So, favorite CAH stories? CAH meta? Thoughts on why the game is good or bad? Fun thing to do: Have a random player. In addition to each player playing, deal the correct number of cards into an additional set. If no one claims the win, the random player won. We have never actually lost a whole game to the random player, but we've had them at 7 or so out of 10 cards when someone finally got 10.
My friends have been pretty into the game since it was first released. One friend in paetparticular had the best sense of humor for it. When he was dying of cancer, he with help from the friend group made a bunch of cards for the box set he owned, so we now have a special memorial set for him that we play sometimes when we're all together - with jokes he wrote, and with jokes about him.
I had a friend who did this once with a literal baby for the "extra player." I think the baby might've won?
Overpowered cards (will probably win in most contexts): "BATMAN!", "Beeeeeees", "Passive-agressive Post-It notes". Plz nerf. Surprisingly underpowered (I have never managed to make it work, nor have I wished I had it): "All this blood". Memorable win: Replying to "What don't you want to find in your Chinese takeout boxes?" with "Authentic Mexican cuisine". Most shameful win: "Moments before his death, Michael Jackson thought about __" with "13 year olds with ass cancer".
I love this game. I've never played it IRL, but I've dropped in on a few open games on Pretend You're Xyzzy.
Okay, but, what are your autowins? The cards that you almost always give the win to because you just love them so much? (Mine include "tentacle porn" and "getting so angry you pop a boner.")
"With enough time and pressure, [The miracle of childhood] can turn into [A lifetime of sadness]." "TSA guidelines now prohibit [Getting really high] on airplanes." My instant-win card is "Bees?", TBH.
I think it's one of those games that work best when (a) you know everyone's personal boundaries really well or (b) nobody in the group has personal boundaries regarding words whatsoever. For some reason I never seem to have mediocre games of CAH; I either go on ludicrous winning streaks or I can't seem to get more than a few cards.
oh man i had a good game one time. so it was last round, i was in the lead. one more win and i win the game right? well i'm playing with my parents and their friends. and my dad was up to pick the winner of the round. and i look in my hand. i forgot what the fuck the black card was, but the card i had was "my dad's stupid fucking face" and i stared at it. and i stared. and i put it down. and when he saw that card he busted out laughing. needless to say, i fucking won.
I think the official rules calls the extra player Lando Cardrizzian, but the group I played with before I moved called ours The Faceless Old Woman Who Secretly Lives In Your Home. One memorable play from her was "[Ronald Reagan] + [Graverobbing] = Profit." A well timed "Bees?" will almost always get a win from me. I know I've made some pretty good plays, but I can't remember them.
Personal Best: Coming soon from JK Rowling, Harry Potter and the Chamber of (Tentacle Porn) We always seem to get ones that end up working together? Like, the individual answers are fine but if you smash them all together it's gold. We had "Why am I sore?" And ended up with Natalie Portman something about bondage Powerful thighs And a couple others in theme.
The win that makes me the most proud and proved once and for all that I am awful. [Dead babies] is a slippery slope to [Necrophilia]
When playing CAH, I always feel like I either do really well or I barely get a few cards. One of my crowning achievements, which doubles as my Twitter header, is: Every step towards [John Wilkes Booth] gets me a little closer to [360 no scopes.] (Looking at it now, I almost wonder if I should have switched the order of those cards...? Oh well.)
Also: my online circle has discovered my weakness to Homestuck, and know they can score an easy win off me with "Gay aliens".
my feelings towards CAH are mostly mixed nowadays, when i first started playing it i had a blast and it was super fun, but the more i played it the more i got bored. eventually, at least for me, it got to a point where i knew most of the cards in the game and the jokes that went along with them & there's really only so many jokes to tell. and i definitely notice how much fun you have with it depends on the sense of humor of the people you're playing with. and then i started working in a game store and now i loathe mention of the damn thing (for those who don't know, cards against humanity is an amazon exclusive & not available to sell in third party retailers, the number of people i have to tell this to who call the store/come in looking for this stupid fucking game is staggering) but yeah my favorite combo to date (and it didn't win but i still love it is) "What's a girl's best friend? Coat hanger abortions" my autowins tend to be either "Bees?" or "David Bowie riding a tiger made out of lightning"
I remember playing a game with other girls on my floor, and I forget the black card being used, but one girl played 'Auschwitz' or something one turn, and then it dawned that she was sitting between the two Jewish people in the game. We had some fun being mock-offended at her.
Best play I've ever seen: "If [Cock] is good enough for [Porn stars], it's good enough for me." Also, I love making custom decks.
