Bad Cards

Free online party card game

Make your own cards for a custom party game

The funniest game of Bad Cards you will ever play is the one where the cards are about your own friends. The pack editor is on your account, it is free, and anyone you invite can play your pack without buying anything. No download.

No download. Only the host needs an account.

Writing a pack

A pack needs prompts, the cards with a blank in them, and answers, the cards that fill the blank. You need at least one prompt and thirty answers for a pack to be playable, which sounds like a lot until you start writing about people you know and cannot stop.

Playing it

Custom packs appear in the pack list when you set up a game, alongside everything else you own. Mix them with the standard packs or play a game entirely from your own cards.

Sharing

Anyone in a game with you can play your pack. They do not need to own it, buy it, or subscribe to anything. Group chat packs, work leaving-do packs, and wedding packs are all things people build here, mostly at the expense of one specific person.

What a good custom pack looks like

The best packs are specific. Inside jokes, the group chat's greatest hits, the time someone got lost on the way to their own party. Write prompts with one blank, write answers that fit more than one prompt, and keep every card short enough to read out loud in one breath. Fifty answers about real people beat five hundred about celebrities.

Free account or Bad Cards+

A free account makes one custom pack of up to 100 cards. Bad Cards+ makes custom packs unlimited, up to 500 cards each. Either way, everyone in your game plays your pack without buying anything.

Questions people actually ask

Is the pack editor free?

Yes. The pack editor is free to use.

Do my friends need to buy my pack?

No. Anyone in a game with you can play it.

How many cards does a pack need?

At least one prompt and thirty answers before it can be played.

Can I edit a pack after making it?

Yes, any time, and changes apply to the next game.

Can you make your own cards for a party game online?

Yes. Bad Cards has a free pack editor on your account. Write prompts and answers, then deal your pack into any game you host.

How many custom packs can I make?

A free account makes one pack of up to 100 cards. Bad Cards+ makes them unlimited, up to 500 cards each.

Can I mix my pack with other packs?

Yes. Pick it in the lobby next to any other packs, or play a whole game with only your own cards.