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title: "Mattel Games ​Balderdash Board Game for Adults & Teens with Guessing & Bluffing, The Game of Twisting Truths for 2 to 6 Players"
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# 5 dynamic categories 15-square fast-paced board Bluff & creativity challenge Mattel Games ​Balderdash Board Game for Adults & Teens with Guessing & Bluffing, The Game of Twisting Truths for 2 to 6 Players

**Brand:** mattel games
**Price:** ¥2023
**Availability:** ❌ Out of Stock

## Summary

> 🎉 Outsmart, bluff, and bond — the ultimate game night essential!

## Quick Answers

- **What is this?** Mattel Games ​Balderdash Board Game for Adults & Teens with Guessing & Bluffing, The Game of Twisting Truths for 2 to 6 Players by mattel games
- **How much does it cost?** ¥2023 with free shipping
- **Is it available?** Currently out of stock
- **Where can I buy it?** [www.desertcart.jp](https://www.desertcart.jp/products/11623370-mattel-games-balderdash-board-game-for-adults-and-teens-guessing)

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- mattel games enthusiasts

## Why This Product

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## Key Features

- • **Fast-Paced Fun:** Compact 15-square board ensures quick, engaging rounds perfect for busy millennials.
- • **Social Brain Workout:** Sharpen creativity and strategic thinking while laughing with your crew.
- • **Inclusive Party Vibes:** Ideal for 2-6 players, making every gathering instantly more memorable.
- • **Master the Art of Deception:** Craft believable bluffs and outwit your friends in 5 unique categories.
- • **Timeless Laughter Guaranteed:** A 25-year favorite revamped for today’s game nights with fresh, hilarious content.

## Overview

Mattel's Balderdash is a fast-paced, bluffing board game for 2-6 players aged 12+, featuring 5 intriguing categories—famous people, words, initials, laws, and movies. With a compact 15-square board and creative gameplay, it challenges players to craft believable fake answers and spot others’ bluffs, delivering endless laughs and social connection. A modern classic that keeps game nights fresh and fun.

## Description

Time to grab the 'bull' by the horns and hope other players don't call your bluff! Balderdash game features compelling, unbelievable-but-true content in five fun categories: 'famous' people, words, initials, laws, and movies. Take turns being the Balderdasher! Roll the die and chose a categorythen read the choice out loud for the group. Each player writes what they think the real definition or explanation is, and the Balderdasher writes down the real answer. Then the 'Dasher' reads them all aloud, and you hope that yours is the most believable! What is Hkan Forsberg famous for? What does P.A.S.S. stand for? Can you define 'goffering'? Everyone then votes on which card they believe to contain the true answer. The real fun begins when the phony definitions are read along with the legitimate ones! You earn points in a few ways, one of which is when other players vote for your balderdash. You'll laugh out loud as you hear the hilarious, clever, creative definitions! This party favorite includes clue cards, game board, movers, die, and instructions. Colors and decorations may vary.

Review: Fun Game -- Components are a little cheap - This has been my favorite game to play for the last 25 years! The newer version with different items (instead of just definitions) is by far the best version, if only the manufacturer didn't "cheap out" by making some of the components so cheap. Comparing this to my older version, you can tell that the cards are a little thinner card stock, and the boxes to hold the cards aren' even close to the thick chipboard used in previous versions. The board is also redesigned (it is smaller); however it only is 15 squares instead of the 22, so your game will play faster. We play this game a couple times a year in our group and laugh ourselves silly. No wonder Tom Vassal and his buddies all have this listed in their top 3 BEST games that make us laugh (if you don't know who that is search the "dice tower" on youtube.) I've enjoyed playing this game ALMOST every time I've played it. Fair warning though: non-creative people suck the joy out of this game. Younger players also do not make this game as fun as it could be. Sure, I know I am coming across like a jerk complaining about slower players or "dud" answers, but a slow player that consistently puts out lame answers that nobody in their right mind would pick really extinguishes some of the fun. Plus many times these "dud" answers take twice as long to write because the player "just couldn't think of anything". I've played the game before with a few people that did this every time and it really ruined the game. My pal even asked me that night why I liked the game so much afterwards because he thought it was a real "downer" of a game. Trust me - it's not. It's one of the best games I own for laughs. I would recommend that you double the points awarded when playing to move the game along at a faster speed. In my experience 1 hour of this game is great, but it begins to wear down after 60-70 minutes. (Of course this was with the old board that had 23+ spots - the newer version has 15 so the game should move fast enough). This game is worth the 15 bucks you'll spend. My entire family has been playing it for 25 years or so with me whenever I go visit them. My brother insists we play whenever we get together. We still laugh about stuff we wrote over 20 years ago in my grandma's house during Thanksgiving. If you have a good combination of people that are quick enough to write fake definitions, made up movie plots, or somewhat believable initials (Ex: PPA is the Public Peanut Association, the Perfect Peach Association, or the Planetary Probe Analysts -- which one?) Guaranteed you'll laugh no matter who wins.
Review: A fun game of bluffing. - Classic game with a new look. For those that haven’t played this. This is a very good strategy game and it’s also a game of bluffing. So if you’re good at lying and you want to see how many people can believe your you would really enjoy this game. I will say in the original game my in-laws thought. I knew every definition on the card but honestly, there’s so many words that unless you have photogenic memory, you’re not gonna remember all of them you might remember handful of them, but not all of them unless somehow they all apply to you

## Features

- Time to grab the “bull” by the horns and hope other players don’t call your bluff!
- Balderdash game features compelling, unbelievable-but-true content in five categories: 'famous' people, words, initials, laws, and movies.
- Make up creative definitions and guesses to read alongside the real answers.
- How well can you fake it? Score points when you do and when you can call other players' bluffs.
- This hilarious party game includes clue cards, game board, movers, die, and instructions.

