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The full game of Cards Against Humanity is available for free under a Creative Commons license. Making a set will take an hour and cost about $10. Download the PDF for printing instructions, or scroll down for the rules.

Cards Against Humanity is available under a Creative Commons BY-NC-SA 2.0 license. That means you can use and remix our game for free, but you can’t sell it. Please do not steal our name or we will smash you.

Extra Files
PDF of blank White Cards
PDF of blank Black Cards

Fan Translations
Spanish (Spain) by Marcelino
Italian by Federico
French by Cluchier
Hebrew by Edan

The Rules

To start the game, each player draws ten White Cards.

One randomly chosen player begins as the Card Czar and plays a Black Card. The Card Czar reads the question or fill-in-the-blank phrase on the Black Card out loud.

Everyone else answers the question or fills in the blank by passing one White Card, face down, to the Card Czar.

The Card Czar shuffles all of the answers and shares each card combination with the group. For full effect, the Card Czar should usually re-read the Black Card before presenting each answer. The Card Czar then picks a favorite, and whoever played that answer keeps the Black Card as one Awesome Point.

After the round, a new player becomes the Card Czar, and everyone draws back up to ten White Cards.

House Rules

Cards Against Humanity is meant to be remixed. Here are some of our favorite ways to pimp out the rules.

Happy Ending: When you’re ready to stop playing, play the “Make a Haiku” Black Card to end the game. This is the official ceremonial ending of a good game of Cards Against Humanity, and this card should be reserved for the end. (Note: Haikus don’t need to follow the 5-7-5 form. They just have to be read dramatically).

Rebooting the Universe: At any time, players may trade in an Awesome Point to return as many White Cards as they’d like to the deck and draw back up to ten.

Packing Heat: For Pick 2s, all players draw an extra card before playing the hand to open up more options.

Rando Cardrissian: Every round, pick one random White Card from the pile and place it into play. This card belongs to an imaginary player named Rando Cardrissian, and if he wins the game, all players go home in a state of everlasting shame.

Never Have I Ever: At any time, players may discard cards that they don’t understand, but they must confess their ignorance to the group and suffer the resulting humiliation.

Your Dumb Questions

+ Is Cards Against Humanity available for sale right now?

We are sold out of the main game and the First Expansion right now. If you'd like to be notified when more sets are available for sale, you can sign up here. If you live in Canada, you can buy Cards Against Humanity and the First Expansion here.

+ My deck has a misprint or error.

There's an error in some copies of v1.2 of the main game where four black cards say "Against Humanity" instead of "Cards Against Humanity" on the back. If your deck is affected by this error, you can get a free repair kit. If anything else is wrong with your deck, email us at CardsAgainstHumanity@gmail.com.

+ What's new in version 1.2?

It's been a little over a year since we released Cards Against Humanity. Since then, we've replaced nearly 100 cards in the game and updated the box and the rules. In March, we upgraded the version number to 1.2. The expansion is mostly unchanged.

+ Why do I see Cards Against Humanity listed for a price like $99?

Unscrupulous internet goblins re-sell our game for ridiculously inflated prices. There's nothing we can do to stop them. New copies sold by us will always be available for the original $25 price.

+ Is Cards Against Humanity available in my inferior country?

Cards Against Humanity is available in Canada, and we're working on bringing the game to other countries. If you can't wait, you can always print the entire game for free.

+ How can I get some of your awesomeness to rub off on me?

You can be part of the Cards Against Humanity team by helping us play test our current cards (and sometimes some new ideas) at the Cards Against Humanity laboratory.

+ Is there wholesale pricing for Cards Against Humanity? Can I sell it in my store?

We don't offer wholesale pricing for Cards Against Humanity yet. Our business strategy is to sell the game directly to consumers. If you own an independent game store and would like to sell Cards Against Humanity when wholesale pricing is available, please contact us at cardsagainsthumanity@gmail.com.

+ Do I have your permission to make some crappy Cards Against Humanity thing?

Cards Against Humanity is available under a BY-NC-SA 2.0 Creative Commons license. That means you can use our content to make whatever, but you have to give us credit, you can’t profit from the use of our content (this means ad revenue is not allowed), and you have to share whatever you make in the same way we share it (this means you can’t submit our content to any app store). We own the name “Cards Against Humanity,” so you have to call your crappy thing something else.

+ Where can I see your Christmas email?

Here, don't be weird.

+ Is the First Expansion available as a PDF download?

The expansion is only available for purchase.

+ If I email you, will I get a different answer to these questions?

No. Although we will send you a polite reply, internally, we will laugh at you, and say "Didn't they read the FAQ? Why would they ask us this?"

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Cards Against Humanity is distributed under a Creative Commons BY-NC-SA 2.0 license - that means you can use and remix the game for free, but you can't sell it without our permission.

Think very carefully before emailing us at cardsagainsthumanity@gmail.com.

Cards Against Humanity is a trademark of Cards Against Humanity LLC. Designed in house. Photos by Lucy Hewett. Email illustrations by Rocky Roark.