History YMMV / CardsAgainstHumanity

* UnacceptableTargets: The game was originally launched under the philosophy that there were none, but this stance has changed, as the creators have removed cards such as "DateRape" and "Passable Transvestites" from newer sets ([[DoubleStandard cards about Holocaust victims, among other topics, remain intact]]). Interestingly, the 19-year-old trans gentleman who protested the "Passable Transvestites" card [[OpinionOverride has since recanted]], [[http://www.buzzfeed.com/rachelzarrell/theres-one-cards-against-humanity-card-the-creator-regrets-m saying that]] it was not okay for him to single out just transgender people as an UnacceptableTarget, and he never meant for his post to go viral.

** The "Make a {{Haiku}}" black card is perhaps the most difficult one in the game, as it is possible you won't have two white cards with five syllables along with one white card with seven syllables. Most card czars end up waiving the syllable requirement and let players pick any three cards that either form a theme or sound funny when read dramatically. [[note]] A common {{House Rule|s}} is to save the card for the very last round, so players have the whole game to set aside white cards and prepare for it. This adds another level of strategy: should you play a particular white card this round and potentially win, or save it for the haiku you're building?[[/note]]

* AcceptablePoliticalTargets:
** The creators seem to have an intense dislike of Glenn Beck, detailing several gruesome and graphic deaths of him on white cards.
** As of late 2016, Donald Trump is ''heavily'' mocked as well, and holds the dubious "honor" of being the only person to have ''two'' packs dedicated to mocking him (those being the "America Votes With Cards Against Humanity" Trump pack and the Post-Trump pack). The back cover of the rules book even posts the real-life address for Trump's Mar-a-Lago club and tells people to send all their complaints and legal threats to that address.

** For an example not related to the game itself, the creators have come under fire for taking [[AcceptablePoliticalTargets their dislike for Donald Trump]] past the game itself and into the realm of politics to the point they tried to influence some customers in the 2018 mid-terms to vote Democrat over Republican, with some arguing they have the right to let their opinions be heard and others being annoyed they're trying to push their political opinions on people who don't care and just want to play the game.

** For an example not related to the game itself, the creators have come under fire for taking [[AcceptablePoliticalTargets their dislike for Donald Trump]] past the game itself and into the realm of politics [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BBng6eqnf2s to the point they tried to influence some customers in the 2018 mid-terms to vote Democrat over Republican]], with some arguing they have the right to let their opinions be heard and others being annoyed they're trying to push their political opinions on people who don't care and just want to play the game.

** The "The [size], [blackness] dick" cards are effectively an instant-win condition, with the only cards that can beat them usually being somewhere above them on the scale.

** The creators seem to have an intense dislike of Radio/GlennBeck, detailing several gruesome and graphic deaths of him on white cards.
** As of late 2016, Donald Trump is ''heavily'' mocked as well, and holds the dubious "honor" of being the only person to have not just one, but ''two'' packs dedicated just to mocking him, those being the "America Votes With Cards Against Humanity" Trump pack, and the Post-Trump pack. The back cover of the rules book even posts Trump's real life address for his Mar-a-Lago club and tells people to send all their complaints and legal threats to that address.

%%* SugarWiki/FunnyMoments: Due to its bizarre and just plain evil sense of humor, it's hard not to laugh at least a few times.

** Other cards work so well together that they're virtually unstoppable. "What is Batman's guilty pleasure?" "Snorting cocaine off a clown's dick."

** Custom cards can become this. While they usually come with an inherent appeal to the judge, some can ''destroy'' rounds if they are based on ''the'' inside joke of the players, doubly so if the card actually fits.
** The "The [size], [blackness] dick" cards are effectively an instant-win condition, with the only things that can beat them usually being the next step up on the scale.

** Sometimes the right black card/white card combo can result in something heartwarming.

** Having to play more than one white card, in general, is disliked among many players. Depending on your cards, it can be impossible to make a decent play on these, and some players despise them.

