Three games.
One rule: don’t be last.
Fast, funny party games for the whole family. Learn them in a minute, argue about them for years.
Game 01
Spoof — Guess. Bluff. Win.
Guess. Bluff. Win.
Hide your coins. Read the room. Make your guess. Simple to learn, impossible to master — and the last player left pays the forfeit.
- Players
- 2+
- Ages
- 5+
- Play time
- 5–25 mins
Play a round
You have three coins. Move any of them into your fist — none, one, two or three — then bring your hand forward.
Open palm
In your fist · 0
0 of 3 coins in your fist.
Agree the forfeit before anyone hides a coin — a round of drinks, the washing-up, whatever the table will honour. Three regulars are waiting; you call last.
How to play
Family / Party bluffing game
Get your coins
Each player is given three coins.
Hide your coins
Decide how many coins (0–3) to hold in one hand. Bring that hand forward into view.
Make your guess
Take turns guessing the total number of coins in all hands — anywhere from 0 up to 3× the number of players.
Take turns
Play continues around the table, one guess each.
Right or wrong?
Guess correctly and you're out of the round. Guess wrong and you stay in.
Last player loses
The last player remaining takes the forfeit — agree what it is before you start.
In the box
- 24Game coins
- 8Pencils
- 8Score pads
- 1Rule sheet
Game 02
Names of Types Of — Say it fast… or you're out!
Say it fast… or you're out!
Keep the clapping rhythm going and name something that fits. Repeat an answer, get it wrong, or take too long — and you are out.
- Players
- 2+
- Ages
- 5+
- Play time
- As long as you like
Beat the claps
Streak
200 cards in the box.
Take one seat at a table of four. Keep the clapping rhythm, and name something that fits before the four claps are done.
The demo is kinder than the box. At a real table a repeat or an answer that does not fit puts you out on the spot; here those two only cost you claps, and you may try again before the bar is done. Running out of claps is the one thing that really ends your go. And whether your answer belongs to the category at all is between you and the rest of the table — who will be far less forgiving than we are.
How to play
Family / Party word game
Pick a card
The first player reads the category aloud and gives the first answer.
Keep the claps going
Everyone claps the rhythm: two thigh claps, then two hand claps. The next player must answer before four claps are done.
Watch out
You're out if you take too long, repeat someone else's answer, or give an answer that doesn't fit.
New card, new challenge
When a player is out, the player before them picks a fresh card and everyone starts again.
How to win
Keep playing until only one player is left. That player is the champion.
In the box
- 200Category cards
- 1Rule sheet
Game 03
Ibble Dibble — Fast-thinking family fun.
Fast-thinking family fun.
Everyone wears a headband and a number. Call the next player without hesitating — slip up and you earn a dibble. Three dibbles and you are out.
- Players
- 2+
- Ages
- 5+
- Play time
- As long as you like
Take a turn
Pick your headband
Ten in the box. Slot in your dry-wipe number and you are ready.
Five rivals are round the table. Start the round and one of them will call your number — you then have 6 seconds to answer, unless you turn the clock off below.
Answer inside 6 seconds — drying up costs you a dibble.
Advanced play: call by headband colour instead of number. Experts say the colour and the dibbles.
How to play
Family / Party call-and-response game
Wear a headband
Each player wears a headband and slots in a dry-wipe card with their number.
Make the call
Ibble Dibble number 1 starts: "Ibble Dibble number 1 says to Ibble Dibble number 3."
Answer straight away
The called player replies immediately in the same format, calling a new player or calling back.
Getting a dibble
Speak out of turn, hesitate, or fluff the call and you get a dibble — and you must say it from then on: "number 3 with one dibble".
Three dibbles and you're out
The winner is the last player remaining with the fewest dibbles.
Advanced play
Call by headband colour instead of number. Experts include both the colour and the dibble count.
In the box
- 10Headbands
- 10Dry-wipe cards
- 10Dry-wipe pens
- 1Rule sheet
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Names of Types Of
Say it fast… or you're out!
2+ players · Ages 5+ · As long as you like
£12.99
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