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Malarky box art
1996 Ranked #17,620

Malarky

A bluffing trivia game where players read either a real answer or an invented answer to a question. Everyone votes to identify the truth, turning convincing fabrication into the main weapon.

Party Games Bluffing Party Game Voting

Players

3-6

Play time

Not listed

Age

10+

Complexity

1.48/5

Rating

5.66

Harder to teach Highly interactive Deep strategy

Overview

At a glance

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ABG editorial scores on a 1–5 scale.

Teachability 2.3/5

Harder to teach

Replay value 3.9/5

High replayability

Interaction 3.8/5

Highly interactive

Player scaling 4.0/5

Scales well

Strategic depth 4.5/5

Deep strategy

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How it plays

How does it play?

Very similar to Out of Context or any of the other find-the-real-answer games. A question card is selected by the reader (e.g.

Core mechanisms

Key systems that shape the decisions players make.

Voting

Players collectively approve, reject, or select an outcome through votes.
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Very similar to Out of Context or any of the other find-the-real-answer games. A question card is selected by the reader (e.g. "Why does Mickey Mouse have 4 fingers"). On the back is the correct answer. That correct card is placed into a wallet and closed. Into all other wallets (identical) a bluff card has been placed. The wallets are shuffled and passed around the table. Then everyone reads their card. If they have the correct answer, they must read it. If they have a "bluff," they make up an answer. "Balderdash" voting ensues.

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Type

1
Party Games

Category

3
Bluffing Party Game Trivia

Mechanism

1
Voting

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Game and edition data

All specifications (5)

Play and group

Players
3–6
Best with
4–6
Play time
45 min
Age
10+
Complexity
1.5/5
Credits and catalog connections

Credits

Designers

1
David Feldman

Publishers

4
Alga Damm / Egmont O2 Games, Inc. Patch Products

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