What is inside the Laba Party Ethiopia deck

27,028 cards across 9 categories. Written, checked and maintained by hand.

Every card is a word plus four forbidden words for Classic mode. The list below is generated from the deck the game actually ships with, so the counts are real rather than marketing. The deck is added to regularly -- if a category feels thin, it usually will not be next month.

🏠 Ethiopia Life — 390 cards

Everyday Ethiopian life: food, places, transport, languages, school, customs and the local words for things -- the cards that need no explanation at home.

A few of the words inside: Aau, Atmit, Cbe, Eprdf, Gishen Mariam, Jijiga, Lada, Mize, Sheger City, Tena Adam.

🎭 Ethiopia Entertainment — 156 cards

Ethiopian film, television, radio, comedy and sport, and the personalities everyone has an opinion about.

A few of the words inside: Ababa Tesfaye, Almaz Ayana, Birtukan Mideksa, Ethiopian Airlines, Gudaf Tsegay, Kebebew Geda, Meles Zenawi, Price Of Love, Shewaferaw Desalegn, Tilahun Gessesse.

🎵 Ethiopia Music — 123 cards

Ethiopian artists, songs, genres, dances and instruments, from the classics to what is playing now.

A few of the words inside: Abatte Barihun, Asnaketch Worku, Dahlak Band, Ethiopiques, Gondarigna, Jambo Jote, Lij Michael, Muluken Melesse, Sidist, Tsehaye Yohannes.

🔀 Ethiopia Remix — 142 cards

Slang, street talk, catchphrases, memes and the moments the whole country still jokes about.

A few of the words inside: Abet, Beal, Condo Lottery, Egziabher Yimesgen, Equb, Green Legacy, Kemey Aleka, Mamush, Selam New, Tiru.

🃏 Wild Card — 3,699 cards

Anything goes: odd words, jokes, tongue-twisters and cards that exist to cause arguments.

A few of the words inside: 042, Braiding Hair, Closing Book, Dwarf, Grumbling, Leonardo Dicaprio, Okuyimba, Radiator, Singer Dog, Temple.

🎬 Global Entertainment — 16,908 cards

Ethiopian film, television, radio, comedy and sport, and the personalities everyone has an opinion about.

A few of the words inside: #alive, Barca, Clickbait, Eragon, Helix, Karm Yuddh, Mike Benitez, Radio, Steve Jobs, The Shrink Next Door.

🎯 Act & Guess — 2,598 cards

Cards meant to be acted rather than described. Good for a silent round.

A few of the words inside: Accelerating, Broken Padlock, Chop, Dodging Rain, Golden Bed, Lens, Peeking, Riding, Singing At The Stadium, Tablet.

🧠 General Knowledge — 2,267 cards

Facts, objects, animals, science and history -- the quiz-night end of the deck.

A few of the words inside: 1896, Bicentenary, Copilot, Face The Wall, Honour, Legs, Nasser Road, Police Force, Shakira, Tree.

🔞 NSFW (18+) — 745 cards

Adult humour, switched off by default and hidden behind an age confirmation.

A few of the words inside: 18, Body Count, Cowgirl, Flat, Itch, Matter, Penis, Runz, Smash, Thong.

How cards are chosen during a round

Cards are drawn without replacement: once a word has come up it will not return until the category is exhausted and reshuffled. That is why a long session gradually gets more obscure -- the easy words are already gone.

A note on the 18+ category

It is switched off by default and hidden behind an age confirmation. It never appears in a family game unless an adult deliberately turns it on in Settings.

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