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Cards Against Humanity
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<p><i>Cards Against Humanity</i> is an adult <a href="/facts/Card_game/KznKpTyD">card-based</a> <a href="/facts/Party_game/c4sDBImR">party game</a> in which players complete fill-in-the-blank statements, using words or phrases typically deemed offensive, risqué, or <a href="/facts/Political_correctness/HGNd0J4b">politically incorrect</a>, printed on <a href="/facts/Playing_cards/mXgPYCvX">playing cards</a>. It has been compared to the card game <i><a href="/facts/Apples_to_Apples/3bKsur9I">Apples to Apples</a></i> (1999). </p><p>The game originated with a <a href="/facts/Kickstarter/J1R5A3f6">Kickstarter</a> campaign in 2011. The game's title refers to the phrase "<a href="/facts/Crimes_against_humanity/N4nRKINC">crimes against humanity</a>", reflecting its politically incorrect content. </p>