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Joking Hazard by Cyanide & Happiness: What to Know
This is the most interesting format in the category and it deserves to be distinguished from caption games. Instead of matching one card to one prompt, players build a comic strip: panels are played in sequence so the joke is constructed from setup and punchline rather than chosen from a hand. That asks genuinely more of a player, because a panel that is funny alone may ruin a sequence, and the best play is often the quiet setup rather than the loud image.
The content rating is the same as Cards Against Humanity, 17 and up, and the publisher is equally direct about it: an extremely not-for-kids party game from the minds behind the Cyanide & Happiness webcomic. If you know that webcomic you know precisely what the cards contain. The publisher's own summary of the themes is friendship, violence and everything in between.
The deck is 361 panel cards, of which ten are add-your-own-words cards, and that last detail is the best thing in the box. A blank panel means the group writes its own joke, which produces the rounds people remember and is also the only mechanism in this category for the game to stay fresh indefinitely. Three to ten players is the stated range, narrower than Cards Against Humanity because comic construction requires sequential play rather than simultaneous submission.
The publisher also claims the high quality cards can be burned for heat after society collapses, which tells you most of what you need to know about the tone, and is the sort of listing copy we are reporting rather than evaluating.
Key Listed Features
Three-panel comic construction rather than caption matching, so jokes are built from setup and punchline
361 panel cards including ten add-your-own-words blanks the group fills in itself
Three to ten players, with sequential rather than simultaneous play
Manufacturer recommended age of 17 and up, from the team behind the Cyanide & Happiness webcomic
