Everything people usually want to know before starting a game. If your question is not here, ask on the contact page.
Yes. The Base Game is always free to play in both the Explicit and Family friendly versions, with no card limit and no sign up. Every themed pack sits alongside it in the lobby, and the host picks which ones go into the game.
Yes. It is at its best around one table, where everyone can hear the answers read out loud and watch the room react. Your phone is just the deck, so nothing about it is remote by default. That said, it works just as well over a video call: everyone joins the same room code from wherever they are.
No. Cards Out Loud runs in the browser on any phone, tablet or laptop. Players open the link or scan the QR code, pick a name and they are in. No app store, no account, no password.
Three to eight players. Five or six is the sweet spot: enough answers to be a real contest, few enough that every round moves quickly.
Yes, by adding bots in the lobby. Bots play a random card each round and never judge, so two humans still get real turns as judge and a real choice to make.
Ten minutes to about an hour. The host sets the number of rotations before the game starts, so a quick game after dinner and a long game night both work.
A round is one prompt: everyone plays a card and the judge picks a winner. A rotation is a full lap of the table, meaning every player has been the judge once. The host chooses how many rotations to play, which keeps the turns even.
Each round the judge picks their favorite answer and that player takes a point. Every player judges the same number of times, so nobody has an advantage, and the most points at the end wins.
Yes, if you pick the Family friendly version when you host. It is the same game with no adult content, so it works for kids, parents and grandparents at the same table.
Use pass and play. It hides each hand as the device goes round the table, so a single screen still works.
One device per player and an internet connection. That is it. There is nothing to install and no account to create.
Yes. Host a new room, share the code, and the game remembers nothing about the last one, so the cards stay a surprise.
Yes. It runs in any modern browser. Each player needs their own screen though, since your hand is private.
Yes. The host selects any combination of packs in the lobby and the packs are merged for that game.
No. There are no ads and no tracking beyond what is needed to run a game room.
A game room holds only the names players type and the cards in play, so the game can sync between devices. There are no accounts and no personal details are collected.
Grab a room code and send it round the table.
Start a gameCards Out Loud is an independent party game with entirely original cards. It is not affiliated with, endorsed by, or connected to any other card game or its publisher.