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Are You Dumber Than a Box of Rocks?

Answer multiple-choice trivia, then shake the box to see whether your answer beats the rocks in this quick best-of-three challenge.

15
minutes

2 - 38
player(s)

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About this board game

Are You Dumber Than a Box of Rocks? is a trivia challenge for 2–38 players that takes about 15 minutes to play. Face off against three synthetic rocks in a best-of-three test where every answer is either 0, 1, or 2.

The game includes 300 multiple-choice questions spread across 100 cards. Each question is read aloud, and you announce your answer. Then, the box containing two numbered rocks is shaken before being opened to reveal whether the rocks have guessed the correct number.

  • Three chances to beat the Box of Rocks
  • 300 questions across 100 cards
  • Questions with answers of 0, 1, or 2
  • One wooden human pawn and three synthetic rocks

After each question, advance either the wooden human pawn or a rock one space on the scorecard, depending on who got the answer right. Continue until the best-of-three challenge is decided, then pass the challenge to the next player.

One round takes around five minutes, making it easy to bring out for a quick contest. The rules are simple, but the suspense comes from discovering whether your answer is correct—or whether the clever little pebbles have beaten you again.

With its deliberately humiliating premise and straightforward trivia format, Are You Dumber Than a Box of Rocks? turns basic knowledge into a memorable showdown. Give it a try in front of friends and loved ones, and find out whether human reasoning can prevail over a box of astoundingly astute rocks.