Fib Finder or Thirty-One?

The key differences

• Fib Finder needs a TV, or an iPad or Mac as the table; Thirty-One also runs on phones alone.
• From 10 players on, only Fib Finder works: it goes up to 10 players, Thirty-One only up to 9.
• Fib Finder needs at least 3 players – with fewer people, only Thirty-One works.
• Only Thirty-One can be played against the computer – Fib Finder needs real players.
• Thirty-One works from age 8, we recommend Fib Finder from 12.
• Fib Finder rewards skill more than Thirty-One (mostly skill vs. skill and luck).
• Fib Finder is louder than Thirty-One (loud vs. lively).
• Fib Finder involves bluffing, Thirty-One doesn’t.

At a glance

At a glance	Fib Finder	Thirty-One
Type	Party games	Card games
Players	3–10 players	2–9 players
Length of a game	12–20 min	10–20 min
Age	ages 12+	ages 8+
Luck or skill	mostly skill	skill and luck
Noise level	loud	lively
Learning curve	quick to learn	quick to learn
Interaction	lots of back and forth	you react to each other
TV	needed	not needed
Against the computer	no	yes
Teams	no	no
Bluffing	yes	no
Reading needed	yes	no

Which one suits you?

Fib Finder

A baffling question with a blank, and everyone makes up a believable wrong answer. Then all the answers appear side by side with the truth: spot the real one and you score – fool others and you score too.

Pick Fib Finder when you love spinning a tale and know each other well enough to fool one another.

Thirty-One

Three cards in your hand, three in the middle: swap until one suit gets as close to 31 as you can. Whoever knocks ends the round – and the worst hand then loses a life.

Pick Thirty-One when a bigger group wants a fast card game with a bit of a thrill.

What they have in common

• Both work for 3–9 players.
• In both, everyone has secret information on their own phone.
• Both come free with Gather and need no account.