Every bid is a confession.
A bluffing auction game for 2–6 players. You get ten Bid cards, each playable once. Spend them wisely — or bluff like you have more to give.
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The Real Dolos
In Greek mythology, Dolos was the spirit of trickery and guile — apprentice to the Titan Prometheus himself.
According to an old fable, Prometheus once sculpted a statue of Aletheia, the goddess of Truth, to guide human behavior. Called away mid-work, he left Dolos in charge of the workshop. Fired by ambition, Dolos secretly built an identical twin — matching Truth in every detail, until he ran out of clay for her feet.
When Prometheus returned and brought both statues to life, Truth walked forward on her own two feet. Her counterpart — Pseudologos, "Falsehood" — could never take a single step.
Every hand of Dolos' Bid puts that old lesson back on the table: a bluff can carry you for a while. Eventually, you're standing on nothing.
"Every once in a while something that is false can start off successfully — but with time, Truth is sure to prevail."
Ten numbers. One game. Countless do-overs.
Every round, a ridiculous Premise goes up for auction. You bid with a hand of number cards — but each number can only be used once per game. Can you remember if the person across from you has played their strong cards or are they drawing yours out?
Premise Card
From "Always getting a shopping cart with four working wheels" to "Instantly knowing if someone's lying to you" — these cards are the target, and you're bidding real numbers on fake stakes.
Permanent Bids
Once a number's played, it's gone — even if you lose the round. Every bid is a small, irreversible confession of how much you value the premise or if you're trying to throw off your opponent.
Pure Psychology
No hidden roles, no dice. Just you, your dwindling hand, and everyone else's poker face.
Three steps. Every round.
The game ends when every player has used all 10 of their Bid Cards.
Reveal
The active Revealer flips the top Premise Card and reads it aloud — the sillier, the better.
Bid
Every player — including the Revealer — secretly places one Bid Card face-down. Reveal simultaneously with the group.
Resolve
Highest number wins the Premise card. Tie? Nobody wins it — the Premise goes unclaimed and is discarded along with the Bids. Every card played that round is spent for good, win, lose, or tie.
Pick your flavor of chaos.
Points Mode
Total the points of your won Premise cards. Highest total points win. Ties are settled by pitching your case to the table why your Premise cards are the best.
Jury Mode
Ignore the Premise card point values entirely. Pitch why your won Premise cards are the best in the group, and everyone votes. Fully subjective voting from the group.
Team Mode
Play in a silent partnership. Once the Premise card is revealed, No pre-bid communication allowed — just trust your teammate's instincts and total the points at the end.
What would you bid on?
A sample of the Premise cards up for auction, shown here are examples of real cards and point values.
"Always get a shopping cart with four working wheels."
Dolos' Bid"Five free passes for laughing at the wrong moment."
Dolos' Bid"Guaranteed good hair days for 1 year."
Dolos' Bid"Always able to get out of a boring conversation."
Dolos' Bid"Instantly knowing if someone's lying to you."
Dolos' Bid"Instantly untangling any cord or cable."
Dolos' BidA full game, start to finish.
Reveal, bid, resolve.
Covering Dolos' Bid?
Dolos' Bid is a bluffing auction card game for 2–6 players, ages 12+, playable in about 20 minutes. Every player starts with a Bid Card set numbered 1–10 — once a number is played, it's gone for the rest of the game.
- 6 Bid Card sets (Red, Blue, Green, Gold, Purple, Black — numbered 1–10)
- 120 Item Cards
- 3 built-in variants: Points, Jury, Team
- Designed for party-game and bluffing-game audiences