Everyone simultaneously picks a card from their hand and reveals it. Then, in ascending order, each card gets placed at the end of one of four rows on the table. Cards must go in the row where the last card is closest to (but lower than) the played card. If your card becomes the sixth in a row, you take the first five cards (and their penalty points). If your card is lower than every row's last card, you take the row of your choice. The penalty comes from bull heads printed on each card — most cards have 1, but some have 2, 3, 5, or even 7. Low total bull heads wins. The strategy is about reading the rows and predicting what others will play. With 4 players, you can often calculate the safe options. With 10 players, it's closer to chaos — multiple people play similar numbers and rows fill up unpredictably. It's been in print since 1994. The rules fit on a single card. A game takes 20-30 minutes. The components are just 104 numbered cards. It costs almost nothing and fits in a pocket. Plays 2-10. The sweet spot is 5-6 where there's enough unpredictability to be exciting but enough control to reward smart play. At 8-10, it becomes a loud, reactive experience where groaning at bad reveals is half the fun.

A question card is read out — something like "Name a fruit" or "Name something you'd find in a teenager's bedroom". Everyone secretly writes their answer. Then all answers are revealed simultaneously. If your answer matches the majority, you score. If you wrote something unique, you don't score. If you wrote the only unique answer, you get the Pink Cow — a rubber cow token that blocks you from scoring until someone else takes it from you. That's the whole game. You're trying to think like the group thinks. Not the cleverest answer. Not the funniest answer. The most average, predictable, boring answer. Which sounds simple until you realise that everyone else is also trying to be average, and second-guessing what "average" means gets messy fast. "Name a fruit." You think Apple. But does everyone think Apple? Or is everyone thinking that everyone will think Apple, so they'll write Banana instead? By the time you've spiralled through three layers of meta-thinking, you write Orange and hope for the best. The Pink Cow is the perfect punishment mechanic. It's physical, visible, and silly. The person holding it is always trying to get rid of it. The threat of getting it keeps people playing conservatively. Plays 4-20 with no real upper limit. The game takes 20 minutes and can stop at any point. Question quality varies — some cards produce boring unanimous answers, others split the group in unexpected ways. You can also make up your own questions, which older groups often prefer.

Everyone gets a card telling them the current location — a bank, a pirate ship, a hospital, whatever. Everyone except the spy, who gets a blank card and has no idea where they are. Players take turns asking each other questions. "What might you be wearing here?" "What's the temperature like?" The non-spies are trying to confirm each other's knowledge without being too specific (because the spy is listening). The spy is trying to bluff through the questions and figure out the location before they're exposed. At any point, players can accuse someone of being the spy and call a vote. If the spy is caught, the spy can still win by guessing the correct location. If the spy figures out the location before being caught, they win outright. Rounds are strictly timed at 8 minutes. Most end faster because someone either cracks under questioning or makes an accusation. The tight timer keeps things moving and prevents over-analysis. There are 30 locations in the base game, and a sequel with 30 more. You can also play for free with phone apps, though the physical cards are nicer for in-person groups. Works at 3-8 players, better at 5-6 where there's enough conversation to give the spy cover.