In 2009, Max Temkin, Josh Dillon, Daniel Dranove, Eli Halpern, Ben Hantoot, David Munk, David Pinsof, and Eliot Weinstein-a group of friends, most of whom had attended high school together-got together over their winter break and decided to design a game that could entertain guests during their annual New Year’s Eve parties. Cards Against Humanity started as a game made of construction paper. Check out some facts about Cards Against Humanity's origins, its Black Friday specials involving poop, and the time the creators pondered whether to cut up a Picasso. The rules are loose-players can keep going until they decide they want to stop-but the game has proven to be a hit.
Using a deck of cards filled with off-color commentary, players are tasked with filling in phrases using answer cards that create scenarios ranging from the merely obscene to the downright scandalous. Since 2011, the popular party game Cards Against Humanity has managed to make being offensive a cottage industry.
