.

The true book of roulette is founded on mathematics, probability theory and statistical analysis of casino roulette spins and random roulette spins. The winning roulette systems, strategies are totally free at this website; the software is free to run with a reasonable membership fee to download.

The common belief in the gambling world is related to the roulette wheel bias. Many kokodrilos (big–time gamblers) swear by the wheel in the sky that they make millions by exploiting the roulette wheel bias. There are plenty of legends. The wheels must have been terribly worn out.

I do have some problems and some remarks regarding the bias of the roulette wheel. I have done the most thorough research in this field. My tool of choice is computer software. My roulette software is not only unique, but founded on solid mathematics. I have analyzed both real–life casino roulette spins and random–generated spins. The reports are very much the same.

Nobody will ever be able to tell which one is the real spin report and which one is the report on computer–generated roulette spins. The number frequencies are the same. I apply a key parameter in my analysis: the SKIP. The skip represents the number of spins between two hits of the same roulette numbers. Again, the skips are the same for both real–life spins and randomly generated roulette spins. The statistical parameters are in accordance to theory of probability. You will see a statistical report on this page, and another one on a different page.

Wheel bias might occur sometimes. It's hard and costly to check very often every roulette wheel in a casino. Later on this page you will see an event of possible wheel bias I witnessed in a real casino. The data sample was not very large, however.

• The second roulette pairing statistical report I told you about is very interesting. If there is roulette wheel bias, then each roulette number must be followed preponderantly by certain numbers. I call this feature number pairing. It is a common feature that occurs in lottery as well. The pairing is also a feature in computer-generated roulette spins. The roulette pairing is not the result of mechanical bias. It is the result of probability theory, IF the results are compatible with the normal probability rule.

I analyzed 1968 real roulette spins recorded at the Hamburg, Germany casino, February 1 – 6, 2000. File name: HAMB00.DAT, component of the BrightR integrated roulette software, systems, utilities.

The results are categorized by the following parameters, in order:
Table or Wheel (Tisch) – Day (Tag) – Month (Monat) – Year (Jahr).

I downloaded the spins at one roulette table or wheel (#1) for the entire month of January 2006. File name: HAMB0106.WH1; 7990 lines (draws or spins) in text format; the last draw of 31 January 2006 is at the very top of the file (line #1). The file contains roulette numbers (spins) only, one number per line. The casino results files have also other data, such as frequency and various statistics. The files also have dashed lines (----) which probably represent dealer changes at that particular roulette table.

HAMB0106.WH1 represents the best recording format for roulette: table by table. Do not mix the spins from different roulette wheels in the same file.

I remarked that same-number repeats are far less frequent than different-number pairing. One roulette number is followed by itself slightly less than once in 1000 spins (on average). But the same number is immediately followed by a different number (best pairing) 3 or 4 times in 1000 spins.

2. The Glamour and Attraction of Roulette on Humans Named Gamblers

This roulette theory is absolutely unique. Nobody has ever come up with similar ideas. It is founded on the Fundamental Formula of Gambling and the WL streaks (winning/losing). Nobody, other than myself has ever put together a mathematical relation between probability and the W/L streaks. I am the first one to state that theory of probability is the science of the winning/losing streaks.

I know firsthand how casinos have reacted to my roulette and gambling strategies. They are highly anxious because they can't figure out my systems. Some figured out that I might count losing streaks, or winning streaks, or dealer bust streaks, etc. Of course, I do my best not to let the casinos gain knowledge of my strategies. That's the reason why I do not sell the roulette system unless the customer signs that he/she is not affiliated with a casino whatsoever. It would be illegal for a casino to get their hands on my systems.

Then, I am posed, mockingly, this puzzling fact: Roulette is unbeatable. Great thinkers, such as D'Alembert and Einstein, designed roulette systems that actually fail. I believe Einstein was joking when he presented his infamous roulette system: Always double-up after a loss! What a huge mistake! Like any scientist, Einstein was fascinated with numbers and the unknown, as the roulette game provides. He was, however, very busy with his theory of relativity. He just did not allocate more time to the roulette phenomenon. Otherwise, Einstein's mental programs would have come up with a winning gambling (and roulette) system based, indeed, on the winning/losing streaks. Also, be mindful that Einstein was a religious man. He might as well be the most intelligent mystic who ever lived.

One issue concerns the reaction of casinos to this roulette system and strategy. You may be asked not to use pencil and paper at the roulette table. I stress here that the casinos have NO right to prohibit the use of pencil and paper on the premises. Such an act would represent a form of discrimination. Don't let yourself be intimidated. We all have rights under the law. The courts of law are wide open, including to class action suits.

Finally, I advise against the use of these roulette systems in a cyber casino (online). Internet gambling is prone to very serious fraud. Read the Gambling Odds, House Edge, Integrity, Fraud page for details based on observation and logic. Among other types of fraud: The higher your bet, the higher the probability you will lose it!

3. Statistical Analysis of Roulette Spins (Double-Zero)

Following is a fragment of the report generated by the roulette softwareSpins. It does not show all data, obviously. The program simulates a roulette game with 0 and 00. Number 37 represents double-zero (00).

The roulette numbers can hit-and-miss in a wild manner. Some numbers can hit frequently in a session (hot numbers). At the other end of the spectrum, some numbers can miss (skip) many spins (roulette sleepers). It is not unusual for a number or two to miss well over 100 consecutive roulette spins!

