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Bored at home this weekend? You can play the popular card game 'Cards Against Humanity' with your friends online for free

Virtual card table website Playingcards.io offers a free version of "Cards Against Humanity" that you can play with your friends online.

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If you're looking for a way to virtually hang out with your friends over the weekend while social distancing, you can always try playing the popular card game "Cards Against Humanity."

The virtual card table website Playingcards.io offers a free version of "Cards Against Humanity" that supports up to six players per game. The website allows you to create a virtual room with your friends via a shareable link where everyone can see the game in real time while keeping their individual hands private.

If you're not familiar, "Cards Against Humanity" is an adult card game in which one player picks a question card, and the others submit their funniest answers by choosing a card from their hand. As the game's name implies, the answers are usually crude it's almost like a twisted take on the Mattel card game "Apples to Apples."

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While Playingcards.io's free virtual version of "Cards Against Humanity" is a worthwhile alternative to playing in person, it can get a little confusing. I'd strongly recommend hosting a group phone or video call with the other players to make the coordination easier.

Here's a look at how to play.

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This game is best played while talking to your friends so that you can make sure you're on the same page regarding whose turn it is and who won the round. There are ways to signal these things in the game, but it'll definitely be easier over the phone.

Any conference calling system will work; since Playingcards.io allows all players to see the game at once, there's no need to share your screen with others.

Here's a guide to getting started with conducting a video call on Google Hangouts.

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Head over to the website and click on "Cards Against Humanity."

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Once you start the game, the website will display a link that you can share with friends who want to join.

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This makes it a lot easier to keep track of whose turn it is throughout the game.

Now you're ready to play!

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The layout can be a little confusing for those who haven't played before, so here's a quick breakdown of how the virtual version of the game works.

To start, click and drag answer cards from the draw pile shown in the image above to your hand at the bottom of the screen.

The judge for this round should click on a black card from the question card pile located near the top of the game layout, as shown above. Click the card once to turn it over.

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At this point, all participating players will be able to see what the question is for this round. All players except the judge should click and drag a card from their hand and drop it into one of the slots in the section labeled "Answer cards in play" above.

When all players have submitted their cards, the judge can select the winner by clicking and dragging a card from the "Answer cards in play" area and placing it in the slot next to the question card. Or, if you're already talking with your friends over the phone or on video chat, you can simply read the winning card out loud.

The winner should take the black question card for that round and place it in the slot next to his or her name. This is how you keep track of who has the most points throughout the game.

And that's all there is to it. Go play .

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SEE ALSO: Here's how you can host a virtual game night over video chat if you're stuck inside and missing your friends while social distancing

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