Cheat Card Game Online
The classic bluffing card game, also known as BS or I Doubt It: play your cards face down, lie when you have to and catch the others when they do.
You’re playing against 3 computer opponents. Bluff your way to an empty hand!
How to play Cheat
The whole deck is dealt between you and 3 computer players, 13 cards each. The goal is simple: be the first to get rid of all your cards.
Players take turns in order, and the rank goes up each turn: Aces, then 2s, 3s and so on up to Kings, then back to Aces. On your turn you place 1 to 4 cards face down on the pile and announce that they are the current rank. If you don’t have that rank – or just want to sneak away a bad card – you can lie.
After every play, anyone can call “Cheat!”. The cards are flipped over: if there was a lie, the liar picks up the whole pile; if it was the truth, the player who called picks it up. If you play your last cards and nobody catches you lying, you win.
Frequently asked questions
Is Cheat the same game as BS and I Doubt It?
Yes. It’s the same bluffing game under different names: Cheat in the UK, BS (or Bullshit) in the US, and I Doubt It in older rule books. The rules here are the classic ones.
Why do the ranks go up in order?
That’s the classic version: Aces, 2s, 3s… up to Kings and around again. It forces everyone to bluff now and then, which keeps the game tense. Some groups play a free-claim variant, where you may claim the same rank or a neighbouring one, but the sequential version is the best known.
Can the computer see my cards?
No. The computer only knows its own hand and the cards it has seen revealed. It does count cards, though: if you claim three Kings and it holds two of them, it knows you’re lying.