The FFG median of all skips, however, abides by undeniable mathematical rules (probability formulas). The skip median for single-zero roulette is 25; the skip median for zero-zero roulette is 26.

Many gamblers play roulette strategies based on hot numbers and/or sleeping numbers. I tend to disregard the sleepers by favoring the repeat numbers. You can get acquainted with my roulette strategy founded on the Birthday Paradox in the next section. Axiomatic gambling colleague of mine, you might want to keep a keen eye on that marquee (the casinos should turn it on at every table!)

4. The Free Winning Roulette System #1

Did you jump directly here from the top? I recommend you go back and start with the beginning. You need some information that I do not repeat here. The free roulette system I will present now is not included in the licensed roulette strategy package. As I explained many times, I give away freebies when I am certain I have far better systems, strategies, or software. On the other hand, I received several requests to give more details on how my systems work and what makes them tick. The predominant opinion is that nobody can play roulette for a profit consistently. Here is just one proof to the contrary. This is a real thing: a winning roulette system. There is also real life data to back it up. The skips presented here are collected from the Hamburg, Germany casino roulette.

• A diligent, disciplined player can make a weekly profit by COVERING ALL THE NUMBERS BUT FOUR PLAYING NO MORE THAN 10 SPINS A DAY. The four numbers discarded of are the last four spins. You wait patiently, not playing, until the following event occurs. When one of the last four numbers hits again, you get ready to play. You cover all the numbers (0 and 00 including) but the numbers in the last FIVE spins (four numbers to play, because one is a repeat). You place 34 2-unit straight-up bets. Chances are you will win most of the time.
• Next roulette spin, you make the same bet, using now three units per number (you are using some casino money). The first time you won 38-36=2 units; 2 units times 2 = 4 bets profit. The second time: you won 2 units x 3 = 6 units. Total profit per two plays: 10 units. Things are not always like this. Handy Brandy could lose sometimes the first bet. It happens very rarely, but one of the last four roulette numbers will hit again in consecutive sequence.

In most cases, Handy Brandy wins two times in a row without any of the last four roulette numbers repeating. He goes immediately to another table. He knows that the long run 'kills' the casino roulette player more than anything else.

After winning at the second table too, Handy Brandy usually cashes out. He runs out of the casino. Sometimes he might try doing the same things at the third table, but never more than winning at three roulette tables. The player will do the same thing the next day at a different casino and again at another casino... Here is illustrative data from the Hamburg casino. The following figures do NOT represent roulette numbers, but SKIPS. The skips, as in the frequency reports above, represent the number of roulette spins between hits.

9 5 57 17 30 18 0 3 13 25 6 0 4 17 2 24 0 4 3 15 13 8 21 2 23 2 6 7 7 10 3 3 17 10 15 11 1 15 3 1 24 11 10 2 3 13 6 12 3 3 24 6 10 21 4 8 9 8 0 20 7 21 7 18 6 0 17 4 13 5 2 6 16 0 2 4 0 7 0 7 1 8

A figure such as 57 represents the skip of a particular roulette number. That particular roulette number (the 3rd most recent in our database) hit after 57 spins. That is, if we look at index 57+3 in our database, we'll find the same number again. Zero in the string above does not represent the 'green 0' (roulette number 0). It means that a particular number hit two spins in row, or hit in two consecutive spins. It couldn't be clearer now.

This page has been written by addition, rather than from the ground up. I added instead of editing and rewriting the material from top to bottom. The page also shows my growing in my linguistic English shoes! It is also clear that a force inside fights me from being too clear! No gambler has ever been more generous with his/her secrets than me!

The casino roulette software program Spins (also SuperRoulette) offers the best graphical representation of this free system. Page-down to the end of the frequency report. The system of interest is named Play all roulette numbers except for the last 5 spins. The report also recommends playing immediately following two consecutive misses (indicated by the – sign).

You only play at the points marked 0 (zero). That's when the last number is a repeat from the previous 5 roulette spins. You will play as above the next 3 points where the skip is zero. In many cases, it's after the third win in a row when you can encounter a string like 0 0. When that happens, you will lose 34 * 2 = 68 units. You improve your chances further when you leave after you won at three roulette tables. You should expect to lose once a week.

Ion Saliu's Paradox and Roulette

Ion Saliu's Paradox of N Trials is presented in minute mathematical detail at SALIU.COM, especially the probability theory page and the mathematics of gambling formula. If p = 1 / N, we can discover an interesting relation between the degree of certainty DC and the number of trials N. The degree of certainty has a limit, when N tends to infinity. That limit is 1 — 1/e, or approximately 0.632...

• If you play 1 roulette number for the next 38 roulette spins, common belief was that you expected to win once. NOT! Only if you play 38 numbers in 1 spin, your chance to hit the winning number is 100%. Here is an interesting table, which includes also the Free Roulette System #1 in the last row.

The maximum gain comes when playing 38 roulette numbers in one spin: 36.3%. Obviously, it makes no sense to play that way because of the house advantage. On the other hand, a so-called wise gambler is more than happy to play one number at a time. What he does is simply losing slowly! Not only that, but losing slowly is accompanied by losing more. That cautious type of gambling is like a placebo. A roulette system such as the Free Roulette System #1 scares most roulette gamblers. 'Play 34 or 33 numbers in one shot? I'll have a heart attack!' In reality, the Free Roulette System #1 offers a 28.8% advantage over playing singular numbers in long sessions. In fact, the gain is higher since the bets are placed at optimal moments. That's mathematics, and there is no heart to worry about.

