Should multiple players reach eight points on the same turn, the score required to win increases by one and the game continues. It’s also only ever one player who wins the game.
The game continues until one player receives eight points (so long as they don’t have the pink cow). However, if multiple players give unique answers, the pink cow stays put. Their only hope is that another player is the odd one out in a later round. When a player receives this tchotchke, they cannot win the game. There is also a special punishment for any player that answers completely uniquely: the pink cow. If the group is split down the middle (or three or four ways if you’ve got a big enough group) then no one receives points. If a plurality or majority of players answer the same way, each of them receives a point. Once everyone is ready, the answers are revealed simultaneously and then scored. Critically, these answers should not necessarily be their personal opinion, but the answer they think the majority of the group will pick. The question may even be multiple choice (if you could win one, which would you choose: an Oscar, Olympic Gold, or the Nobel Prize?).Įveryone writes down their response, including the question asker, on a piece of paper. These might be factual questions (name an animal that starts with “P”) or questions of opinion (name the best dessert). Herd Mentality is an easy to learn party game all about conformity and we had a ton of fun playing it.Įach round of Herd Mentality is simple: A question card is drawn and read aloud to the group. The latest game we played however, does not reward being special. In fact we’ve played quite a few of them on our board game show Overboard. The party game genre is overflowing with titles that reward creativity and unique thinking.