* GameBreaker: Usually more subjective depending on your group you're playing with, however, some tactics are more game breaking than others.
** There are very few situations "Being a motherfuckin' sorcerer" won't work with, and even there it might win just for being ''that'' card.
** If you have a card with great AuthorAppeal to one of the players, it can be very easy to win a hand if they're Czar, with only a few potential cards being able to beat your play if for no other reason than the appeal.
** Other cards combo so well they're virtually unstoppable. "What is Batman's guilty pleasure?" "Snorting cocaine off a clown's dick."

** Custom cards can become this; usually they come with an inherent appeal to the judge, but not only that, some can ''completely destroy'' rounds if they are based off ''the'' inside joke of the players, doubly so if the card actually fits.

** The "Make a {{Haiku}}" black card is perhaps the most difficult one in the game, as it is possible you won't have two white cards with five syllables along with one white card with seven syllables. Most players just waive the syllable requirement and pick any three cards that form a theme, or at least sound funny when read dramatically. [[note]] A commonly-seen [[HouseRules House Rule]] among experienced players is to save the card for the very last round, so as to give players the whole game to set aside white cards and prepare for it. This adds another level of strategy: should you play a particular white card this round and potentially win, or save it for the haiku you're building?[[/note]]
** Play 2/3 white cards in general. Depending on your cards, it can be impossible to make a decent play on these, and some players despise them in general.
** Some white cards seem to never win (of course depending on a group's taste) and are considered garbage/throwaways in certain play groups. This tends to be highly subjective -- i.e. some groups, especially non-Americans, may find "Rush Limbaugh's Soft, Shitty Body" a totally "eh" card, while for other groups it may be a "kill" card.
** A white card that was almost ''unanimously'' considered "bad" was "Swooping", a rarely-used slang term for the already incredibly specific action of swimming while pooping. However, the term has since changed--looking it up on Urban Dictionary returns the top definition as the action of looking up the card you just drew in Cards Against Humanity, because you don't know what it means, which actually managed to make the card considerably more funny.
* UnacceptableTargets: The game originally launched under the philosophy that there were none. This is changing, as the creators have removed cards such as "DateRape" and "Passable Transvestites" from newer sets. [[DoubleStandard Cards about holocaust victims, among other topics, remain intact.]] Interestingly, the 19-year-old trans gentleman who most famously protested the "Passable Transvestites" card [[OpinionOverride has since recanted]], [[http://www.buzzfeed.com/rachelzarrell/theres-one-cards-against-humanity-card-the-creator-regrets-m saying that]] it was not okay for him to single out only transgender people as {{Unacceptable Target}}s and he never meant for his post to go viral.

** Their Black Friday stunt in 2020 was a [[https://cardsagainsthumanity.com/2020/ $50,000 donation to each of five charities.]]

* AcceptableTargets: ''Everything.'' This is especially liable to come up with many white cards being people, but that's not all. Just some examples from the first edition are white people, Mexicans, and the entire Mormon tabernacle choir.

** From the UK expansion, the Gary Glitter and Madeleine [=McCann=] cards are sure-fire winners.

** The "Make a {{Haiku}}" black card is perhaps the most difficult one in the game, as it is possible you won't have two white cards with five syllables along with one white card with seven syllables. Most players just waive the syllable requirement and pick any three cards that form a theme, or at least sound funny when read dramatically.
** Play 2/3 white cards in general. Depending on your cards, it can be impossible to make a decent play on these, and some players despise them in general.

-->'''Black Card''': What did the U.S. airdrop to the children of Afghanistan?\\

** What is funny for some people won't be for others. [[Administrivia/RuleOfCautiousEditingJudgment For the sake of sanity, no specific examples will be provided.]]

* UnacceptableTargets: The game originally launched under the philosophy that there were none. This is changing, as the creators have removed cards such as "DateRape" and "Passable Transvestites" from newer sets. [[ValuesDissonance Cards about holocaust victims, among other topics, remain intact.]] Interestingly, the 19-year-old trans gentleman who most famously protested the "Passable Transvestites" card [[OpinionOverride has since recanted]], [[http://www.buzzfeed.com/rachelzarrell/theres-one-cards-against-humanity-card-the-creator-regrets-m saying that]] it was not okay for him to single out only transgender people as {{Unacceptable Target}}s and he never meant for his post to go viral.