## Technical Specifications

| Specification | Value |
|---------------|-------|
| ASIN | B00LH1X66G |
| Best Sellers Rank | #109,608 in Toys & Games ( See Top 100 in Toys & Games ) #2,851 in Board Games (Toys & Games) |
| Customer Reviews | 4.6 4.6 out of 5 stars (2,184) |
| Department | Board Games |
| Is Discontinued By Manufacturer | No |
| Item Weight | 1.61 pounds |
| Item model number | CFX43 |
| Manufacturer | Mattel |
| Manufacturer recommended age | 12 years and up |
| Release date | September 24, 2020 |

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## Questions & Answers

**Q: So, this is what used to be called beyond balderdash, but the dates category has been changed to laws, right?**
A: Yes, wacky laws is on the card, and not sure if it has replaced a category from a previous game. I have only bought and played this version. Hope that helps you

**Q: How can I get more score sheets for my Balderdash game ?**
A: If you have a couple sheets left I would say make copies or check eBay. Often people that do not have all the pieces to a game in parts like the sheets for this game or the tiles for scrabble and such. Hope that helps.

**Q: Does this new version have completely different cards/questions to "Beyond Balderdash"?**
A: Yes. It also goes beyond the original with new categories. Lots of fun. We have both!

**Q: I'm a fifth grade teacher and I'm looking for games that would be good for my students.  Could 10 and 11 year olds play this?**
A: In my opinion, this game would be a little complex for 10-11 year old kids. I would suggest scattergories, pictionary junior, apples to apples junior, or word on the street. I would think an appropriate age for this game would be 14-16+

## Customer Reviews

### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Fun Game -- Components are a little cheap
*by T***G on June 12, 2015*

This has been my favorite game to play for the last 25 years! The newer version with different items (instead of just definitions) is by far the best version, if only the manufacturer didn't "cheap out" by making some of the components so cheap. Comparing this to my older version, you can tell that the cards are a little thinner card stock, and the boxes to hold the cards aren' even close to the thick chipboard used in previous versions. The board is also redesigned (it is smaller); however it only is 15 squares instead of the 22, so your game will play faster. We play this game a couple times a year in our group and laugh ourselves silly. No wonder Tom Vassal and his buddies all have this listed in their top 3 BEST games that make us laugh (if you don't know who that is search the "dice tower" on youtube.) I've enjoyed playing this game ALMOST every time I've played it. Fair warning though: non-creative people suck the joy out of this game. Younger players also do not make this game as fun as it could be. Sure, I know I am coming across like a jerk complaining about slower players or "dud" answers, but a slow player that consistently puts out lame answers that nobody in their right mind would pick really extinguishes some of the fun. Plus many times these "dud" answers take twice as long to write because the player "just couldn't think of anything". I've played the game before with a few people that did this every time and it really ruined the game. My pal even asked me that night why I liked the game so much afterwards because he thought it was a real "downer" of a game. Trust me - it's not. It's one of the best games I own for laughs. I would recommend that you double the points awarded when playing to move the game along at a faster speed. In my experience 1 hour of this game is great, but it begins to wear down after 60-70 minutes. (Of course this was with the old board that had 23+ spots - the newer version has 15 so the game should move fast enough). This game is worth the 15 bucks you'll spend. My entire family has been playing it for 25 years or so with me whenever I go visit them. My brother insists we play whenever we get together. We still laugh about stuff we wrote over 20 years ago in my grandma's house during Thanksgiving. If you have a good combination of people that are quick enough to write fake definitions, made up movie plots, or somewhat believable initials (Ex: PPA is the Public Peanut Association, the Perfect Peach Association, or the Planetary Probe Analysts -- which one?) Guaranteed you'll laugh no matter who wins.

### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ A fun game of bluffing.
*by M***S on July 24, 2025*

Classic game with a new look. For those that haven’t played this. This is a very good strategy game and it’s also a game of bluffing. So if you’re good at lying and you want to see how many people can believe your you would really enjoy this game. I will say in the original game my in-laws thought. I knew every definition on the card but honestly, there’s so many words that unless you have photogenic memory, you’re not gonna remember all of them you might remember handful of them, but not all of them unless somehow they all apply to you

### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Always a family favorite game
*by C***W on September 26, 2023*

This game is too fun, and you’ll find your family playing it for hours on end. The object of this game is to write a fake yet compelling definition or answer to the clue assigned to the “caller” each turn. It’s a bluffing game, so your primary goal is to get as many people to guess the fake answer or definition you submitted to the caller. The updated version means it has all new data from previous versions. This game is suitable for teens and adults with a vivid imagination and sense of humor. Definitely play Balderdash at dinner parties where there are more than five people. If more than five, you can double up and play with teams of two people. The price is a steal considering all the enjoyment you’re going to receive from playing. Happy bluffing!

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