Last Updated on July 20, 2025 by The Official Game Rules Team

Evil Genie is a hilarious party game of tempting wishes and terrible consequences. Combine good and evil outcomes, test your instincts, and try to outwit your friends to score the most points. Be careful what you wish for—because in this game, every wish has a catch!

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How to Play Evil Genie

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Objective

Score points by correctly predicting whether a player will accept a wish that includes one great benefit but one terrible consequence.

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Setup

1. Gather Players: 2 to 8 players can play. Grab some snacks and get ready to laugh.
2. Shuffle the Decks: Shuffle the Good Cards and Evil Cards separately.
3. Give Out Tokens: Give each player 5 point tokens. Keep the rest nearby as a supply.
4. Choose a Wisher: Pick someone to be the first Wisher—this role will rotate each round.

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Game Overview

Each round, players will try to create an outrageous wish by combining:

• 1 Good Card (a great outcome)
• 1 Evil Card (a terrible consequence)

The Wisher decides whether to accept or reject the twisted wish. Everyone else guesses what the Wisher will choose. Guess right? You score a point!

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Taking a Turn

1. The Wisher Draws:
   • The Wisher draws 3 Good Cards and 3 Evil Cards.
   • From these, they secretly choose 1 Good Card and 1 Evil Card to create a “wish”.
2. The Wish is Read Aloud:
   • The Wisher reads their chosen cards out loud using the phrase: “You get to [Good Card]… but… [Evil Card].”
   • Example: “You get a mansion by the beach… but… you can only speak in chicken noises.”
3. Everyone Else Guesses:
   • Other players secretly guess whether the Wisher will accept or reject the wish.
   • They place their token face-down to lock in their guess.
4. The Wisher Decides:
   • The Wisher reveals whether they’d take the wish or not.
   • All players flip over their guesses.
5. Scoring:
   • Each correct guess earns 1 point token.
   • The Wisher does not score this round.
   • (Optional House Rule: Give the Wisher a point if no one guesses their choice correctly!)
6. Pass the Role:
   • The next player clockwise becomes the Wisher for the next round.

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Ending the Game

• The game ends when a player reaches 10 points, or after a set number of rounds (you choose).
• The player with the most points at the end wins!

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Game Tips

Try playing with a “But” card if you want to spice up the wish even more!ng out a bluff, every round is full of surprises. Keep your moves sharp and your eyes sharper—first team to the point goal wins!

Think like your friends—some people will say yes to anything!

Bluffing is part of the fun—make your decision unpredictable!