Cards Against Humanity

CARDS AGAINST HUMANITY is a MASSIVELY POPULAR ADULT PARTY GAME (2011) designed by BEN HANTOOT, MAX TEMKIN, DAVID PINSOF (+ 6 other University of Chicago students originally). Fill-in-the-blank card game where players complete BLACK PROMPT CARDS ('_____ is what really killed the dinosaurs' / 'In the new Disney movie, ______ falls in love with ______') with the FUNNIEST WHITE ANSWER CARDS from their hand — often crude, offensive, absurd, dark humor. 4-20+ PLAYERS (best 4-8). CARD CZAR rotates each round + judges the funniest submission; that player wins the black card as a point. First to 5-10 points (varies) wins. Nicknamed 'A PARTY GAME FOR HORRIBLE PEOPLE' — proudly embraces its offensive, taboo-breaking nature. Considered THE ADULT PARTY GAME of the 2010s + cultural phenomenon. 30+ MILLION COPIES SOLD globally. Available as FREE PDF PRINT-AND-PLAY under Creative Commons + PHYSICAL products + DIGITAL (Playing Cards.io free web version, Bad Words, All Bad Cards) + 30+ EXPANSION packs (Red Box, Blue Box, Green Box, Absurd Box, seasonal packs, Fantasy Pack, Sci-Fi Pack, Pride Pack, House of Cards Against Humanity, Family Edition for kids). 30-90 MIN PER GAME. GAMEPLAY: Deal 10 white cards to each player. One player becomes CARD CZAR + draws + reads a BLACK card (prompt). Other players submit 1-2 WHITE cards to complete the prompt (usually anonymously). Card Czar shuffles + reads all submissions aloud + picks the funniest. Winner gets the black card as 1 AWESOME POINT. Rotate Card Czar. First to target (usually 5-10 points) wins. RECEPTION: Cultural phenomenon; 30M+ copies sold; multiple spinoffs (Bad Words, All Bad Cards, etc.); infinite fan-made expansions; considered THE gateway adult party game + benchmark for offensive humor party games. Also KNOWN FOR: political stunts (bought Wisconsin land 'to protect it from Trump wall'), Black Friday anti-consumerism campaigns ('Give Us $5 for Nothing'), 'Chuck Tingle' collaboration, Ted Cruz insult pack. Company remains player-owned + politically active.

Win most AWESOME POINTS (black cards); first to target (5-10) wins.

Win condition · First to target Awesome Points (5-10) wins.

Central play area for Card Czar's black card + submitted white cards. Each player has 10-card hand.

• Cards Against Humanity Base Set

  $25 USD; 500+ cards

• Multiple expansion packs ($10-15 each)

  Red/Blue/Green/Absurd/seasonal boxes

• Family Edition (2020)

  $25; kid-friendly SFW version

• Free PDF Print-and-Play

  Free under Creative Commons; print at home

• Digital: Playing Cards.io, Bad Words, All Bad Cards

  Free web-based online alternatives

• House rules variants ('Rando Cardrissian', 'Never Have I Ever')

  Community house rules

• Read Card Czar sense of humor

  Match their taste: dark/crude/absurd/pun.

• Save wildcards for good prompts

  Some cards work with 90% of prompts; hold.

• Multi-card prompts require both funny

  Both submissions must land.

• Play the room

  Not just Czar; whole group influences reaction.

Card Czar

Rotating judge each round who picks funniest submission.

Black card

Prompt card read aloud + won as point.

White card

Answer card from hand; submitted to complete prompt.

Awesome Point

Won black card = 1 point.

Rando Cardrissian (house rule)

Random submitted card treated as extra player.

• 30M+ copies sold globally

  ongoing · worldwide · since 2011

• Cultural phenomenon 2011-2020s

  ongoing · worldwide · since 2011

• 🇺🇸United States
• 🇬🇧United Kingdom
• 🇩🇪Germany
• 🇫🇷France
• 🇮🇹Italy
• 🇪🇸Spain
• 🇵🇱Poland
• 🇦🇺Australia
• 🇨🇦Canada
• 🇸🇪Sweden
• 🇳🇱Netherlands
• 🇯🇵Japan
• 🇧🇷Brazil
• 🇲🇽Mexico
• 🇮🇳India

• Cards Against Humanity LLC (self-published)

  Founded 2011 · Chicago, USA

• Cards Against Humanity — official— CAH LLC
• BoardGameGeek — Cards Against Humanity— BGG
• Wikipedia — Cards Against Humanity— Wikipedia