Name: Fantastic Fallacies
Brand: Fantastic Fallacies
SKU: FF-CORE-01
Price: 35.00 USD
Availability: OutOfStock

Three card types. One messy debate.

Each round mixes Arguments, Fallacies, and Actions — so every hand plays differently, and arguments are ones from the wild.

Argument · 44 CARDS

A short scenario, news clip, or claim. Read it aloud. Somewhere in there a fallacy (or two) is hiding. Spot it fast!

Fallacy · 28 CARDS

Strawman. Personal Attack. Bandwagon. Slap down the fallacy you think is hiding in the Argument, then defend your call.

Action · 16 CARDS

The chaos engine. Challenge a winner, steal a point, force a re-read. Play one at the right moment, the whole round flips! Shuffled into the Fallacy deck with the same back, so nobody knows who's holding one.

15 minutes. It's easy.

If you can play Apples to Apples, Exploding Kittens, or Cards Against Humanity, you'll have this down in one round and be ruining your friend's arguments in no time. Sorry in advance.

Deal the cards

Everyone gets a hand of Fallacy and Action cards. Argument cards go in the middle.

Hot Seat reads

One player in the Hot Seat flips an Argument card and reads it aloud — dramatically, ideally with feeling.

Play your Fallacy

Everyone else slams down the Fallacy card they think is hiding in the argument (there can be more than one!).

Defend & disrupt.

This is where the game actually happens. The whole table gets about one minute to make their cases, all at once. It gets loud, and everyone else is coming for yours.

Argue

You get about a minute, along with everyone else, to prove the fallacy is really in there. Make it count.

Object & Defend

Think someone else's call is garbage? Say so. Defend your call.

Disrupt

Drop an Action card to create chaos, steal points, or disrupt in other ways.

Win the point

The Hot Seat decides who nailed it. The most points after 15 minutes wins the game. If the timer goes off mid-round, finish that round before you count points. Play another game for a rematch!

Watch a round See How It Plays. Coming soon.

Made for you.

If any of these sound like you, Fantastic Fallacies is your game.

The party-game household

Game night is sacred. You've burned through the usual party games and worn out the other decks. You want something fast and funny, but smarter.

The homeschool family

Critical thinking that doesn't feel like a textbook. Drop it into the day, pull it out at dinner. The kids don't realize it's the curriculum.

The sharp-minded crew

Logic teachers and students. Debate club types. People who love being right. Friends who turn every lunch into a five-hour conversation.

Scott Piland

Logic & Math Teacher · Dad of 7

This is the game I always wanted to give my students.

After 15 years teaching logic and informal fallacies — in person and online — I knew one thing for certain: kids can absolutely learn this stuff. What's harder is finding a way to make them actually want to.

I have seven kids and our house runs on games, fun, and debating back-and-forth. For years I kept thinking: why isn't there a game that teaches this? Not a worksheet dressed up as fun. Not a school activity you do once and shelve. Something you actually pull out on a Friday night.

"The goal should never be to teach kids the names of fallacies and never apply it. It should be to help them catch bad reasoning in the everyday interactions.”

So I built it. Fantastic Fallacies is what I always wanted to give my students — something fast, competitive, and that sneaks real critical thinking into a 15-minute game.

The first printing is coming this winter. Get on the list below to be notified when it's ready.

You'll think the cost is ridiculous: $35

It costs more than the party games at Target. Here's why:

Fantastic Fallacies is 100% designed, manufactured, and printed in the USA. From day one. A small, Made-In-USA print run costs far more per deck than mass-market games. Your $35 also covers processing fees, free shipping, and a no-hassle refund promise. And, every copy sold helps fund the next printing.

But the cost is only part of it. The laughs, debate, and dialogue stick around long after the cards go back in the box: someone defending a call they aren't sure about, two players slapping down the same fallacy and confidently hashing it out, or the whole table turning on the Hot Seat. The cards start the conversation.

Frequently asked questions.

Is it for us?

What's the right age for this? +

13+ is the sweet spot. The Arguments use some examples from politics, advertising, media, and everyday life, which is where real-world critical thinking lives. That said — you know your kid better than I do. If they're eager, go for it.

Is it family-friendly? +

Yes. No profanity, no crude humor, nothing you'd have to explain away at the dinner table. It's loud, fun, and competitive, not raunchy.

Are the arguments political? Does the game take sides? +

Some Arguments come from politics, advertising, and the news, because that's where flawed reasoning lives. We try to be balanced. The game's target is bad reasoning, not a political party, and the Hot Seat judges the defense, not anyone's opinions.