• You can also use SuperFormula to calculate all kinds of probabilities and advantage percentages, including roulette bets. The option L — At least M successes in N trials is a very useful instrument. If you play 19 numbers in one spin, the probability to win is 50%. If you play 19 numbers in 2 consecutive roulette spins, the probability to win at least once is 75%.

Relation of the Birthday Paradox to roulette
The connection between the Birthday Paradox and the game of roulette is extraordinarily appealing to some gamblers. Unfortunately, the appeal has a thin mathematical foundation. The roulette game draws one and only one number at a time. The birthday paradox requires at least two elements. At least two persons in a room..., etc.

If the roulette would draw 10 numbers at a time, the probability would be 72.7% that at least two of the numbers would be equal to one another (i.e. duplicates). But even if the roulette game would consist of 10 spins at a time, the birthday paradox would have nothing to do with predicting the numbers. Some gamblers make the following illogical connection. If I consider 10 roulette spins at a time, in 72.7% of the cases, at least two of the roulette numbers will be repeaters.

So, if I play the last 10 numbers, the chance is very good (almost 3 out of 4 cases) that one of the numbers will repeat next! Wow! That would bankrupt every casino on the planet in a few days! If the roulette strategy would hold true, the probability would rise to 99.8% that the next spin will repeat a number from the last 20 roulette spins! Virtually, play the last 20 numbers and win every time. The cost is 20 units, the payout is 36 units, and therefore that roulette player would make a profit of 16 units in every play!

The cold truth is that the famous and appealing Birthday Paradox merely shows the percentage of sets with duplicate elements in the total elements of an exponential set. That's all. So, unsuspecting roulette enthusiasts do NOT rely on the birthday paradox when playing roulette with real money. If you do, don't ask me for a refund later! Mathematically, it is correct to expect that one of the numbers in the last 26 spins will repeat next with a better than 50-50 chance. It is the median skip calculated by the Fundamental Formula of Gambling. Real life roulette spins and randomly generated roulette numbers validate this law — always.

• I did check, however, several roulette tables in Atlantic City, 2004. I did not find one, not one, roulette marquee showing unique numbers only. Out of 15 numbers, some were repeats — from 3 to 7 repeat numbers. Problem is, the skips between Birthday Paradox situations reached 8+ spins sometimes!
• If I had checked 100 roulette marquees (in Atlantic City), I could have seen four tables showing all-unique roulette numbers! The probability of 15-number roulette strings with repeaters is 96%. Probably some players wait for 5 or 6 or so skips and then apply the Birthday Paradox. The average amount of unique roulette numbers to play is 12. We must win in two spins to make a profit.
• Eventually, I devised a roulette system based onBirthday Paradox formulas, marquee numbers. Apply it intelligently by checking first several tables. Select marquees that show 8+ unique numbers at the top; if not available, start at a roulette table showing the longest string of unique numbers.

The Super Roulette gambling software adds kind of a new system to the Free Roulette System #1. The program adds two more columns to the report. Instead of tracking only the last 5 spins, Roulette tracks also the last 15 spins as displayed on the roulette marquee.

The relation to the Free Roulette System #1. What is the probability that two randomly drawn roulette numbers (spins) will be the same in a group of 5 roulette numbers? It is a Birthday Paradox with 38 birthdays. Instead of 5 persons, we deal with 5 randomly drawn roulette numbers. The probability of at least two collisions (coincidences, or repeats) is: 24%. It's scary for the players of the Free Roulette System #1.

Fortunately, the roulette wheel does not draw 5 numbers at a time. The reports of SPINS show you a more optimistic story. The reports are validated by real-life roulette spins, in a real-life casino. Actually, the analyses of roulette repeats must go much deeper. The roulette probability here refers to chunks of N numbers; e.g. 5 unique roulette numbers versus 5-number groups with at least one repeater...

Months after I published the mathematics of roulette related to the Birthday Paradox, I received negative reports from roulette players around the world. Quite a few casinos decided to turn off the electronic displays (marquees) at the roulette tables. Gamblers say that the decision of casino executives depends on how roulette players stare at the marquees and if the players take notes of the roulette numbers... and especially if they bet big and win big!

I also discovered wide piracy of my mathematical analysis of the Birthday Paradox as a potential roulette system. Even weeks after I published my roulette analysis, there were absolutely no other references on the Internet. Now, there is thousands of roulette systems derived from the Birthday Paradox as I presented it! Beware of other acts of piracy! You can find further information in the roulette resources section of this page.

5. The Free Winning Roulette System #2

An alleged casino executive made me kick him out and also fix the ill-fated James Bond roulette system. He posted on my message board with the intent to intimidate my guests. He made me angry as my response to him indicates! Plenty hot! The Bondish system is based on the first two douzaines: Play together 1-12 & 13-24. The scheme can be extended to any 2-to-1 bets. I offer the power of the standard deviation to improve James bond fictitious system. You can start with my free software SuperFormula, option S = Standard Deviation. You can also use as a training tool my other roulette programs, like Spins and especially Super-Roulette .

The Free Roulette System #2 is presented on Web page: James Bond Roulette System in the Taliban Desert.

