Cards Against Humanity
Players
4 - 30
Weight
Light
Duration
30-30 min
Game language
English
Shelf category
Adult Only
Terrace
Yes
A party game for horrible people. In Cards Against Humanity, play begins with a judge, known as the "Card Czar", choosing a black question or fill-in-the-blank card from the top of the deck and showing it to all players. Each player holds a hand of ten white answer cards at the beginning of each round, and passes a card (sometimes two) to the Card Czar, face-down, representing their answer to the question on the card. The card czar determines which answer card(s) are funniest in the context of the question or fill-in-the-blank card. The player who submitted the chosen card(s) is given the question card to represent an "Awesome Point", and then the player to the left of the new Card Czar becomes the new Czar for the next round. Play continues until the players agree to stop, at which point the player with the most Awesome Points is the winner. This, so far, sounds like the popular and fairly inoffensive Apples to Apples. While the games are similar, the sense of humor required is very different. The game encourages players to poke fun at practically every awkward or taboo subject including race, religion, gender, poverty, torture, alcoholism, drugs, sex (oh yes), abortion, child abuse, celebrities, and those everyday little annoyances like "Expecting a burp and vomiting on the floor". In addition, there are a few extra rules. First, some question cards are "Pick 2" or cards, which require each participant to submit two cards in sequence to complete their answer. Second, a gambling component also exists. If a question is played which a player believes they have two possible winning answers for, they may bet an Awesome Point to play a single second answer. If the player who gambled wins, they retain the wagered point, but if they lose, the player who contributed the winning answer takes both points. From the website: "Cards Against Humanity is distributed under a Creative Commons Attribution-Noncommercial-Share Alike license - that means you can use and remix the game for free, but you can't sell it."
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Cards Against Humanity
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Cards Against Humanity's humor is highly subjective. If you're easily offended or don't enjoy dark humor, this game might not be for you. It's all about finding the absurd and inappropriate funny.
The card czar's decision is final! Let them pick the one they find funniest. You can even have a debate or a tie-breaker round with other cards.
Absolutely not. Cards Against Humanity contains mature themes, offensive language, and potentially disturbing content. It is intended for adults only.
While the sweet spot is usually 4-8 players, you can technically play with fewer, but the dynamic might suffer. More players generally lead to more hilarious combinations, but the game could take longer.