You Don't Know My Life!
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Game night just got personal.​

Card game box for You Don't Know My Life!

"It's like Cards Against Humanity and your diary got drunk together and had a baby."

– The Derek and Romaine Show
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You Don't Know My Life! is a party game where you get to skip the small talk & truly connect with the people around you. The questions in our deck spark hilarious, embarrassing stories from everyone at the table... and you'll be surprised at who wrote what.

​The best part? You can play with any crowd! Friends, co-workers, great-grandparents, you name it. We've color-coded the cards so that you can control just how wild your games get.

How the game goes:

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Everyone writes down their answer to a question card.
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Shuffle all the answers, then deal them back out.
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Read an answer aloud and sum it up in a funny hashtag.
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Try to match each answer to the player who wrote it.
More friends and coworkers playing the adult card game You Don't Know My Life!
We came up with

two ways to play.

Grab some IRL friends and have a game night in.
With 125 question cards to choose from, you might wanna get comfortable.
Buy the Boxed Game.

or

Call everyone up for a virtual game night over Zoom.
Family halfway across the world? Bridge the gap with just a couple rounds. Need a fun icebreaker for your team? Get to know your co-workers with the help of a lively game show host. 
That sounds fun, actually

Our mission is to save the world...
one mildly embarrassing story at a time.

Don't know if you've noticed... but things are a little intense out in the world right now and it seems like we're more divided than ever. Are we just too different to get along?

We say NO WAY!

Our tabletop party game is about the things we all share. Sure, the details may be different... but we all have hopes, we all have fears, we all have mortifying things that happened to us when we were 13. And we all have STORIES.

So grab a pencil and join in... you already have all the answers!
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The reviews are in! And they're stellar!

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"I love the creativity that comes with it, of coming up with
​these dumb little punch lines to go along with the stories."  
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Mike P.

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"Super fun and funny. I learned things about my best friends
​that I never would have learned without playing the game."
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Kelly M.

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"It cuts through the small talk and gets right to the core of what it's like to be a human being.
​It celebrates our shared humanity while being extremely fun at the same time."
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Byron N.

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"It was simple. There was nothing hard about it and you got to get a little deeper with a few folks.
​And you know what else? No one was on their phone!"
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Faith I.

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​"I really needed a good laugh and this game delivered...and then some!
I've been with my husband 25 years and I learned things I never knew before!"
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John C.

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"We love games like Cards Against Humanity but I liked that this game is so personal.
We all got to know each other without technology, which is rare nowadays."
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Mona C.

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"It made me feel like I’m not quite as sick as I thought I was
​because some of the stories were really out there."
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Jackie B.

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"It’s quirky and fun and silly. It gets you to really think back on the grossest or the weirdest or the funniest things that have happened in your life that you haven’t really thought of in a while."
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Tiffani R.

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"So perfect for the holidays because it brings everyone together
​ in a way that’s lighthearted and upbeat and not depressing."
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John H.

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"I feel like I made five new friends today.
​And I love the hashtag part because you get to be creative."
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Doug P.

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"I'm not someone who plays a lot of games but I loved it.
​It gave me a whole new perspective on the people I was playing with."
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Steven R.

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"I love the hashtag part because you get to be creative and come up with something fun and witty.
I played with my mom once and I found out she really loves Brad Pitt. Who knew?" 
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Andrew D.

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"I want to play with my mom now because we’re finally at the age where
​she would start telling me stuff that she wouldn’t tell me before."
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Dani R.

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"In the very beginning, I was like, ‘Should I say these things?’
​and then after the first round, it was like, ‘You think you’re disgusting? Watch this!’
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Connor L.

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"This is a great thing to do at the end of a dinner party because it encourages discussion.
I enjoyed hearing people elaborate on their stories. That’s the stuff that stuck with me." 
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Jack K.

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Amazon reviews make a HUGE difference for an indie game like ours, so THANK YOU to everyone who's left one.
And if you've played YDKML but haven't reviewed it, what are you waiting for? Leaving 5-star reviews actually burns calories!
​

Post your review HERE. Thank you!

Cards from You Don't Know My Life: What movie did you see when you were way too young to see it? When was a time you gave into peer pressure? What gift that you received in your life do you most vividly remember unwrapping?

Funny you should ask.
Questions designed to get the story.

The questions in our adult card game have roots in journalism, so they're not just meant to make you smile or blush — they're designed to get the story.  One player called them "a fishing line to these deep-seated memories you end up pulling out of nowhere."

We love that. A fishing line is the perfect metaphor because in this game, you never know what you'll reel in next.
Cards from You Don't Know My Life. If there was a doll of you that talked, what would it say when you pulled the string? What's the coolest thing you've ever gotten for free? Who was your biggest celebrity crush when you were a teenager?

BIG NEWS:
​Watch us on STARS IN THE HOUSE
!
We made
THE NEW YORK TIMES!

Star Magazine says “Get ready for lots of laughs and a great time!"
Parade Magazine says "
YDKML celebrates everyone’s crazy."
Featured in Gift Guides for FAMILIES, TRAVELERS, DADS & HEDONISTS!

Question cards, pencils, answer sheets, instructions, and original packaging of the You Don't Know My Life adult card game spread out on a kitchen table

You made it happen.​

Three people excitedly telling a story during the party game You Don't Know My Life!
This game would not be possible without the help and pre-orders of our amazing community of friends, family, and players.

Together, we can save the world... one mildly embarrassing story at a time.

​Your order helps us to pay our costs, spread the word, and make our dreams a reality.

​Buy the game on Amazon, tell your friends all about it, and check out our T-shirts & other fun merch here.
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Celebrate a birthday!
Bond with remote co-workers!
Have some laughs with the ones you love!

Virtual Game Night for the You Don't Know My Life! adult card game. Image shows Zoom meeting of 10 players, laptop, and game box.
All the fun of the boxed game...
played over Zoom with family, friends or co-workers!
Your virtual game night will be personally hosted by the game's creators, Dennis Hensley & Jeb Havens.
​Set a date with us, invite your people, and we'll take care of the rest.
Request a Virtual Game Night
Tell Me More!
Friends, families and coworkers playing the storytelling card game You Don't Know My Life

Who's behind this enterprise?

Dennis Hensley and Jeb Havens, game creators of You Don't Know My Life!
You Don't Know My Life! is the brainchild / lovechild of entertainment journalist Dennis Hensley and game designer Jeb Havens -- pictured here at one of the first YDKML play tests at Tea Pop in North Hollywood.

Wanna know more? Check out OUR STORY.
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The TMI party game with no wrong answers... just #inappropriate ones.

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