Cacahead

Card game / 2-4 players / 15 minutes

Lose your cards first. Don't be the Cacahead.

Lose your cards first. Burn the pile. Survive the blind endgame. The last player holding cards is the Cacahead.

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Cacahead box with cards and wooden dice
01

Choose your table cards.

Deal nine cards. Keep three in hand, three face-up, and three face-down for the blind finish.

02

Play equal or higher.

Match cards, make clean runs, and use magic cards when the pile starts getting ugly.

03

Do not be last.

When your hand is gone, play the table. When the table is gone, flip blind and hope.

Inside the box

A proper boxed card game, ready for the table.

Premium poker-sized cards, printed rules, wooden dice, and a second way to play in the same box. Built for families, friends, game nights, and anyone who enjoys a little table chaos.

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Magic cards

2 resets the pile. 9 makes the next player go lower. 10 burns everything underneath.

Physical game

Bring people around the table.

Cacahead is quick to teach and loud once it gets going. Every round builds towards the same ridiculous question: who is going to be left holding cards?

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Digital game

Play, learn, and track rounds.

The app is a playable digital card game with profile history, translated rules, IRL score tracking, a speed timer, and daily feel-good extras.

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How it plays

Simple enough to teach quickly. Chaotic enough to shout about.

  1. Deal nine cards.Three face-down, three face-up, and three in your hand.
  2. Swap before the start.Choose which three cards stay in your hand and which three sit face-up.
  3. Lowest card starts.Take turns clockwise, playing a card equal to or higher than the pile.
  4. Pick up if you cannot play.If you cannot beat the pile, you take the whole pile into your hand.
  5. Use the magic cards.2 resets, 9 sends the next player lower, and 10 burns the pile out of the game.
  6. Finish blind.After your hand and face-up cards are gone, play face-down cards without looking.
  7. Find the Cacahead.The last player left with cards loses the round.

Cacahead app

Play on iPhone, then bring it to the table.

The app includes the full digital card game, IRL score tracker, speed timer, translated rules, history, and daily feel-good extras.

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Printable rules

Download the leaflet or print a translated rule sheet.

Use the original English leaflet files for the physical layout, or generate a clean translated sheet in the same languages as the app.

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Kickstarter

The first boxed run is coming.

Backing the campaign helps fund the premium cards, wooden dice, printed rules, box, production, and fulfilment.

Target launch 13 August 2026 Kickstarter details

After Kickstarter, Cacahead will be available through Yolo House.

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