Cheat (game)

Cheat
Alternative namesBullshit, I Doubt It
TypeShedding-type
Players2–10
SkillsCounting, number sequencing, deception[1]
Age range8+[2]
Cards52 (104)
DeckFrench
PlayClockwise
ChanceMedium[1]
Related games
Valepaska • Verish' Ne Verish'
Easy to play

Cheat (also known as Bullshit or I Doubt It[3]) is a card game where the players aim to get rid of all of their cards.[4][5] It is a game of deception, with cards being played face-down and players being permitted to lie about the cards they have played. A challenge is usually made by players calling out the name of the game, and the loser of a challenge has to pick up every card played so far. Cheat is classed as a party game.[4] As with many card games, cheat has an oral tradition and so people are taught the game under different names.

  1. ^ a b Children's Card Games by USPC Co. Retrieved 22 April 2019
  2. ^ Kartenspiele für Kinder - Beschäftigung für Schmuddelwetter at www.vaterfreuden.de. Retrieved 23 April 2019
  3. ^ Guide to games: Discarding games: How to play cheat, The Guardian, 22 November 2008, [1] retrieved 28 March 2011
  4. ^ a b The Pan Book of Card Games, p288, PAN, 1960 (second edition), Hubert Phillips
  5. ^ The Oxford A-Z of Card Games, David Parlett, Oxford University Press, ISBN 0-19-860870-5