How many players, and how long does a game take? +

3–5 players. We recommend setting a timer for 15 minutes and whoever has the most points at the end wins. If the timer runs out mid-round, keep playing until that round is finished. During each round 1 point is awarded and the winner keeps the Argument Card they won. It's fast enough for a quick game, and easy enough to keep going if you want to play another game.

Can we play with 2 players? Or more than 5? +

Fantastic Fallacies is built for 3–5 players, because the fun comes from several people debating over the same Argument. It cannot be played with only 2 players, and we recommend a limit of 5.

Is this for classrooms? +

Yes. Some of our first test groups were students in a classroom. It plays 3–5 at a time, so for a class of 15 you'd ideally want 3 copies. It plays best in smaller groups, and keeps your students talking and debating long after the game is over. Need several copies for a classroom or co-op? Email support@fantasticfallacies.com and we'll try to work something out.

Do I need to know logical fallacies to play (or to be the Hot Seat)? +

Absolutely not. Every Fallacy card explains itself in plain language with a humorous illustration, and the Hot Seat guide covers judging, with concise principles included.

How does it play?

Is there an answer key? +

Real arguments don't come with an answer key, and neither does Fantastic Fallacies. This is on purpose. Many arguments in the game have more than one flaw, and the point should go to whoever makes the best case, not whoever matches a label. So, make your best case! Think the Hot Seat blew it? That's why the Objection, Challenge, and other Action cards exist.

Does this mean that there isn't a best answer, or that the game is purely subjective? No. But it does mean that just like real arguments, there may be more than one defensible call, and you have to pick one. This is a feature of the game, not a bug.

How does the Hot Seat decide? +

The strongest defense points to the exact words where the argument breaks, explains the leap the arguer made, and holds up against the other player's case. The Hot Seat guide in the box spells it out.

What if we disagree with the Hot Seat? +

Good, the game is built for that. Challenge and Objection cards let players contest a call, and the table can overturn a weak decision. There are also other Action Cards that help you steal points.

Won't a game about arguing start real arguments? +

You're playing a game during which you debate about a scenario, not the other person or personalities. Defenses are timed, and the Hot Seat rotates every round, so nobody is stuck as the judge. Expect light ribbing and laughing, not slammed doors.

Will we run out of Arguments? +

There are 44 Argument cards, and even a repeat plays differently: different hands, different players, different defenses. In a typical 15-minute game, depending on a few factors, you will use 4–5 Argument cards. We are already working on additional cards and an expansion pack.

Is this actually educational, or is that just marketing? +

Both. The 13 fallacies are real, taught in classrooms and courses on informal fallacies. But the game has to work as a game — or no kid plays it twice. Just remember, the goal isn't memorizing labels for flawed reasoning. It's catching flawed reasoning as you hear it — at dinner, in an ad, in the news.

How is this different from a fallacy book or flashcards? +

Books and flashcards teach you the names, sure, and that is important. But they all lack one thing: practice that is FUN. Fantastic Fallacies bakes this into the cake — players debating out loud, under a timer, against people who are trying to beat you. You aren't just learning to recognize a fallacy, you're learning how to explain why and prove it's one.

Buying it

How much is it? +

It's $35, which includes one copy of the physical game and free shipping within the contiguous US (the lower 48 states and Washington, DC).

When can I get it? +

The first print run is coming this winter. Join the list below and we'll email you the day it's ready to order.

Where do you ship? +

We ship free to addresses in the contiguous US (the lower 48 states and Washington, DC). Once the game is in stock, orders ship within 2 business days — usually the next one. You'll get a tracking number by email the same day your copy goes out. If you live in Alaska, Hawaii, a US territory, or outside the US, please contact us and we will try to work something out for you personally, though we can't promise the shipping fees will feel reasonable.

Can I send it as a gift? +

Yes. Enter the recipient's address at checkout and we'll ship it straight to them.

What's in the box? +

88 cards: 44 Argument cards, 28 Fallacy cards, and 16 Action cards, plus Rules and Hot Seat guide. All in a high-quality hard box, made in the USA. See The Rules, or Watch a Round.

What if we don't like it? +

If you really don't find it to be a fun, valuable game, we'll refund the full amount you paid. You have 30 days from delivery, the game can be opened and played — that's the whole point — and you don't have to mail it back. The no-return promise covers one copy per household. All we ask is that you tell us what you didn't like about it. Full returns policy.

Additional questions? Email support@fantasticfallacies.com

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The party game where bad arguments lose.