Bullshit Rulebook

Table of Contents

Table of Contents

• The Rules
  • 1. To Start
  • 2. Play
  • 3. To Win
  • 4. The 'Bets'
  • 5. The 'Facts'

The Rules

1. To Start

Keeping the different coloured decks separate, shuffle the 3 packs of cards and lay the 3 different decks face down.

2. Play

Play goes clockwise. First player throws the dice and the player to their RIGHT takes a card from the first stack and reads out the question that corresponds to the number on the dice.

The decks can be used in any order but only one colour deck is used at a time and is played until finished. Play then moves onto the next deck, then the third until all cards have been won.

The first player, after hearing the "fact" decides if this is true or false by declaring, "NO BULL" or, "BULLSH*T". If the player is right, they keep the card, which is placed face down in front of the player. If the player is wrong then the card goes to the bottom of the current deck to be won before the deck is finished.

NB = No Bull

BS = BULLSH*T

3. To Win

A winner is declared for each deck after all the cards for that deck are played. The winner is the one with the most cards. To win the game outright a player has to win at least 2 decks. The person who has the most cards at the end of the game may not necessarily be the winner.

e.g. If there are 4 players, the scores may go as follows:

RED DECK Player A - 20 Player B - 14 Player C - 10 Player D - 10 Player A wins the red deck

BLUE DECK Player A - 20 Player B - 14 Player C - 10 Player D - 10 Player A wins the blue deck

GREEN DECK Player A - 5 Player B - 20 Player C - 19 Player D - 10 Player B wins the green deck

The overall winner is player A even though player B has won the most cards.

If there is no winner with at least 2 'deck wins' then the player with most cards overall is declared the winner.

4. The 'Bets'

If a player is confident about the 'fact' and thinks they will get it right then a 'bet' can be placed to win more cards. The bet is placed after the 'fact' has been read out. The player at this point says, "Bet 1", "Bet 2", or "Bet 3", (max). If the player is right then they receive the card plus 1, 2 or 3 cards from the deck. If the deck has only 1 or 2 cards remaining then the bet can only be for 1 or 2, the bet can't be transferred to the next deck. If the player gets it wrong then they not only lose the card, but have to 'pay back' 1, 2 or 3 cards that were the "Bet" from their stack. These are placed at the bottom of the current deck. A player must have sufficient cards to 'pay back' in order to place the bet.

5. The 'Facts'

The BS and NB 'facts' are roughly equal. Some 'facts' given are slightly distorted to make it a BS answer. In some cases but not all, the correct fact is displayed. Some BS facts are obviously wrong to make it easier for the player to 'bet'. Some you can make an educated guess. A good proportion of them though are pure guesswork leaving the player to read the 'poker face' of the person reading out the 'fact'. Although well researched, the creators cannot guarantee the veracity of the 'facts' (and some 'facts' can change!) In case of dispute it is recommended that you stick to what is written on the card.