Bullcrap card game rules

If a play ends without anybody lying about their cards, or calling BS, then where do all the cards go from that play? Hi Kayla, when cards are played out and not challenged that are discarded facedown into the discard pile. This is the pile that is drawn whenever BS is called on them and they lied. So clarifying rule — what if a player says they have two twos, and they put an ace underneath and if someone calls BS and only checks the first two cards — is that cheating?

Hi TJ, yes all the cards must be checked to see if the claim was true. You as a discarder are not allowed to lie about the number of cards discarded, only the rank. I hope this helps. Hi Dee, while you cannot lie about the number of cards you are discarding. I do not believe there is an official rule stating you must tell or show other players how many cards you have remaining in hand.

What do you do if two or more players call bs simultaneously, and are all wrong? Do you evenly divvy up the pot between them? Hi Nemo, only one player is allowed to call bs. If more than one player called it then the player closest in turn order would be the one to flip the card. If they are wrong and the card declared was what was flipped, then they must take the stack of cards into their hand.

And a player calls bullshit. Who takes the cards? Had a huge debate about it. Hi Mac, the player who declared 2 9s would automatically take the cards as a penalty for an illegal play.

You must follow the ranking order and declare the next number in line, and since he did not do that and instead declared an illegal number, he would have to take the cards regardless of what he actually had. Whomever is after me plays seven's. The game continues like this. If a bluff is called out, the top cards that were just played are flipped over for everyone to see.

Based on the cards, someone will have to take them. If a bluff was called on an ace, with player number 3, then player number 4 begins the next turn on two's. Organizing your cards will make the game quicker and flow smoother, and might even help you win. See pictures for examples. There are several ways to do this:. All of the side notes on the pictures aren't showing up, but if you click on the picture, you can see the notes. To win the game, get rid of all your cards. If you have more than three people, you can also play for first place, second place, third place, etc It can be advantageous to always call a bluff whenever a player puts their last card s down.

The winner now has earned bragging rights. More experienced players can enjoy some variations, such as adding in Jokers. A Joker counts as any card at all, and can lead to some interesting bluffs.

Another variation is adding an extra deck or two into play, which is especially useful when playing large rounds. Tournaments are also another possibility. The list is endless! Who knows what you're going to do? Wearing reflective sunglasses is even better. Wow, I had forgotten about this game. We sometimes played with a double deck due to numbers of players. Also, I heard some people play with aces as wild cards to make it harder to call bluffs. Reply 6 years ago on Introduction.

I like the idea of aces! Imagine a double deck, with aces and jokers as wilds! The fun possibilities. Fond memories Tip 2 months ago on Introduction. Hi, Nice tutorial!

I just have one question: Won't sunglasses reflect the cards and reveal them to other players? Kind of like you have to knock in Rummy? Question 3 years ago on Step 1. Question 3 years ago on Step 4. This is ideal if you're playing with five or more people. It'll make the game last longer and it will be harder to tell who is actually bluffing.

This is a great way to recycle decks not suitable for normal card games. Change the sequence of ranks. Instead of playing the cards in ascending order of rank, play in descending order of rank.

Start with twos, and then move back to aces, then kings, then queens, and so on. You can also play by going with the next highest or the next lowest rank of the person who went before you. So, if that person puts down a nine, you can put down a ten or an eight. This will make it easier for each player to actually put down a card he or she has. Allow players to put down more cards than they said they had. This rule should be decided before the game starts to avoid any accusations of cheating. If this rule is in effect, a player can say he's putting down three cards, for example, while sneaking in a fourth card.

You can still call "bullshit" on this player to check if he actually put down the correct amount of cards; if he lied, then he'll have to take the pile. Allow players to put cards down when it is not their turns, but not the most recent player. Follow all of the same rules, but anyone can go at any time if the player who should go takes too long.

Allow people with all four cards of the same rank to discard them off to the side, when its their turn, face up, telling everyone what rank it is. This helps make a shorter game. If you have for say, 3 nines, try to call BS when someone puts down the nine, hopefully it has a nine, then you can discard the nines. This is great especially if the pile has 3 cards, excluding the nine.

Then, the number of cards in you hand goes down. Once the rank is put discarded, skip it next time. So if you or someone else discarded nines, it will go 7,8,10,etc, as long as those ranks are still in the game. Yes, they can. Because of it, you should avoid lying about how many cards you lay down, especially if it is easy to see. For example, if you lay down two cards, you shouldn't lie and say that you put down three; the lie would be obvious.

Not Helpful 9 Helpful Never show your hand to anyone! This includes the ones that you have just put down. Otherwise, anyone can call bluff on you easily by looking at everyone elses' hands. Not Helpful 11 Helpful Not Helpful 12 Helpful Just deal out all 52 of the cards most people don't use jokers equally to all players. Not Helpful 6 Helpful 8. If the other players know how many cards you have in your hand, they can tell if you lie about the number of cards you are putting down.

Of course, fanning the cards makes it easier for you to see what you have, but try not to make it too obvious to the other players how many you have. Especially when you're down to your last few cards. Not Helpful 6 Helpful 5. Yes, just use the term "liar" instead, or if your family isn't too strict, say "BS". Not Helpful 3 Helpful Not Helpful 27 Helpful You can use two decks if that's your preference, but I recommend just using one.

Not Helpful 5 Helpful 4. Some people think the name is inappropriate, but others don't. If you don't like the name, you can make up your own. Not Helpful 5 Helpful 9. Include your email address to get a message when this question is answered. By using this service, some information may be shared with YouTube.

This may seem obvious, but always call BS on the player that put down their last card s. Most of the time they lie on their last cards s. If you were wrong, they win anyway, but if you were right, you get to keep playing the game and that player is much more likely to lose. Helpful 68 Not Helpful After you lie and get away with it, you can say "popcorn","peanut butter","dumb ass", or make a cow-like mooing sound if you'd like to show off that you got away with bullshitting your fellow players.

This is not required, of course, but it can add an extra element of fun to the game. Helpful Not Helpful Having a large wad of cards when someone caught you isn't necessarily a bad thing--now you probably have a lot of everything and have little to lose.