By the way, if your bankroll is smaller, you can apply this system in 50-spin sessions.

One more tip. It is possible for a two-dozen (two-column) group to hit more than seven times in a row; or, more than seven out of 10 times. If that happens, you rode a very favorable standard deviation tide. Cash out immediately and move to another table!

My article and the system were provoked by an alleged casino top executive.
'I am currently theChairman of the MGM Grand Casino, and I was advised of this site by way of a memo sent to me.'

In a way, the alleged executive's message is an endorsement of my gambling systems. If the systems were not valid, why bother to risk being rear-end kicked by an understandably angered author? I want to stress again that the casinos have no legal grounds for banning record keeping by the players. Record keeping is also a requirement of tax laws. The rules of private entities do not take precedence over the national laws.

That's how the Free Roulette System #1 came to life as well. I am aware of such tendency now and I believe I have it under control. It will give the player and edge, without a doubt. I have checked for thousands of spins, broken down in 100-spin sessions. There are clearly two situations.

One, the roulette player wins 65 or FEWER spins; it is a losing session. The player counts 100 spins. The player started with 100 chip-units. At the end of the roulette table session, the player counts 61 units. The result was under the standard deviation. Remember to increase the bet the next session.

Two, the player wins 66 or MORE roulette spins; it is a winning session. The player counts 100 spins. The player started with 100 chip-units. At the end of the session, the player counts 69 units. The result was above the standard deviation (calculated for roulette probabilities). Remember to decrease the bet the next session.

The fluctuations in the roulette systems are mathematical, considering the game is totally fair. In an online casino, for instance, the fluctuations go mostly in the favor of the house. The house has to win above the standard deviation — always! Or especially when player's bet is high! That's anything but fairness! This roulette system does not even require strict record keeping. The player can just put aside a chip for each session played, and for each 10-spin roulette groups.

6. Ion Saliu's Roulette, Gambling Theory, Software Compared to Other Roulette Systems

My gambling theory, including roulette, is founded on mathematics, specifically the Fundamental Formula of Gambling (FFG). Also, everything I set out in my software must be validated mathematically to the best of my knowledge.

In all honesty, I don't see anything out there that offers better ways to winning at gambling or roulette. I wish there was something easier and more efficient than my approach. Nothing, honestly. IF my casino gambling methodology doesn't win the — there is absolutely nothing to accomplish such daunting tasks. Never will be, if my research has been futile. In the end, it's all about streaks and skips, no matter what the phenomenon is. The skips (misses) are shorter and the streaks are longer if the probability is higher; and vice versa.

The rest of the roulette gambling theory is nothing more than static progression betting and/or clocking the speed of the roulette wheel.

Static progression betting has virtually NO mathematical validity. The number of roulette skips (misses between wins) can be staggering. The winning/losing streaks are dynamic; they flow. It is random, but FFG discerns with various degrees of certainty DC how the streaks move.

Clocking the speed of the roulette wheel is an illusion the myths are made of. NASA sophisticated instruments may be able to measure precisely the speed of the roulette wheel. But NO instrument can predict the landing position of the spinning ball on the roulette wheel. The wheel deflectors randomize the movement regardless of the speed. Of course, it is absolutely impossible for any roulette player to clock the roulette wheel speed precisely, even if the casinos allowed the use of any instruments or computers on the premises.

Not to mention the thorough tests conducted by the manufacturers of roulette wheels. They certainly perform tests regarding the wheel speed and the landing of the spinning roulette ball. They probably run the roulette wheel at exactly the speed v (rotations per minute) for a number of runs R. They note that the roulette ball is landing randomly; i.e. in various positions on the wheel. They change the wheel speed and run another batch of tests. They notice the randomness of the ball landing. It is a strong fact regarding the roulette wheel. The same speed of the roulette wheel leads to highly random landing positions (roulette numbers).

I did notice bias, however. It was due to the wear of the roulette wheel. Probably the deflectors of the roulette wheel were worn out. The wheel was malfunctioning, anyhow, I think. We can divide the roulette wheel in two sections based on the last number drawn. There are 38 numbers in double-zero roulette. The last number drawn, plus 9 numbers to its left on the roulette wheel layout, plus 9 numbers to the right on the layout = make up the inside hemisphere of the roulette wheel. The other 19 numbers make-up the outer hemisphere.

The next number should be FFG-equally distributed between the two wheel hemispheres. That is, the roulette insiders and roulette outsiders should be FFG-equally distributed. I tracked the spins at a roulette table in Atlantic City. To my (belated) dismay, the ratio was 80% to 20% biased towards the outer hemisphere! Actually, two roulette dealers — a woman and a man — shifted at the table during that continuous run! So, it was not a so-called roulette dealer's signature! It was a malfunctioning of the roulette wheel.

It is likely that the casinos have no knowledge of such phenomenon. But tracking the landing in the roulette inner hemisphere and the outer hemisphere is pretty hard to accomplish when actually playing roulette in a casino.

Later on, I decided to release special roulette software that works with the roulette wheel sectors and the Birthday Paradox. Program name: RouletteHemis; software category 5.5.

Right now, I cannot see any casino roulette gambling system better than mine. That's the only way, like my gambling theory and software do: Track the winning and the losing streaks and their corresponding skips (misses). Apply the Fundamental Formula of Gambling (FFG). There will be some no playing moments (or play the minimum bet); other situations demand a higher roulette bet. It is hard work, but nothing else works better. It might not be attractive to the faint at heart or the illusion-drinker.

