Only False

Only False is a card game about bluffing and surviving. It includes two modes: Rotten Deck, for 2–4 players, and Rock Paper Scissors: Minus One, for two players. Each character has a distinct story and attitude.

Rotten Deck

You play with a standard deck of cards and try to discard your hand before you die, becoming the last player alive. At the start of each round, a table card is chosen at random. Players put a card from their hand face down and bluff about it; the next player can challenge whether the cards on the table are genuine.

If you are caught bluffing or falsely accuse another player, you choose a trigger for a deadly trap. If it activates, you die and the others continue; if it does not, the game carries on with the same players. The mode calls this penalty “Chinese Roulette”: your fate depends on your own decision rather than chance alone.

Rock Paper Scissors: Minus One

This two-player mode is a two-handed twist on Rock-Paper-Scissors. At the start of each round, both players declare the sign they will use for each hand, then reveal their hands simultaneously. After one second, each player pulls back one hand. The loser faces Russian Roulette, and play continues until one player dies.

Characters

• Lennie: You have to be on his level mentally to handle him.
• Mrs. Pearl: Impressive, charming and sweet as honey, she considers it an honor to share the table.
• Slick Rick: A slippery master of lies whose shady past—and the origin of his nickname—are best left unasked about.
• Hank the Mush: A shady mushroom found in dark, damp corners; the advice is to hold your breath and go the other way.