Fast answers. Dumb mistakes. One loser.

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How to Play Not The Brightest Bulb

Because reading is hard.
Here’s everything you need to know without the rulebook. 😉

Wanna yell about chili?

What's this all about?

It starts with a prompt like:
Ingredients in ChiliYou go in a circle shouting answers:
Beans! Meat! Tomatoes!Until someone blanks, repeats… or panic-yells BROCOLLI.That person takes the card. That’s bad.First person to collect 7 cards?
Ouch. You’re Not The Brightest Bulb.

Illustration of lightbulb characters shouting answers like "Beans" and "Meat" to the prompt "Ingredients in chili." One bulb says "umm... Broccoli?" A game card and deck are in the center, showing the fast-paced style of Not The Brightest Bulb

Infographic for Not The Brightest Bulb game showing 2–10 players, 20-minute play time, and ages 15+. Icons include two people at a table, a clock inside a lightbulb, and a person with two bulbs overhead to represent player count, game length, and age range

So, what do you actually do?

Vertical comic-style instructions for the party game Not The Brightest Bulb, showing lightbulbs shouting answers like "Tomatoes" and "Meat" to a prompt. Step 1: Answer fast.

Okay, I’m in. Gimme!

Easy to learn.
Hard to stop laughing!

What's in the box?

Photo of the full “Not The Brightest Bulb” game set, including the box, prompt cards like “Sandwich toppings” and “Types of cheese,” and the rulebook with QR code.

- 120+ “Why did I just say that?” prompts.*- Super short rules. Read it once, never again.- Fits in a small box. Brings the loud.

Everything you need to instantly ruin someone’s game night (in the best way).

*Images and contents are representational.
The final product may vary but will be clearly outlined at launch.

Try it for free.
Like, actually free.

Top-down photo of the print-and-play sample game for Not The Brightest Bulb, with uncut black-and-white cards labeled with prompts like "Types of transportation" and "Cereal box mascots," plus scissors and a snack plate with cheese and crackers

Print it, play it, and say the one
thing no one saw coming.

✅ 24 real game prompts
✅ 1-page rules sheet
✅ Quick-start how-to video
✅ Monthly-ish emails with news, updates, and dumb ideas

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Not The Brightest Bulb?

We're Brightbulb Games, a small team with a passion for creating fast, funny, and memorable party games.
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