Read Ion Saliu's first book in print: Probability Theory, Live!
~ Founded on valuable mathematical discoveries with a wide range of scientific applications, including probability theory applied to roulette gambling, software, real winning systems.

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We’ve all been in that situation where you are talking to someone, the conversation dies down, and you are both just sitting there as you try to think of a topic to talk about.

Definitely awkward. But hopefully these topics to talk about will help you avoid that situation in the future. You can commit some of them to memory and you’ll always have something to talk about.

First though, here are some general tips for a good conversation.

Conversation tips:

Make sure to ask lots of follow up questions related to their answers. But remember it’s a conversation, not an interrogation. So when they ask you a question, make sure to give a long detailed answer and answer any follow up questions they ask you. Every conversation should be a give and take of talking and listening.

Two topics that you WON’T find on this list are religion and politics. And that is because you probably shouldn’t discuss these topics unless you want to get into an argument with the person or make the person uncomfortable. Seriously, just don’t.

And of course there are some people who might just not feel like talking. Remember, if someone gives you a lot of one word answers, doesn’t make eye contact, and doesn’t ask you any questions; that probably means they aren’t in the mood for a conversation. In that case it’s better to just end the conversation and leave them to their own thoughts.

Okay, enough with the introduction and tips. Here we go, topics to talk about. Enjoy!

I’ve separated the topics into sections (topics to get the conversation started, topics to get to know someone, tech topics, personal history, and random topics).

Under each topic are a few sample questions to get you started and to help you think of other questions. But remember that these are just the beginning of the questions you can ask. There are many more possible questions for each topic. Come up with your own questions based on their answers or from your own creativity.

Topics to get the conversation started

These are your run of the mill, first meeting someone, topics to talk about. You’ll find that most people will have at least some things to say about each of these topics.

Once you stumble upon something interesting or something they are interested in, keep talking about that for a while. Branch off from your initial topic and ask follow up questions about whatever they seem interested in. Usually people like talking about themselves, so it’s usually good to focus on them and be a good listener with occasional prompting follow up questions.

1. Current situation

Usually the best way to start a conversation is to talk about your current situation. The questions you’ll ask vary greatly on where you are and what you are doing.

So for example, if you are waiting for something you might ask how long they’ve been waiting. Or if you are at a show or an event you might ask if they’ve seen the performer or speaker before. If you are traveling somewhere you might ask where the other person is headed. If you are at place that is serving food, talk about the food. If there is music playing, talk about the music.

2. Job / Work

What do you do?

How long have you worked there?

Do you like it?

How are your coworkers?

What’s the best / worst thing about being a (their job)?

3. Clothes

This one works best if you talk about what they are wearing. Maybe try complementing a piece of clothing they are wearing that you like and ask where they got it.

4. News

What do you think about (current news story)?

Did you hear about (news story)?

How much do you follow the news?

What do you think doesn’t get enough news coverage?

What gets too much attention in the news?

How do you get your news?

5. Sports

Do you like (sport you like)?

What teams do you follow?

What was the last game you went to?

What do you think about (popular player / team that is doing well)?

Do you play any sports?

Who do you think will win the (major sports event)?

6. Where they are living

Avoid asking exactly where they live. You don’t need to know their address. Just keep it to general areas.

What part of (city you are in) do you live in?

How do you like your neighborhood?

When did you move there?

What’s the best thing about living in that part of town?

7. Not too distant future

Just a heads up, this can sometimes make the person you are talking to think you want to make plans with / date them.

What are your plans for the weekend?

Where are you planning to go for your next vacation?

Anything exciting going on this week?

Topics to get to know someone

These topics to talk about are great for getting to know someone better. They are great for when you’ve gone past the friendly introductory small talk and feel like you’ve made connection with the person.

8. Free time

What do you do in your free time?

How much free time do you have?

What do you wish you had more time for?

9. Music

What kind of music are you into?

What music did you like when you were younger?

What’s your favorite band / singer?

Have you been to any concerts recently?

What’s your favorite album?

10. Movies

What type of movies do you like?

What’s your favorite movie?

Who’s your favorite actor / actress / director?

What’s the last movie you saw?

11. Food

What’s your favorite food / ethnic food / restaurant / thing to cook / seasonal food?

Do you like cooking?

How do you usually find good restaurants?

What weird foods have you tried?

12. Books

Do you like reading books?

What types of books do you like?

What’s the last book you read?

What’s your favorite book?

What book is overrated?

Are there any books you would really recommend I read?

13. TV

What shows do you watch?

What do you think about (popular TV show)?

Have you seen (TV show you like)?

What are some shows that ended that you were really into?

What show do I really need to check out?

14. Travel

Where have you been on vacation?

What did you like / dislike about (place they traveled)?

Where do you wish you could go?

What place do I really need to see?

What’s your favorite place you’ve been?

15. Hobbies

Do you have any hobbies?

How long have you been doing them?

How did you get started?

What common misconceptions do people have about your hobby?

What hobbies did you have when you were younger?

16. Children

This topic usually only works if you both have children. So you have something in common to talk about. If one of you doesn’t have children, you might want to skip this topic.

17. Pets

Are you a cat person or a dog person?

What do you think about (animal) as a pet?

