Popular Opinion

Popular Opinion is a party game centered on predicting group consensus. The objective is not to answer according to personal preference or truth, but to identify the option that will be chosen by the majority. The core mechanic rewards alignment with collective thought, turning social intuition into the primary path to victory. The deck includes 250 cards featuring dilemmas, moral scenarios, or questions about daily life. Each turn, after a question is read, players cast a secret vote, attempting to foresee which of the proposed options will garner the most support among those present. The scoring system is both meritocratic and punitive: those who vote with the majority earn points, while those found in the minority lose one point. This dynamic heightens the stakes, as failing to predict the group's leanings results in an actual regression in total score rather than simply staying stagnant. —description from the designer