Fib Finder

Fib Finder is a lie-detecting game released by Pressman in 2000.

The original game was released in 2000. An updated version, called Fib Finder Extreme, was released in 2003. Dork Diaries released their version of the game, called the Not-So-Secret Truth Telling Game, in 2013.

Object

The object of the game is to either be the first player to reach the top space ("The truest of them all!"), or to be the last player left when the other players have landed on the bottom space ("First-class fibber").

Gameplay

The game takes place on a meter-like gameboard, with all pieces beginning on the start space in the middle. The game is for two to six players. The youngest player goes first and play passes to the left.

On your turn, the player to their left takes the top card from the card deck and reads one of the three questions on it. Some of the questions are fill-in-the-blank, so they can add whatever they want to finish the question. The player then gives their answer; if everyone agrees with it, the player moves up one space on the board. That is, unless another player challenges their answer.

If challenged, the player is put to the Fib Finder test. The player presses and holds down the green oval button while the challenger holds down the large yellow button, where they will be able to see what the Fib Finder thinks of the answer. This sets the Fib Finder in action and the electronic "thinking" sound will play. The challenger repeats the same question as before into the microphone on the Fib Finder, and the player repeats their answer. The challenger then removes their finger while the player keeps theirs on; the Fib Finder will flash and land on one of three colors, either green (agree), red (disagree) or yellow (don't know), along with an appropriate sound effect. Movement is determined based on what the Fib Finder decides:

• If the Fib Finder agrees (green), the player moves up two spaces while the challenger moves down two spaces.
• If the Fib Finder disagrees (red), the player moves down two spaces while the challenger moves up two spaces.
• If the Fib Finder doesn't know (yellow), the player moves up one space as normal. The challenger does not move.

If, at any time, a player reaches the bottom space on the board, they are out of the game. The start space in the middle counts as one space.

If two or more players challenge the answer, the player whose turn it is chooses their challenger.

In Fib Finder Extreme if a player is given a disagreeing response, they can save themselves from moving down by performing a "Fib Fixer". They must do whatever is given in order to complete it successfully; if the player does the Fib Fixer correctly, they move up one space.

The first player to reach the top space or the last player remaining when all other players have landed on the bottom space is the winner.