What pets have you had?

What pet would you like to have?

18. Restaurants

What good restaurants do you know of around here?

What’s your go to restaurant when you want to eat out but can’t decide where to go?

What’s your favorite (Mexican/ Thai / Vietnamese / etc.) restaurant around here?

What’s your favorite pizza place near here?

19. Current trends

What are some current trends you just can’t get behind?

What current trend is going to look the silliest in 10 years?

Do you usually follow trends or just do your own thing?

20. Comedy / Humor

What kind of sense of humor do you have?

Are there any comedians you really like?

What are some of your favorite comedies?

21. Actors / Actresses

Who are some of your favorite actors or actresses?

What actor or actress will you watch no matter how bad the ratings for the movie are?

Which actor or actress used to be really popular but has fallen off the radar?

What actors or actresses only play one character in every movie they are in?

22. Learning / Studies

What kinds of things do you pick up easily?

What subjects were hardest for you in school?

What kinds of things are you interested in learning more about?

Tech topics to talk about

Our lives are filled with tech. We are surrounded by it. So these tech topics to talk about will probably appeal to whoever you are talking with even if they aren’t super into tech.

That being said, if the person you are talking to seems a bit clueless about tech, you might want to switch to another topic.

23. Apps

What’s your favorite app on your phone?

What app do you spend the most time on?

What app would you suggest everyone get?

What app do you wish you didn’t have to use?

24. Internet

What do direction do you think the internet is headed in?

What is the longest you’ve been offline?

What’s on the internet that you couldn’t live without?

25. Games

What game on your phone or tablet are you really into now?

What was the best mobile game you’ve played?

Do you like board or card games?

How about console or PC games?

26. Virtual reality

What do you think would be the most useful thing you could do with virtual reality?

What would be the most entertaining or interesting thing you could do with VR?

Do you think that VR will become mainstream in the near future?

27. Phones

What phone do you have?

How do you like your phone?

How often do you get a new phone?

What do you look for when you get a new phone?

How many phones have you lost or broken?

28. Privacy

How concerned about privacy are you?

Do you think all the hype about privacy is warranted?

29. Self-driving cars

Would you buy a self-driving car if it was affordable?

Are you concerned about the rise of self-driving cars?

What will be some of the benefits of self-driving cars?

Will there be any drawbacks of self-driving cars?

30. Podcasts

This only works if they or you are into Podcasts. But if they aren’t you can introduce them to some cool ones. If they are you can compare and make recommendations / talk about the ones you have in common. If you don’t know about podcasts, you should check them out. Whatever you are into, there is probably a podcast about it.

What podcast do you always start up as soon as it hits your feed?

What are some podcasts that you used to be into but you don’t listen do anymore?

What kind of podcast would you start if you were given the chance?

31. Following on Social Media

What social media platform do you spend the most time on?

Who is the most interesting person you follow?

What kinds of people do you follow?

Who sometimes annoys you but you still follow them because they occasional put out something amazing?

32. Websites

What websites do you spend the most time on?

What are some truly bizarre websites you’ve been to?

What is the most useful site you’ve used?

Personal history topics to talk about

These can be great “get to know you” topics to talk about, but they can also get very personal. So you might want to save most of these for when you know a person a little bit better.

33. Where they grew up

What was your hometown like?

Did you enjoy where you grew up?

How much did where you grew up shape you?

What were some of the best and worst things about where you grew up?

34. Things they were into

What games did you play as a child?

What kind of hobbies did you have when you were growing up?

What cartoons or shows did you watch when you were a kid?

What fads or interests were you really into when you were younger?

35. School

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What was your elementary / junior high / high school like?

Did you go to college? What did you major in?

Where did you go to college / high school?

What kind of kid were you when you were in high school?

36. Friends

Do you stay in touch with your old childhood friends?

What do you usually do when you hang out with your friends?

Do you prefer having a lot of friends or just a few close ones?

How long have you known your best friend?

How did you and your best friend meet?

37. Family

How many siblings do you have?

Do you live close to your family?

Do you still go to a lot of family gatherings?

What family traditions do you have?

38. Previous jobs

What kind of jobs have you worked at?

What’s the best / worst / most interesting job you’ve had?

What’s the longest you’ve worked at a job?

39. Where they have lived

Where’s the best / worst place you’ve lived?

What was your college apartment / dorm like?

40. Accomplishments

What accomplishment are you most proud of?

What awards or trophies have you won?

What is the next big thing you want to accomplish?

41. Clubs

I’m going to go with clubs you join. But if the person you are talking to is into clubbing you can talk about clubs they like to go to.

What clubs have you been a part of?

Where there any clubs you joined but then immediately realized it wasn’t what you expected?

If you were to start a club, what kind of club would it be?

Random topics to talk about

These are topics that might seem a little weird to ask someone you just met or to ask someone out of the blue. But they are great topics to talk about for friends or people you’ve gotten to know well. They also work well if a person shows an interest in the topic.

42. Cars

What was the first car you owned?

What car would you like to have?

Do you like the car you have now?

How long have you had your current car?

43. Holidays

What were your favorite holidays when you were a child?

How about now, what are your favorite holidays now that you are older?

What holiday do you wish existed?

What are your plans for (upcoming holiday)?

44. Coffee

Do you like coffee?

How many cups do you usually drink a day?

How do you take your coffee?

Where do you usually get your coffee fix?

