Created in 1984 by Canadians Laura Robinson and Paul Toyne, Balderdash is a party game where players try to fool opponents with fake definitions for obscure items. It is a commercialized version of the folk game known as "The Dictionary Game" or "Fictionary".
: Score points by creating believable bluffs that other players vote for, or by correctly identifying the true answer among the fakes.
: In each round, one player acts as the "dasher" (judge/reader). They read a category prompt and later reveal all submitted answers alongside the truth.
Created in 1984 by Canadians Laura Robinson and Paul Toyne, Balderdash is a party game where players try to fool opponents with fake definitions for obscure items. It is a commercialized version of the folk game known as "The Dictionary Game" or "Fictionary".
: Score points by creating believable bluffs that other players vote for, or by correctly identifying the true answer among the fakes. balderdash
: In each round, one player acts as the "dasher" (judge/reader). They read a category prompt and later reveal all submitted answers alongside the truth. Created in 1984 by Canadians Laura Robinson and