How to Play Kerbluffle! by The Kichels

Could you tell which of your relatives is making up an answer on the spot? Kerbluffle! is a Jewish trivia and bluffing party game from The Kichels, the comic family from Mishpacha magazine. One player tells the truth, the other answer-givers make up bluffs, and the guesser has to decide who to believe.

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How a Round Works

1. Choose the KnowItAll. This player reads the trivia prompt aloud and will guess which answer is real.
2. Hide the answer from the guesser. The other players see the real answer. Use the card stand to keep it out of the KnowItAll’s view.
3. Deal the Fact and Fake cards. One player gets the Fact card and gives the real answer. The players with Fake cards each make up an answer.
4. Hear everyone out and make a guess. Once all the answers have been given, the KnowItAll picks the player they think is telling the truth.

How Does Scoring Work?

If the KnowItAll picks the real answer, they earn two tokens. If they pick a bluff, the player who fooled them earns one token, and the player who held the Fact card also earns one token.

What Does a Round Sound Like?

Take “hallux,” a sample prompt. One player says it’s the medical term for the big toe. Another says it’s a tiny hinge on an antique clock. A third insists it’s a cloud that forms just before a hailstorm. In this example, the big toe is the real answer. The challenge is picking it after hearing everyone make their case.

Do You Have to Be Good at Trivia?

You can play even if every prompt is new to you. When you’re bluffing, try giving your answer one believable detail. When you’re guessing, listen to everyone before you decide. Sometimes the strangest answer in the room is the real one.

Where to Buy Kerbluffle!

Bring it out for family game night, a Chanukah party, or a get-together with friends. Shop Kerbluffle! by The Kichels at Eichler’s or browse our Jewish board games.