What kind of coffee do you usually order at a café?

How often do you go to a café?

45. Photography

Do you take a lot of pictures?

What do you usually take pictures of?

Do you have a stand-alone camera or do you usually just use your phone?

Do you use a selfie stick?

What are some of your favorite photos you’ve taken?

46. The beach

Do you like going to beaches?

How often do you go to a beach?

What good / bad memories of beaches do you have?

When was the last time you went to a beach?

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What was the best / worst beach you’ve been do?

What’s your favorite thing to do at the beach?

47. Hiking

How often do you go on hikes?

Do you like hiking?

What was the most beautiful hike you’ve been on?

What was the longest hike you’ve done?

Where is the best place to go hiking near you?

48. Aliens

Do you think alien life exists?

How about intelligent alien life?

Do you think we’ll find microscopic alien life in our own solar system?

Do you think that intelligent aliens have ever or will ever visit earth?

How different will alien life be to life on Earth?

49. Change

How comfortable are you with change?

Do you think a lot of change is healthy or unhealthy for a person?

What do you think about the speed of change happening in the world today?

What do you think has been the biggest change that has happened in the last 50 years?

What still needs to be changed?

50. Cooking

Are you good at cooking?

What are you the best at cooking?

What are you the worst at cooking?

What was your most epic cooking failure?

Who is the best cook you know?

51. Talents and Skills

Is there anything you are naturally good at?

What do you wish you were better at?

What are the most useful skills you have?

What skills would you like to learn?

What are some skills that you think everyone should learn?

Do you have any unusual skills or talents?

52. Shopping

What do you like / hate shopping for?

Where do you usually shop for clothes / shoes / groceries?

How often do you window shop?

Do you prefer shopping online or in person?

When shopping for clothes / shoes, do you prefer to shop alone or with other people?

53. Habits

What’s your best / worst habit?

Have you ever succeeded in breaking a bad habit?

What’s a good habit you’d like to start?

What’s a bad habit that you just can’t seem to break?

54. Goals

What are some things you want to achieve before you die?

What is the silliest goal you have?

What goals have you achieved so far?

How good are you at finishing what you start?

What goals have you realized just aren’t going to happen?

55. Social media

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What social media platform do you use most often?

Which social media platforms do you not get?

Are there any social media outlets that you don’t like but have to be on them because of friends or family?

How much time do you spend on social media?

56. Charity / Volunteering

Have you done any volunteering?

How did you like it?

Do you ever contribute to charities?

What charities do you think are most worthwhile?

Do you think any charities aren’t worth supporting?

What kind of volunteer would you like to try?

57. Fishing

When was the last time you went fishing?

Do you like fishing?

What was the biggest fish you have ever caught?

Who do you go fishing with or do you go alone?

Where is your favorite place to fish?

58. Languages

Do you know any other languages?

What words do you know in other languages?

What language do you wish you could learn?

What is the most useful language to know?

What do you think about English becoming the default language?

What do you think would be the hardest language to learn?

59. Online dating

Have you ever tried a dating site or app? How did it go?

Do you think that online / app dating or more traditional ways of dating are better?

What do you think could be done to improve online dating and dating apps?

60. Super heroes

What do you think about the flood of super hero movies and TV shows?

Which super hero movie / TV show is your favorite?

Did you read comics when you were a kid?

Who is your favorite / least favorite super hero?

What super power would you like to have?

61. Stress

What stresses you out the most?

How stressed are you on a daily basis?

What’s the best way to relieve stress?

What’s stressing you out these days?

What stresses you out but really shouldn’t?

62. Creativity

How creative are you?

What do you do that requires you to be creative?

Is creativity something that can be learned?

Who is the most creative person you know?

How important is creativity for your job?

What profession requires the most creativity?

63. Heroes

Who did you look up to as a child?

Who do you look up to now?

Did you have any of your role models let you down?

What is the most heroic profession?

What makes a person a good role model?

64. Happiness

When are you happiest?

What do you think leads to long term happiness?

Can a person learn to be happier?

What do you do that makes you happy in the short term but makes you unhappy in the long term?

Do you think people are happier on average now than they were in the past?

65. Advertising

What ads annoy you the most?

Do you think that advertising affects your buying choices?

What ads are the most effective?

What are some clever or funny ads you have seen?

Do you think the internet would survive without advertising?

66. Celebrities

Which celebrities do you like / dislike?

How much do you follow news about celebrities?

Would you ever want to be famous?

Which celebrity has done the most good for society?

Which celebrity has done the most harm to society?

What makes you like / dislike a celebrity?

67. Retirement

At what age would you like to retire?

What would you like to do once you retire?

How do you think you’ll adapt to retirement?

Where would you like settle down after you retire?

How has retirement changed over the years?

68. Stereotypes

How accurate do you think stereotypes are?

What stereotypes apply to you? Do you think they are accurate?

What are some positive stereotypes?

Why do you think stereotypes are so common?

What stereotypes are the most hurtful?

69. Corruption

How widespread is corruption in your country / state / city / job?

What do you think is the most common type of corruption?

What is the most dangerous type of corruption?

What are some of the worst instances of corruption you’ve heard about?

70. Weather

Yeah, it’s a bit cliche but sometimes it works well!

What’s your favorite type of weather?

What do you like to do on rainy days?

What is the best thing do on hot / cold / sunny / windy days?

