Uploaded September 2025 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago
Learn the rules to the board game Bad Judgement quickly and concisely - This video has no distractions, just the rules.
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RULES:
The object of the game is to be the first to earn 5 or more points. Layout the board. Shuffle the judgement cards and deal 10 face-up above the board in a pyramid shape like so. Give one guess token to each player. The oldest player is the first judge; they take the deck of numbered Decision cards and start the first round. If there is a card in the pyramid that the judge finds offensive, feels uncomfortable answering, or doesn’t understand, they may discard it and replace it with a new one from the deck.
The judge reviews the pyramid and, starting at the top, secretly decides which direction they would choose from the prompt and word choices—either left or right. Then the judge moves down to the next card the arrow points to and repeats the process until they get to the bottom, where they find the matching numbered Decision card that the arrow points to, and place it face-down in front of themselves, locking in their answer.
Once locked in, the other players place their tokens on the matching game board number that they think the judge picked. If you are feeling confident, you can flip over your token and use your Double Down side, but you may only use that side once per game. Once all guesses are in, then the judge reveals their card. Every player who guessed the correct number scores one point. Every correct guess with a double down scores 2 points. All others guesses score zero.
Discard the current judgement cards and tally everyone’s scores on the scoresheet. The role of judge passes to the next player in clockwise order, and another round is played. Continue playing until one player has scored at least 5 points, then they are the winner. If it is a tie, then keep playing until there is exactly 1 winner, who must win by at least 1 point.
Learn the rules to the board game Bad Judgement quickly and concisely - This video has no distractions, just the rules.
Don't own the game? Buy it here:
amazon.com - amzn.to/4maSpLY
(As an Amazon Affiliate, I earn from qualifying purchases)
RULES:
The object of the game is to be the first to earn 5 or more points. Layout the board. Shuffle the judgement cards and deal 10 face-up above the board in a pyramid shape like so. Give one guess token to each player. The oldest player is the first judge; they take the deck of numbered Decision cards and start the first round. If there is a card in the pyramid that the judge finds offensive, feels uncomfortable answering, or doesn’t understand, they may discard it and replace it with a new one from the deck.
The judge reviews the pyramid and, starting at the top, secretly decides which direction they would choose from the prompt and word choices—either left or right. Then the judge moves down to the next card the arrow points to and repeats the process until they get to the bottom, where they find the matching numbered Decision card that the arrow points to, and place it face-down in front of themselves, locking in their answer.
Once locked in, the other players place their tokens on the matching game board number that they think the judge picked. If you are feeling confident, you can flip over your token and use your Double Down side, but you may only use that side once per game. Once all guesses are in, then the judge reveals their card. Every player who guessed the correct number scores one point. Every correct guess with a double down scores 2 points. All others guesses score zero.
Discard the current judgement cards and tally everyone’s scores on the scoresheet. The role of judge passes to the next player in clockwise order, and another round is played. Continue playing until one player has scored at least 5 points, then they are the winner. If it is a tie, then keep playing until there is exactly 1 winner, who must win by at least 1 point.
