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You Must Be An Idiot! box art
2005 Ranked #16,545

You Must Be An Idiot!

A bluffing trivia game has players answer questions, identify secretly assigned wrong-answer writers, and score through deception or accuracy. Pretending to be mistaken can trap rivals into false accusations, even when an answer is correct.

Party Games Bluffing Humor Hidden Roles Paper-and-Pencil

Players

3-6

Play time

Not listed

Age

12+

Complexity

1.42/5

Rating

5.73

Harder to teach Highly interactive Deep strategy

Overview

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ABG editorial scores on a 1–5 scale.

Teachability 2.4/5

Harder to teach

Replay value 3.9/5

High replayability

Interaction 3.6/5

Highly interactive

Player scaling 4.0/5

Scales well

Strategic depth 4.5/5

Deep strategy

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Clever trivia game with a twist. Each round, a rotating "genius" chooses a question for the other players to answer.

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Clever trivia game with a twist. Each round, a rotating "genius" chooses a question for the other players to answer. One or more of those players might be randomly (and secretly) designated as "idiots", in which case they must write an incorrect answer. There are several ways to score points: get the answer right when you're not an idiot; correctly accuse an idiot; avoid getting found out when you're an idiot; or trick others into accusing you when you're not an idiot. These scoring dynamics lead to plenty of interesting decisions, making this much more interesting and tactical than your average trivia game.

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Play and group

Players
3–6
Best with
5–6
Play time
45 min
Age
12+
Complexity
1.4/5
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Credits

Designers

1
Stephen Glenn

Artists

1
Brandon Lewis

Publishers

1
R&R Games

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