--- product_id: 264036404 title: "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: "₨1276" currency: SCR in_stock: true reviews_count: 5 category: "Mattel Games" url: https://www.desertcart.sc/products/264036404-mattel-games-balderdash-board-game-for-adults-and-teens-guessing store_origin: SC region: Seychelles --- # 5 unique bluffing categories 2-6 players, dynamic group fun Endless creative guessing & storytelling 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:** ₨1276 **Availability:** ✅ In Stock ## Summary > 🎉 Twist truths, bluff boldly, and be the life of the party! ## 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?** ₨1276 with free shipping - **Is it available?** Yes, in stock and ready to ship - **Where can I buy it?** [www.desertcart.sc](https://www.desertcart.sc/products/264036404-mattel-games-balderdash-board-game-for-adults-and-teens-guessing) ## Best For - mattel games enthusiasts ## Why This Product - Trusted mattel games brand quality - Free international shipping included - Worldwide delivery with tracking - 15-day hassle-free returns ## Key Features - • **No Setup Hassle:** Ready to play out of the box with included clue cards, game board, movers, die, and instructions. - • **Diverse Game Categories:** Challenge your wit across famous people, words, initials, laws, and movies for endless variety. - • **Master the Art of Bluffing:** Outwit friends with clever fake definitions and score big when your bluff fools the crowd. - • **Perfect for Social Gatherings:** Designed for 2 to 6 players, ideal for game nights, parties, and bonding with your crew. - • **Boosts Creativity & Communication:** Sharpen your storytelling skills and spark laughter with every round of twisted truths. ## Overview Mattel's Balderdash is a fast-paced, hilarious board game for 2-6 players that blends bluffing, guessing, and creative storytelling. Featuring five engaging categories—famous people, words, initials, laws, and movies—it challenges players to craft believable fake answers and spot the real ones. Perfect for adults and teens, this game requires no assembly and comes complete with all necessary components, making it a must-have for memorable social gatherings and creative 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, hilarious game, more the merrier, secretly educational but youre going to have to scan and print the answer cards one day - i played the original in the big red box a long time ago and i realized that i missed playing it so i tracked this down and bought it. i was worried this was not the same game because it looks so different, but it is plus more. the original just had obscure words for you to use but this new version also has several other categories to choose from, in theory youre supposed to roll a die to select but im just going to play with the words. There is also a game board now and pieces to track player points. if i had to complain i would have to mention the answer cards. each player, every round has to write their answer on a paper. there are nowhere near enough papers in the pad to last more than a few games, and there doesnt seem to be a way to get more of the pads. they are fancier than the old pads which were on thin paper and seemed to have hundreds of pages. its annoying as well because so much of this box is empty space, it has 2 boxes with the question cards, die & game pieces and a board and a thin pad. they should load this thing up with pads, and make them a lower quality. 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. ## 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 | | Assembly Required | No | | Batteries Included? | No | | Batteries Required? | No | | Best Sellers Rank | #41,104 in Toys ( See Top 100 in Toys ) #1,458 in Board Games | | Color | Multicolor | | Customer Reviews | 4.6 4.6 out of 5 stars (4,261) | | Date First Available | 14 November 2014 | | Educational Objective(s) | Reading and Imagination | | Item model number | CFX43 | | Language | English | | Manufacturer recommended age | 12 years and up | | Manufacturer's Suggested Maximum Weight | 0.01 Milligrams | | Material Type(s) | Acrylic | | Number of Game Players | 2-6 | | Number of Puzzle Pieces | 1 | | Product Dimensions | 0.01 x 2.25 x 3.5 cm; 730.28 g | | Remote Control Included? | No | | Scale | 1/32 | ## Product Details - **Age range (description):** 12 years and up - **Brand:** Mattel Games - **Material:** Acrylic - **Number of players:** 2-6 - **Theme:** Games ## Images ![Mattel Games ​Balderdash Board Game for Adults & Teens with Guessing & Bluffing, The Game of Twisting Truths for 2 to 6 Players - Image 1](https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/71+rTPI5E7L.jpg) ![Mattel Games ​Balderdash Board Game for Adults & Teens with Guessing & Bluffing, The Game of Twisting Truths for 2 to 6 Players - Image 2](https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/718xNJaMd2L.jpg) ![Mattel Games ​Balderdash Board Game for Adults & Teens with Guessing & Bluffing, The Game of Twisting Truths for 2 to 6 Players - Image 3](https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/71M1-Vk54BL.jpg) ![Mattel Games ​Balderdash Board Game for Adults & Teens with Guessing & Bluffing, The Game of Twisting Truths for 2 to 6 Players - Image 4](https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/91O5Z+66nuL.jpg) ## 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, hilarious game, more the merrier, secretly educational but youre going to have to scan and print the answer cards one day *by S***. on 20 April 2018* i played the original in the big red box a long time ago and i realized that i missed playing it so i tracked this down and bought it. i was worried this was not the same game because it looks so different, but it is plus more. the original just had obscure words for you to use but this new version also has several other categories to choose from, in theory youre supposed to roll a die to select but im just going to play with the words. There is also a game board now and pieces to track player points. if i had to complain i would have to mention the answer cards. each player, every round has to write their answer on a paper. there are nowhere near enough papers in the pad to last more than a few games, and there doesnt seem to be a way to get more of the pads. they are fancier than the old pads which were on thin paper and seemed to have hundreds of pages. its annoying as well because so much of this box is empty space, it has 2 boxes with the question cards, die & game pieces and a board and a thin pad. they should load this thing up with pads, and make them a lower quality. ### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Fun Game -- Components are a little cheap *by T***G on 12 June 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. ### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ It's super fun *by A***U on 26 March 2018* Excellent game. Balderdash means senseless talk or writing; nonsense. That's what the game is about,how well can one bluff. Go ahead and try it. Not ideal for children under 10. ## Frequently Bought Together - Mattel Games ​Balderdash Board Game for Adults & Teens with Guessing & Bluffing, The Game of Twisting Truths for 2 to 6 Players - Hasbro Gaming Scattergories Classic Game, Party Game for Adults and Teens Ages 13 and up, Board Game for 2+ Players --- ## Why Shop on Desertcart? - 🛒 **Trusted by 1.3+ Million Shoppers** — Serving international shoppers since 2016 - 🌍 **Shop Globally** — Access 737+ million products across 21 categories - 💰 **No Hidden Fees** — All customs, duties, and taxes included in the price - 🔄 **15-Day Free Returns** — Hassle-free returns (30 days for PRO members) - 🔒 **Secure Payments** — Trusted payment options with buyer protection - ⭐ **TrustPilot Rated 4.5/5** — Based on 8,000+ happy customer reviews **Shop now:** [https://www.desertcart.sc/products/264036404-mattel-games-balderdash-board-game-for-adults-and-teens-guessing](https://www.desertcart.sc/products/264036404-mattel-games-balderdash-board-game-for-adults-and-teens-guessing) --- *Product available on Desertcart Seychelles* *Store origin: SC* *Last updated: 2026-09-28*