6
Reaction Cards
Your hand for the round.
Life Experiences (Unfortunately)
How To Play
Life is awkward. This game rewards that.
The aim is simple: make the other players laugh, cringe, or question why they're friends with you.
The player with the most points at the end wins. Probably.
Setup
Each player receives
1
Story Card
Your chance to risk your dignity.
Place the Experience Cards in a pile in the middle of the table.
Before the game begins, everyone tells an embarrassing story.
The most embarrassing story goes first. Congratulations.
1
Draw
Draw an Experience Card and read it aloud.
Brace yourself.
2
React
Everyone chooses a Reaction Card from their hand and reads it aloud.
Or, if real life has already traumatised you enough, play your Story Card and tell a real story that fits the Experience.
3
Vote
Once everyone has shared, everyone decides who they're voting for at the same time.
When everyone is ready, point at your chosen player and reveal your vote simultaneously. Then hand your Reaction Card to that player. Any cards awarded to you become your points to keep.
No bandwagons. No tactical betrayal after seeing where the room is going. Just pure social consequences.
Rules
- No voting for yourself.
- There can be multiple winners.
- Never hand over Story Cards.
4
Special Scoring
If you told a story and received enough votes, you keep your Story Card and the Experience Card.
Story Card
Win enough votes with a real story and keep your Story Card plus the Experience Card.
Full House
If every other player votes for you, keep the Experience Card as an additional point.
5
Refill & Rotate
Refill your hand back to 6 Reaction Cards.
After refilling, each player may discard and replace any number of Reaction Cards before the next round begins.
Pass the draw to the player on your left.
Refresh the dead cards. Keep the chaos moving. Repeat until someone needs therapy.
Scoring
Count your points
| Experience Experience Cards | 1 pt |
| Reaction Reaction Cards | 1 pt |
| Story Story Cards | 10 pts |
The player with the most points wins.
Life is awkward. Let's make it competitive.
Optional Final Round
True or Bullshit?
Once the game ends, each player gets one final opportunity to tell an embarrassing story.
One at a time, players tell a story from their life. The group must decide whether it is true or complete bullshit.
True
Hand the storyteller a Reaction Card.
Complete Bullshit
Keep your card.
Final reveal
Once everyone has voted, the storyteller reveals the truth. Anyone who guessed wrong gives the storyteller 1 point card from their score pile.
2-Player Mode
Playing with two people
Life Experiences works best with a group, but two players can still play using a simpler scoring rule.
Draw an Experience Card and read it aloud. Both players choose a Reaction Card, or use a Story Card to tell a real story that fits.
After both players have shared, decide together who had the funniest, most awkward or most painfully relatable response.
If you cannot agree, the player who read the Experience Card chooses the winner.
Reaction Win
The winner keeps their Reaction Card and the Experience Card.
Story Win
If a real story wins, the winner keeps their Story Card and the Experience Card.
Important
The normal voting rule still applies for 3 or more players. This 2-player mode is only for games where there are not enough people to vote properly.
Romantic? Maybe. Revealing? Unfortunately.