How to play Bluff Show: the quiz with a secret topic
In Bluff Show nobody tells you the subject. Answer each question like an expert, watch for patterns, and name the secret topic in as few questions as you can.
The rules in 30 seconds
The host asks questions about one hidden topic. Answers are graded Spot on 🟢, Close 🟡, Plausible 🟠 or Off ⚫. Press “I know the topic!” whenever you have cracked it. Naming it within the first third of the questions earns three stars. A wrong guess costs a question.
Answer the question, not the topic
Early on, you will not know the topic, and that is fine. Give the most specific answer you can for each question on its own. Specific, confident answers are what earn Spot on, and in Normal mode every Spot on reveals a letter of the topic.
Look for the thread
After two or three questions, ask what links them. Are they all about something hot, something old, something you eat? Write down two or three candidate topics and let each new question rule one out.
When to press the button
Guess when one candidate explains every question so far. A wrong guess costs a whole question, so wait if two topics are still equally likely. In Normal mode, the revealed letters are a strong tiebreaker.
Normal or Hard?
Normal mode gives you time and reveals letters. Hard mode gives you 40 seconds per question and no letters at all. Start with Normal until you are naming topics in the first third of the show.
Questions people ask
Does spelling matter in Bluff Show?
Grading forgives typos, plurals and small spelling slips, and in Spanish accents are ignored.
Does Bluff Show work offline?
Yes. Grading is deterministic and runs in your browser.
What do the grades mean?
Spot on is correct, Close is the right idea with the wrong word, Plausible sounds right but is wrong, and Off is off.
Is the Spanish show the same?
El Show del Farol has its own shows and topics written in Spanish.
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