Cards Against Humanity

Playing Yourself: The Rhetoric of Games

Cards Against Humanity

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On this episode of playing yourself, we are talking about “Cards Against Humanity”, a really well-known game for a party and dirty jokes. However, Cards Against Humanity has more than that. We are going to examine what this game is, the pros and cons of this game, why people are attracted to this “party game for horrible people”, and the game that is similar to this.

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