Extremes Only
2026Kasper Lapp
3 - 8 players
30 min
From BoardGameGeek
In a world of opinions, only the extremes survive. Extremes Only is a party game for any group, from lifelong best friends to total strangers. One question, one Referee. Learn the Referee's taste and give them the answer they will love, or hate! No points for mediocre answers. Players take turns becoming the Referee. Each Referee's turn consists of three rounds. First, the Referee draws a card, chooses one of the questions, and reads it out loud. The rest of the players write their answers to the question and hand them in anonymously. The Referee then ranks them based solely on their personal preference. After the first round's result is revealed, the players write a second answer to the same question. The Referee then re-ranks all answers submitted from both the first and the second rounds. After the third and final round, the final ranking is decided, and points are awarded to the top three (best) and bottom three (worst) answers. For Strangers: It's an icebreaker that skips the small talk. You learn someone's specific tastes (e.g., "Oh, the Referee hates cilantro but loves 90s action movies") very quickly. For Friends: it becomes a test of "How well do you actually know me?" It creates those "How could you rank my answer that low?!" moments that drive the best party game memories. -description from the publisher
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Which Extremes Only video should I watch?
Extremes Only has 4 videos from 4 creators: 2 reviews, 1 how-to-play guide and 1 playthrough. They date from April to October 2026.
To learn the rules, start with "All the Games with Steph: Extremes Only - Teach & Playthrough" by Steph Hodge, which runs 1 h 11 min.
For an opinion before you buy, start with "Extremes Only Review: More Than Words" by The Dice Tower. To see it played, watch "Extremes Only Playthrough | Only the BEST or the WORST Scores! (SPIEL Essen 2026)" by 보드라이브 BoardLiveGame.
If you like it, try That's Not a Hat, Fun Facts, 5 Towers and Gardeners, also by Kasper Lapp. It appears in convention videos from Spiel Essen 2026.
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About Extremes Only
From BoardGameGeek:
In a world of opinions, only the extremes survive. Extremes Only is a party game for any group, from lifelong best friends to total strangers. One question, one Referee. Learn the Referee's taste and give them the answer they will love, or hate! No points for mediocre answers. Players take turns becoming the Referee. Each Referee's turn consists of three rounds. First, the Referee draws a card, chooses one of the questions, and reads it out loud. The rest of the players write their answers to the question and hand them in anonymously. The Referee then ranks them based solely on their personal preference. After the first round's result is revealed, the players write a second answer to the same question. The Referee then re-ranks all answers submitted from both the first and the second rounds. After the third and final round, the final ranking is decided, and points are awarded to the top three (best) and bottom three (worst) answers. For Strangers: It's an icebreaker that skips the small talk. You learn someone's specific tastes (e.g., "Oh, the Referee hates cilantro but loves 90s action movies") very quickly. For Friends: it becomes a test of "How well do you actually know me?" It creates those "How could you rank my answer that low?!" moments that drive the best party game memories. -description from the publisher
Designer
Kasper Lapp
Artist
Dasom Yum
Publisher
Korea Boardgames
Categories
HumorParty Game
Mechanics
Voting & Judging