Cards Against Humanity The Ultimate Buyers Guide

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Cards Against Humanity has been out for many years and with it have come numerous expansions to the game. If you are just getting into the game for the first time, or are even a seasoned horrible person, this guide is here to help you navigate the catalog of expansions as well as let you know some of our personal favorites. This is the Ultimate Buyers Guide to Cards Against Humanity.

Do You Need The Base Set to Player Cards Against Humanity

There are a lot of Cards Against Humanity Expansions out there and so much so that you may be asking yourself: “Do I need the Base Set to Play Cards Against Humanity?” The answer is no, as long as you have enough expansions and cards to fill out a table of friends, you can play with any amount of expansion sets. Personally, I have found that the main expansion line of boxes such as the Green Box, plus the Red box ect. will be just the right amount to have a good game with some friends.

But a general rule that we find works best for amount of cards required for a game are in the following chart:

  • 2-3 Players - 1 expansion box containing 300 cards

  • 4-5 Players - 2 expansion boxes containing 300 cards

  • 6+ Players - 3 expansion boxes

These guidelines are based off the base rules where each player has a hand of 10 white cards.

What Are The Best Cards Against Humanity Expansions?

With so many expansions out there. We have found that the three themed bundles tend to be the most fun to play with. These are the Nasty Bundle, the Nerd Bundle and the Hidden Gems Bundle. Keep in mind that these sets contain the small expansion packs all wrapped into one box.

But if you are not one for theme, the regular expansion boxes, blue, red, green, absurd, and everything boxes are also really great purchases, these are the core expansion boxes to the game. Of the four, I personally recommend the green and absurd box.

What Happened to the Old Expansions for Cards Against Humanity?

Original Cards Against Humanity Expansions 1-6

Those that have played Cards Against Humanity for years might remember the 1st, 2nd, 3rd ect. expansions. These have been replaced with the new box expansion styles of Red Blue Green, Absurd and Everything boxes.

What are all the Current Expansions for Cards Against Humanity?

Cards Against Humanity Expansions

This question has always been rather difficult to answer due to the way CAH has set up their expansion releases. But here are all them main expansions.

  • Cards Against Humanity The Blue Box

  • Cards Against Humanity The Red Box

  • Cards Against Humanity The Green Box

  • Cards Against Humanity The Absurd Box

  • Cards Against Humanity The Everything Box

  • Cards Against Humanity The Nasty Bundle

  • Cards Against Humanity The Nerd Bundle

  • Cards Against Humanity The Hidden Gems Bundle

Unlike the Box sets, the bundle sets actually consist of different themed packs each.

The Hidden Gems Bundle

  • The Pride Pack

  • Seasons Greetings Pack

  • Science Pack

  • Food Pack

  • Dad Pack

  • College Pack

  • A few extra cards

The Nasty bundle

  • The Period Pack

  • The Ass Pack

  • The Weed Pack

  • The Save America Pack

  • Pictures 1 Pack

  • Pictures 2 Pack

  • A few extra cards

Cards Against Humanity Bundle Sets

The Nerd bundle

  • The Fantasy Pack

  • The Sci-Fi Pack

  • World Wide Web Pack

  • Geek Pack

  • A.I. Pack

  • The Human Pack

  • A few extra cards

These themed bundles are personally my favorite way to play the game as depending on the group, these themed packs can really change the feel of the game.

Themed Cards Against Humanity Packs

But wait there’s more, as of December 2021. There are other packs that are separate and have not yet been released in a bundle.

  • The 90’s Nostalgia Pack

  • the 2000’s Nostalgia Pack

  • The Retail Pack

  • The Jew Pack

  • Theater Pack

  • Climate Catastrophe Pack

It’s quite possible that after one more small pack release that these will be combined into yet another bundle, but as of right now, this is the only way to purchase these small expansion themes.

It’s also worth mentioning that the Nasty, Nerd, and Hidden Gems bundles consist of a series of individual themed packs that can be purchased separately instead of the entire bundle if you so desired.

A Cards Against Humanity for the Family

Things have gotten a little soft for these sets. Cards Against Humanity has a family friendly base game and expansion set that can be safely played with the young ones. If you are a big fan of Cards Against Humanity and cannot be driven to pulling out apples to apples again, this is for you.

Cards Against Humanity Family Edition

Recently there has been an expansion to this kid friendly version of the game and the box glows in the dark.

Limited Edition Sets

Not all sets stick around forever. For instance, over the years there have been several other packs that have released such as the Hidden Pack which was done in partnership with Exploding Kittens and was literally hidden in the Target display case of the two games. If you are interested in learning about Exploding Kittens and it’s expansions check out our ranking of Exploding Kittens Expansions Here!

Other instances of cards being hidden in the past include in the Fathers Day special where they packed cards into dvd cases. This lead buyers to go into stores and search for the listed SKU of a dvd to find the hidden packs.

Conclusion

So hopefully after all this you get an idea of what is available today to purchase and are ready to start or grow your own collection by getting the packs or sets that best fit you and your table for Cards Against Humanity.

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