# Take a shot at a troll

> A troll post is a roast with rules. Read the rules, take your shot, and laugh at the ones that land — the funniest shot is crowned when it closes.

Section: Taking part · Updated: 2026-10-05
URL: https://commonyard.app/guides/take-a-shot/

A troll post puts someone — or something everybody knows — up for a friendly roast. Its host set the rules: what's off limits, how hot it is, and how many shots each person gets.

![A troll post about a school: the rules on chips, the top shot so far with its laughs, and Take your shot](https://commonyard.app/guides/img/troll-card.webp "The rules, the top shot, and your turn.")

## Steps

1. Read the card. Its top says who's being trolled and how hot it is — **Troll Hilltop College · 🌶️🌶️ Hot**, for example — and the rules sit under the words. Tap **All the rules** to read them in full.
2. Tap **Take your shot**.
3. Write your shot and send it. If it looks like it touches something off limits, or reads angry rather than funny, the box warns you — **Make it funny, not mean**. You can still change it.
4. Read the other shots, and laugh 😂 at the ones that land.

## How it's won

Every 😂 on a shot counts. When the troll closes, the shot with the most laughs is crowned. The card shows the **TOP SHOT** so far.

## Good to know

- You get one shot, or three — the card says which. Make it count.
- You can't answer someone else's shot. Only the host can **clap back**.
- The host can give a **RED CARD** to a shot that broke the rules, which takes it out of the roast.
- If a shot is cruel rather than funny, report it from its menu. See [Stay safe on CommonYard](/guides/stay-safe/).
- Want to start one? See [Start a troll](/guides/start-a-troll/).