Admittedly, Cards Against Humanity isn’t for everyone. It’s an adult-oriented card game in which the answers can range from Auschwitz to Robocop to Adolf Hitler (and those are the clean ones). The game has become an enormous hit over the past few years, thanks to the offering of various expansion packs as well as holiday promotions – even if that meant avid users buying a piece of cow poop (again, that’s the clean term for what they sold) after it was clearly advertised by the company as being cow poop.
But now, Cards Against Humanity could be making its biggest shift to date into the mobile and online world. The company has announced that, starting this weekend, a version of the game titled Cards Against Originality will launch for smartphone, tablets and PCs through a browser-friendly app.
The mobile and browser app features all the original cards that came with the initial game, as well as its subsequent five expansion packs. With it, players can challenge one another online in match-ups, all without the need of shuffling cards or paying extra for pricey expansion packs. Best of all, it’s being offered for no charge, as part of the company’s agreement with the Creative Commons license.
Sharing match-ups is easy with the web browser, as a special URL will be provided that enables users to invite their friends – and not strangers that use the worst kind of cards – to play. Early tests of the game have been positive, although the service is currently down in favor of a full launch this weekend.
Cards Against Humanity has been a big hit on the board game front, with thousands of cards sold in both their original and expansion packs. And with each convention the team attends (mainly Penny Arcade Expo events), hundreds of thousands purchase new goods, including exclusive card decks and “bigger, blacker boxes” that can contain all the cards in one convenient spot.
Cards Against Originality will likely boost the game’s popularity even further, introducing new players to how it works and prompting them to pick up their own special card decks, in the hopes of playing along with their friends. It’s a brilliant idea that will generate a bigger audience – no matter how ridiculously profane it may get.
To learn more about Cards Against Humanity, visit the official page.
