Balderdash
A word game where making up a convincing lie beats actually knowing the answer.
Who it's for
Groups who love wordplay and bluffing, and want a party game that rewards a straight face and a wild imagination.
Not for you if…
You are not comfortable writing and reading things aloud in front of the group, since that is the whole game.
Vibe's take
hilarious, creative, social, light-hearted, competitive
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About this game
Balderdash hands you an obscure word nobody has ever used in a sentence and asks you to convincingly fake its definition. Everyone writes a bluff, the real definition gets shuffled in, and points go to whoever's lie fools the most people, or to anyone who actually knows the truth. It rewards a straight face and a good vocabulary in equal measure, and half the fun is the room dissolving into laughter over someone's wildly confident nonsense. A party staple for a reason: low setup, huge laughs, and it works just as well with strangers as with your oldest friends.
Get it
from $63
Mechanics
Categories
Occasions
Moods
By the numbers
Players
Duration
60 min
Ages 12+
Complexity
1.4 / 5 — Very LightBGG Rating
6.2/10
Rank #2,397
6.7k ratings
Published
1984
Language
Language essential
Designed by
Paul Toyne, Laura Robinson
Published by
Hasbro, Schmidt Spiele, Mattel, Inc., (Unknown), Milton Bradley and 11 more
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