True Colors

About this board game

True Colors is a social prediction game for 3–6 players that takes about 30 minutes to play. In each round, players privately vote on who best fits a particular question, then try to predict how many votes they received.

The challenge is not simply choosing an answer. You must also understand how the other players see you and estimate their opinion of you as accurately as possible. Once the private votes have been entered, everyone guesses their own vote total for the question.

• Private voting about which player best fits a question
• Personal guesses about the number of votes received
• Points awarded for making better estimates

Each round offers a revealing test of perception. A question creates the context, the votes show how the group responds, and your estimate determines how well you interpreted that response. The better your guess, the more points you make.

True Colors focuses on understanding how others perceive you rather than simply predicting which answer will be most popular. Its central tension comes from comparing your self-image with the view held by the rest of the group.

After several private votes and estimates, the player who best understands how others see them wins. Released in 1989, True Colors provides a compact experience for groups looking for a game built around social insight, personal perception, and carefully judged guesses.