Overview
At a glance
Is this game right for my group?
ABG editorial scores on a 1–5 scale.
Easier to teach
High replayability
Highly interactive
Scales well
Light strategy
Luck-sensitive
How it plays
How does it play?
Spot the tiny mistake in a confidently wrong nerd-culture statement, buzz in first, and earn the point only after saying the magic words.
Read the full game description
Um, Actually… brings Dropout’s game-show format to the table with hundreds of deliberately incorrect statements about fantasy, science fiction, comics, games, anime, and other corners of nerd culture. Players listen for the flaw, interrupt with “Um, actually…,” and supply the correction; the first sufficiently correct response wins the point. Shiny Questions break the rhythm with visual, sorting, real-world-skill, and multi-part challenges, so success depends on quick recognition, careful phrasing, and the willingness to be delightfully pedantic.
