Black Card Revoked is an exciting game celebrating the culture of African-Americans. Read the following Black Card Revoked rules and learn how it’s played.
If you’re looking for a fun party game that would, at the same time, inspire some quality conversations with your friends or relatives, Black Card Revoked is a great pick.
This 100% family-friendly game (no profanity!) for up to 6 players is, from my experience, one of the safest game night ideas when you’re expecting somewhat conservative guests.
The game has several re-editions and upgrades and is produced by Cards For All People, the creators of other great party games, including the Girls’ Night Out.
This Black Card Revoked rules guide will cover the following:
- What is Black Card Revoked?
- What you’ll need to play Black Card Revoked
- Black Card Revoked rules
- Playing Black Card Revoked (Video Demonstration)
- FAQs
- Other similar games to Black Card Revoked (our guides)
Continue reading for full rules and gameplay instructions on how to play Black Card Revoked.
What is Black Card Revoked?
Black Card Revoked centers around specific questions that players aim to answer correctly to avoid losing their points.
It’s a simple game you can play with anyone who is up to a little friendly challenge.
Number of Players: 3 – 6 players players
Ages: 13+
Difficulty: Easy
Length of Play: approximately30 minutes
Category: Party card game
Similar to: Cards Against Humanity, Never Have I Ever, Disturbed Friends
Main Objective: Answer the questions correctly (or at least logically) to avoid losing points.
Why We Love It: This party game is fun and can also be pretty inspiring and enriching—perfect meaningful fun for the entire family.
What You’ll Need to Play Black Card Revoked
If you want to play this game, you need an original Black Card Revoked game set. It contains:
- 81 Question Cards
- 24 Response Cards
- Instructions
Black Card Revoked Card Game Rules and Gameplay
There are numerous re-editions and updates of this popular game, including the newest Edition X celebrating the 10th anniversary of the original game’s release.
But since I only have first-hand experience with the first (and probably still the most popular) edition of this game, my rules guide applies primarily to this game.
Rest assured that the principles and mechanisms stay the same throughout all the newer editions of this game, so this guide should help you regardless of the version you own.
Starting the Game
First, in this game, each player receives a set of response cards: A, B, C, and D. Each player also starts the game with 10 points.
Then the player designated a “host” for the round shuffles the deck of question cards thoroughly.
The host now draws the top question card and reads it aloud to the whole group, including the four optional answers marked A, B, C, and D.
How to Play Black Card Revoked
The questions on the cards are divided into several topic categories, such as music, movies, history, life, etc. Here are a few examples of what to expect:
- Who is the best rap artist out right now?
- Why shouldn’t a woman buy a man a pair of shoes?
- You witness a fight. What do you do next?
The questions include the ones with a single correct answer (the symbol of a ticked box) and those that can only be resolved by the majority rule (the symbol of lightning).
The players have up to 10 seconds to decide on the correct answer. Then the host asks them to reveal their answers simultaneously by showing the corresponding cards.
Does the question have a single correct answer?
- Everyone who answered incorrectly loses one point.
Does a majority vote decide the question?
- The players who answered differently from the majority lost one point each.
In the next round, the host’s role moves clockwise.
Black Card Revoked Scoring
Card games typically end when one of the players wins. Black Card Revoked, on the opposite, continues until one of the players loses all 10 points and gets their Black Card symbolically revoked.
My tip: If you like this game, you can start with 20 points each to make it longer!
Playing Black Card Revoked – Video Demo
Black Card Revoked Frequently Asked Questions
Can Black Card Revoked have multiple winners?
Yes! This game ends at the moment when one of the players loses, so all the remaining players are, technically speaking, winners of the game.
What do you do with the Black Card Revoked used question cards?
Make sure to put each question card you have already answered on the side. Using a single question repeatedly in this game does not make much sense.
Can you add your own rules to the Black Card Revoked game?
Yes! The manufacturer even encourages adding your own house rules to the game.
Other Similar Games to Black Card Revoked (Our Guides)
If you’re looking for more party games, check our guides to a few Black Card Revoked alternatives below:
- Cards Against Humanity rules
- Pictionary rules
- What Do You Meme rules
- Joking Hazard rules
- What’s Yours Like rules
- Outburst game rules
- Disturbed Friends rules
- Superfight rules
- These Cards Will Get You Drunk (guide coming soon)
- What’s Your Sign? (guide coming soon)
