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Too Far

Confession upfront: this card game from Hot House Games defied our expectation. It sounded like it was probably going to be a 'Cards Against Humanity' clone with players trading shocking comments. We were pleasantly surprised to find we were wrong. Too Far is actually a Truth or Lie pitching game: think of it as an RPG debating game mashup with The Unbelievable Truth (Ginger Fox).



Too Far comes with nearly 100 'Confession' cards, each of which contains a morally dubious statement; some about the confessor's personal life, others about their work. Players then debate the Confession - in effect, arguing over the rights and wrongs. Players will all have a card telling them whether they must Be Honest (ie: their arguments must reflect their actual point of view and moral stance on the Confession) but one will have a card telling them they must Lie (argue the opposite of their actual view). At the end of the debate, players point to the player they believe is the Liar.


Of course, the fun of any storytelling or pitching RPG like Too Far is in how wholeheartedly players throw themselves into the game. We often don't bother to keep score in such games but if you're scoring, then it's a point for correctly identifying the Liar, but the Liar only scores (2 points) if no more than half the other players identify them.



The rules suggest Too Far can take 2-8 players but tho' there are variant rules to facilitate a two-player game, we wouldn't recommend this game for just two or even three players; it's very much at its best at higher player counts: ideally at least five players. If you take the number of players up to eight, you need to use a second Lie card, so there will be two Liars rather than one.


With the right players, you can have a lot of fun with Too Far, especially as the box includes such a good mix of Confession cards. Just be warned that some may trigger 'red flag' warnings with your company's HR Dept, so if you're taking this game to work or playing it with your easily-offended maiden aunt, you should first fillet the deck to take out any potentially NSFW (Not Safe For Work) Confession cards.




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