Chaotic Remixes

• Word Cards: These can be used as any word. Say the chosen word aloud when you play it.

• Theme Cards: These allow the Judge to create a custom theme for the turn.

Once per game, a player may discard any number of Word Cards from their hand and draw back the same number of cards.

Use a one-minute timer instead of two.

Play 2 or more Word Cards to make one big backronym. After the turn, draw back the extra cards you played so your hand stays the same size as everyone else's.

(Played 2 → draw 1. Played 3 → draw 2.)

As long as a player has at least one Theme Card, they may surrender it to the discard pile to discard and draw a new Word Card.

Before drawing the Theme, the Judge randomly selects two players and has them present their hands facedown. The Judge blindly swaps one card from both.

Before presenting the Theme Card to the table, the Judge declares a vibe (e.g., Sincere, Silly, Scary, Cheesy, Cool, Witty, Weird, etc.). All backronyms must match it.

If the whole table loves one backronym, that player takes one extra Theme Card from the deck.

The Judge draws one Word Card and one Theme Card. All players create a backronym using the same Word Card for that turn. No other Word Cards are played this turn.

The Judge draws 2 Theme Cards for the turn, instead of just 1. Players pick the theme that best fits their word or try to write a backronym that fits both.

In the event of a tie, tied players draw 1 Word Card and 1 Theme Card each. Flip the 2-minute sand timer. Both players write their backronyms. The players not in the tie are the Tribunal and vote on the ultimate winner.

All backronyms must be written as short acrostic poems. Each letter of the Word Card begins a new line of the poem. The poem must match the Theme. Increase the timer to 3–5 minutes, depending on group size. 

Before the timer begins, a player may trade the Judge one Theme Card and one Word Card for one Word Card from the Judge’s hand. Each player may do this once per turn. Resolve multiple offers in clockwise order, starting with the player to the Judge’s left. If the Judge has no Word Cards, the player discards one Word Card and draws a new one, and the Theme Card they would have paid is discarded instead. 

If a player has a palindrome in their hand (e.g., mom, dad, pop), they may activate this remix. That player may act out their backronym in dramatic fashion or repeat their palindrome multiple times as part of a “Palindrama.” If they win the turn, they take one extra Theme Card. 

Starting with the player to the Judge’s left and proceeding clockwise, each player acrosticizes their Word Card to continue the backronym from where the previous player left off. All players contribute their acrosticized Word Card, forming a single collaborative backronym for the round. The Judge awards a Theme Card to every player if the chain succeeds. 

The Judge draws a Theme Card and a Word Card. All players must acrosticize their chosen Word Card and the newly drawn Word Card. 

The Judge draws a Theme Card and reveals it. They then draw a second Theme Card and keep it facedown. After all players finish acrosticizing, the Judge reveals the second Theme. If a player clearly wins either Theme, they take that Theme Card. If a player succeeds in matching both Themes, they take both Theme Cards. 

Before Acrosticizing begins, the Judge must pass one Word Card from their hand to the player on their right, forcing every other player to do the same. The receiving players, excluding the Judge, must acrosticize the new card this turn. 

The Judge also plays a Word Card this turn. If the Judge wins, they keep the Theme Card. 

For 5+ players. Each turn, 3 consecutive players are simultaneous Tribunal Judges. Shift the group by one seat each turn. Every player shall judge exactly 3 times. 

The Judge draws the Theme Card but does not reveal it aloud. Instead, the Judge writes down a single one-word clue about the Theme and shows only the clue to the table. Players acrosticize their Word Card for the hidden Theme. The Judge reveals the Theme Card only after all backronyms are read, then picks the winner as normal. 

This turn, all players except the Judge must acrosticize their Word Card backwards, starting from the last letter of the Word Card to the first. The Judge judges normally. 

(can only happen once per game)
Before the timer starts, the Judge discards 2 Word Cards from their hand. All other players must then discard 1 Word Card of the Judge's blind choice. All discarded cards go to the bottom of the Word Card deck. All players draw back to hand size before acrosticizing. 

Before the timer starts, the Judge presents one Theme Card as normal. They then draw one additional hidden Theme Card per other player, review them privately, and place them facedown in a stack. As each player reads their backronym, the Judge flips the next hidden Theme Card. If that backronym matches the newly revealed Theme, the player wins it immediately. If not, the Theme Card is discarded. After all backronyms are read, the original Theme Card is judged normally. 

After all backronyms are read, each player votes for a backronym not their own. Most votes wins, overriding the Judge. Judge breaks ties. If the Judge's favorite backronym receives zero votes, the Judge takes one Theme Card from the Theme Card deck as compensation. 

Before the timer begins, the Judge randomly pairs players together. Each pair selects one Word Card from their own hands and together chooses one to acrosticize into a single shared backronym that matches the Theme. The unused Word Card is discarded. If chosen by the Judge, both players win one Theme Card each.

If there is an odd number of players, one player competes alone. That player selects two Word Cards from their hand and chooses one to acrosticize normally. The unused Word Card is discarded. If the lone player only has one Word Card remaining, they draw one Word Card from the deck before choosing. If the lone player wins, they win two Theme Cards instead.