What’s the worst storm you’ve been through?

Where do you think the best place to live is for the type of weather you like?

71. The distant future

What do you think life will be like in 10 / 25 / 50 / 100 years?

Do you think humanity is headed in a good direction?

What discovery could be made that would completely change the course of humanity?

How long would you like to live?

72. Driving

What’s your favorite / least favorite place to drive?

How is your commute?

Do you usually listen to music, talk radio, podcasts, or silence while driving?

What’s the best road trip you’ve been on?

73. Parks / National Parks

You can make this one about neighborhood parks or national parks, whatever works best for your situation.

How often do you go to parks?

Are there a lot of parks around where you live?

Where is the best park you’ve been to?

What do you usually do when you are at a park?

74. Space

Given the chance, would you go to colonize Mars if you knew you would never be coming back to Earth?

Do you think there are intelligent aliens in our galaxy?

If you could have a faster than light space ship and could go anywhere in space, where would you go?

75. Animals

What is your spirit animal?

Besides dogs or domestic cats do you have any favorite animals?

What is the coolest thing you’ve seen an animal do?

76. Aging

How old do you want to live to?

Do you think younger or older people are happier? Why?

What is the perfect age to be?

77. Crafts

What kind of crafts have you done?

Are you good with your hands?

What home improvement project would you like to attempt?

What is the coolest thing you’ve made?

78. Exercise / Being active

This topic might go over better if the person you are talking to looks like they live an active lifestyle.

What do you do to stay active?

Do you like exercising or lifting weights?

What’s your favorite outdoor activity?

79. Drinking

These questions are about alcoholic drinks, but if the person you are talking about doesn’t drink I guess you could still talk about non-alcoholic drinks.

What’s your favorite drink?

Do you usually go out or have friends over when you have a few drinks?

Do you like beer or cocktails more? What types?

80. Googling

What comes up when you Google your name?

What is the weirdest thing you’ve Googled?

How bad would it be if you Google search results were made public?

81. Camping

How often do you go camping?

Where have you been camping?

What was your best / worst camping trip?

What do you usually take with you when you go camping?

82. Ice cream

What’s your favorite flavor?

What’s your favorite ice cream brand or shop?

Where was your best ice cream experience?

83. Fashion

Do you try to keep up with the latest fashion?

Where do you usually shop for clothes at? Why there?

How would you describe your look?

84. Luck

Who is the luckiest / unluckiest person you know?

Do you think some people are born lucky or do you think people make their own luck?

What was the luckiest thing that happened to you?

Do you have any good luck charms or rituals?

85. Sleep

How much sleep do you need to function? Do you usually get more or less than that?

What’s your secret for getting a good night’s sleep?

What’s the longest you’ve gone without sleeping?

86. Dancing

How good of a dancer are you?

Where do you usually dance?

If you could master any form of dancing, what type of dancing would you master?

87. Singing

Have you ever done karaoke? What’s your go to song?

Do you sing in the car while you are listening to music?

How good of a singer are you?

Do you think people are born good singers or can someone learn to be a good singer?

88. Fixing things

What was the last thing you fixed?

How good are you at fixing things?

What did you try to fix but it ended up just making it worse?

89. Culture / Sub cultures

What culture do you identify most with?

What’s the best and worst thing about popular culture?

What kind of culture did you grow up in?

90. Art

What kind of art do you like?

Do you ever go to art museums?

What do you think of modern art?

What is the coolest piece of art you’ve seen?

91. Cards

Do you like playing cards? What kind of games do you know how to play?

Have you ever won money playing cards?

How often do you play cards?

92. Brands

Do you have any brands that you are really loyal to?

What brands are not worth the extra money they charge? What brands are worth the extra money?

What brand has seriously gone downhill?

93. Nature

What’s your favorite natural setting to be in?

How often do you get out into nature?

What’s the farthest you’ve been from civilization?

94. Fruit

What’s your favorite / least favorite fruit?

What fruit flavor do you love but aren’t crazy about the actual fruit?

What fruit is the biggest pain to eat?

95. Plants / gardening

How good are you at taking care of plants?

Have you ever had a garden? Would you like to have a garden?

What’s the coolest looking plant you’ve seen?

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How often do you go to botanical gardens?

96. Swimming

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Can you swim? How did you learn?

Do you go swimming often? Where do you usually go swimming?

Where is the most beautiful / dirtiest place you’ve swum?

97. Facts

What’s the most interesting fact you know?

Are there any facts you learned that caused you to change how you lived your life?

What are some things that are bandied about as facts but aren’t true?

98. Pet peeves

What kind of things get on your nerves more than they should?

What small things do you consider rude?

What does your friend / coworker / roommate that bugs you to no end?

99. Musical instruments

Can you play any musical instruments?

What musical instruments have you tried playing?

If you could play any musical instrument like a master without any effort, what instrument would you choose?

100. Fame

Would you want to be famous?

What level of popularity do people have to have to be considered famous?

What are the biggest upsides and downsides of being famous?

101. History

How long do you think you would have survived in prehistoric times?

What is the most interesting period of history?

What’s the most important lesson people can learn from history?

What historical figure was not as great as people think they are?

Additional resources

If you’d like some tips on starting and maintaining a conversation, here is a good conversation guide. They have a paid course as well, not sure how good it is since I haven’t tried it, but the free guide I linked to is pretty good.

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