2004 · Card Game

Cockroach Poker

Players pass face-down critter cards to one another while declaring what the card shows; claims may be truthful or deceptive. The recipient can either accept the card and call the claim true or false, revealing it and resolving who keeps it, or peek and quietly pass it to a different player with the same or a new claim. Cards revealed or left in front of players accumulate as penalties. Play continues with the loser of each challenge starting the next round. The game ends when a player runs out of cards on their turn or when a player has four of the same critter face-up before them; that player loses and the others win.

groupPlayers

2–6 best 5

schedulePlaying time

20 min

cakeAge

8+

psychologyComplexity

1.1 / 5