Brilliant or BS?: Brilliant and Black Expansion Pack
- 4–6 players
- 60 min
- 2020
- BGG rank
- BGG #25,891
- BGG rating
- 6.1
Brilliant Or BS? Trivia Party Game
2019
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- 4–6 players
- 60 min
- 14+
- Complexity 1.0/5
For 4 players
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Brilliant Or BS? Trivia Party Game is a board game released in 2019 for 4–6 players, 60 minutes per game, and ages 14 and up. It was designed by Kimelia Weathers Smith and its main mechanics are Player Judge, Communication Limits, and Betting and Bluffing.
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About the game
Brilliant Or BS? is a 4-6 player party game for know-it-alls and big fat liars! Players read multiple choice trivia questions and earn points by predicting which of the other players guessed correctly before answers are revealed. Can you tell when your friends are BSing? Play this hilarious party game and find out. There are six different categories of trivia including Sports, Entertainment, Food & Drink, Science & Technology, Geography and History. Players take turns being the Judge by reading one yellow question card and the three multiple choice answers. The other players have 10 seconds to respond by placing one of their A-B-C answer cards face down. Starting with the player to the Judge’s left and going clockwise, each player tries to convince the Judge that they got the question right without saying the answer. They must come up with a convincing explanation as to how or why they know the correct answer...even if they don’t. After everyone pleads their case, the Judge grabs the two black cards and gives the Brilliant card to the person they think got the question right and the BS card to the person they think got it wrong. The player that receives the Brilliant card automatically earns 2 points and the player who receives the BS card earns 0 points. The Judge announces the correct answer (highlighted in bold) before asking the other players to reveal their cards. The players who did NOT receive a Brilliant or BS card go first, followed by the player who received the BS card. The person who received the Brilliant card reveals their answer last. Each player that gets the question right earns 1 point. The Judge receives 1 point for each correct Brilliant prediction and 1 point for each correct BS prediction. But beware. For each wrong prediction, the Judge loses 1 point. Play continues until each person has had the chance to be the Judge the same number of times. The player with the most points at the end of the game wins. (Suggested length of game play is 1 hour.)
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Brilliant Or BS? Trivia Party Game supports 4–6 players according to the catalogue. This range comes from the publisher’s listed player count, so the game can be set up for any group size within it. Some setups, rules and scoring details may still vary by player count, so check your edition’s rulebook for the exact configuration.
The listed playing time for Brilliant Or BS? Trivia Party Game is 60 minutes. This is the publisher’s estimate for a full game. The actual duration depends on the group, the player count and familiarity with the rules: first sessions usually run longer, while experienced groups often finish faster. Setup and teaching time are not included in this estimate.
The catalogue lists Brilliant Or BS? Trivia Party Game for ages 14 and up. This is the publisher’s recommendation and reflects reading demands, rule complexity and small components rather than theme alone. Younger players can often join with help from an adult, so check the age guidance on your edition and consider your group’s experience with board games.
Brilliant Or BS? Trivia Party Game has a complexity rating of 1.0 out of 5 from BoardGameGeek players, which makes it a light game. The rating reflects how much rules knowledge, planning and decision-making a typical game demands. Expect a longer first teach for heavier games, and use a preparation guide before game night.
Brilliant Or BS? Trivia Party Game belongs to these categories: Humor, Party Game, and Bluffing. Its main mechanics are Player Judge, Communication Limits, and Betting and Bluffing. Categories describe the theme and setting of a game, while mechanics describe what players actually do on their turns. Each mechanic links to a catalogue hub with similar games, which helps when you want something comparable.
The credited designers of Brilliant Or BS? Trivia Party Game are: Kimelia Weathers Smith. These credits come from the published game data and name the people responsible for the game’s design, not its illustrators or publishers. Designer pages on MeepleRules collect other titles by the same designers, which helps when you enjoy a game and want to find similar ones.
The catalogue lists Brilliant Or BS? Trivia Party Game as a base game. It can be played on its own with the components in the box and does not require any other title. Expansions, if any exist, add new content or rules on top of it and are listed separately in the catalogue with a link back to this base game.