Zaragata

House rules for Cheat

Zaragata has 20 house rules for Cheat in 1 rule set, such as Diplomatic Immunity, Double Down, and Fall Guy. Read them here. At the table, a character reads each rule out loud the moment its card is played, usually at a friend's expense.

S
Diplomatic Immunity

Nobody may call cheat on this play. Whatever you just claimed stands.

Said by The Sheriff

B
Double Down

Put up to two more cards from your hand face down on the pile now, under the same claim.

Said by The Boss

V
Fall Guy

Choose a player to be your alibi. The next time you lose a call, they pick up the pile instead of you.

Said by The Vamp

H
Lie Detector

Before the next player puts their cards down, they tell you honestly whether they are about to lie.

Said by The Headmistress

D
Pile Peek

Look at the three cards just under the ones you played, without showing anyone.

Said by The Doorman

W
Hand-Off

Give any two cards from your hand, face down, to the player of your choice.

Said by The Warlord

E
Tax Collector

The next player to pick up the pile also takes two cards of your choice from your hand, face down.

If that player is you, nothing happens.

Said by The Enforcer

C
Free Claim

On your next turn, claim any rank you like instead of the one that is due. Play carries on from the rank you claimed.

Said by The Clerk

A
Glass Hand

____ plays their next turn face up, so the whole table sees whether they are lying.

(the name is filled at the table)

D
Second Opinion

For the rest of the game, whenever you call cheat, you may take it back before the cards are turned over. The play then stands and nobody else may call it.

Said by The Deadpan

C
Honest Retry

Pick your cards back up and play your turn again, honestly this time.

If you cannot play honestly, pick up the pile.

Said by The Comforter

N
Eye Contact

For the rest of the game, look the next player in the eye while you make every claim.

Said by The Night Nurse

G
Spot Check

The player on your left looks at the cards you just played and tells the table only whether you lied.

If you lied, pick up the pile.

Said by The Gossip

S
Clean Conscience

Pick up the whole pile, then say sorry to the table for every lie you have told tonight.

Said by The Storyteller

C
Squat It Out

For the rest of the game, every time you lose a call, do five squats before you pick up the pile.

Said by The Coach

B
Moral Compass

For the rest of the game, ____ may call cheat on you for free: if they are wrong, nobody picks up the pile.

(the name is filled at the table)

H
Outside Voice

For the rest of the game, make every claim at the top of your voice.

Said by The Hype Man

O
Second Helping

Take the bottom five cards of the pile into your hand.

Said by The Optimist

E
Your Call

____ decides: you pick up the pile now, or you sing every claim you make until somebody next picks up the pile.

(the name is filled at the table)

T
Marked Cards

For the rest of the game, the player on your right may peek at the cards you play before anyone calls.

Said by The Trickster

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