The family game night party card game where your phone is the deck
Cards Out Loud Family Game Night is a party card game you play on your phones. A prompt appears on every screen, everyone plays their most outrageous card, and the judge picks the winner. Friendly for family and kids to play. No shuffling, no dealing, no download.
A family online party game for kids and grown ups together
The hard part of family game night is finding something an eight year old and a grandparent both want to play. Most party card games are written for one or the other. This online card game is written so the jokes land for both, because everyone at the table has lived the same car trips and the same chore charts.
There is no reading age barrier beyond a short sentence, no rules to explain, and no pieces to lose. It is a kid friendly card game that adults genuinely enjoy rather than tolerate.
What a round looks like
One player is the judge. Everyone else gets a prompt on their screen and selects the best card in their hand to match the prompt. The judge reads the submissions out loud and picks their favorite. The person who played that card gets a point. Then the judge role moves to the next player and you go again.
What ruined the birthday party?
Three answers in
The winner takes the point and the judge role moves to the next player. The full rules cover scoring, bots and pass and play.
Running family game night without the setup
One person hosts, everyone else scans a QR code, and the first prompt appears in about ten seconds. Every hand stays private on that person's own phone, so nobody can see what anyone else is holding.
Three to eight players and ten minutes to about an hour, set by the host, so it fits between dinner and bedtime. Grandparents in another state can join the same room code from a tablet.
Real cards from the virtual deck
Every pack holds hundreds of cards, so the prompts and answers keep landing in combinations nobody saw coming. Mix packs together and there is more than enough for a whole night without the deck ever repeating itself.
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Each game has an option of 5, 10 and 15 rotations.
When to play the family card game
Written so a ten year old gets the joke without an adult explaining it, and the adults still laugh. These are the nights it fits.
Family Game Night, family friendly only
This pack comes in the Family friendly version only. Friendly for family and kids to play, so it works with everyone at the same table.
There is no card limit and nothing to download. The base game is always free to play, so you can get a table going tonight and add this pack whenever you want it. See the other games or read how to play.
Family game night FAQ
Can we play this family card game online?
Yes. It is played online in any browser on any phone or tablet, so there is nothing to download. Grandparents in another house can join the same room code.
How many cards are in the Family Game Night pack?
620 cards in total, prompts and answers together. That covers eight players over fifteen rotations without repeating a prompt, so a long night never doubles up.
Is it really clean enough for kids?
Yes. There is no sex, drugs, alcohol, bodily humor or profanity anywhere in the pack. It is written as a clean card game from scratch rather than being an adult pack with the endings removed.
What age is it suitable for?
Anyone who can read a short sentence, so roughly eight and up. The humor is about family life, so younger players get it as easily as adults do.
How many people can play?
Three to eight, which suits most family tables. Add bots from the lobby if your group is smaller.
Can grandparents join from another house?
Yes. Everyone joins the same room code from wherever they are, so it works over a video call on a tablet.
Do we need to download an app?
No. It runs in any browser. Players scan a QR code or open a link, type a name, and they are in.
What if we only have one phone?
Use pass and play. It hides each hand as the device goes round the table, so a single screen still works.
How long does a family game night game take?
Ten minutes to about an hour. The host sets the length before starting, so it fits before bedtime.
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Grab Family Game Night, or start a free game with the base deck and add it later.
Purchase · $4.99Cards 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.