What is inside the Laba Party South Africa deck

26,251 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.

🏠 SA Life — 10 cards

Everyday South African 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: Biltong, Boerewors, Braai, Bunny Chow, Kota, Loadshedding, Pap, Soweto, Table Mountain, Taxi Rank.

🎭 SA Entertainment — 8 cards

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

A few of the words inside: Bafana Bafana, Big Brother Mzansi, Caster Semenya, Generations, Siya Kolisi, Skeem Saam, Springboks, Trevor Noah.

🎵 SA Music — 8 cards

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

A few of the words inside: Amapiano, Black Coffee, Brenda Fassie, Gqom, Kwaito, Ladysmith Black Mambazo, Master Kg, Miriam Makeba.

🔀 SA Remix — 8 cards

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

A few of the words inside: Ayoba, Eish, Heita, Just Now, Lekker, Now Now, Robot, Sharp Sharp.

🃏 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: Banana Island, Boda Boda Carrying Matooke, Colors, Fishmarket, Lion On Road, Sarcasm, Singer Shark, Switch Teams, Tunnel, Tying Shoelace.

🎬 Global Entertainment — 16,908 cards

Film, music and television that travelled -- the cards that work for guests from anywhere.

A few of the words inside: Amsterdam, Backhand, Betty White, Deathbird, Graceland, Huntress, Infinity War, Knuckles, The Hole, Toni Braxton.

🎯 Act & Guess — 2,598 cards

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

A few of the words inside: Big Basket In Market, Dancer Rabbit, Happy Magician, Hat, Lunch Bag, Mattress, Parachuting, Reading In The Kitchen, Running Dog, Violin.

🧠 General Knowledge — 2,267 cards

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

A few of the words inside: 1978, Asian, Chinua Achebe, Ed Sheeran, Gun, Manchester, Petra, Soldier, Supplement, Whiskers.

🔞 NSFW (18+) — 745 cards

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

A few of the words inside: Beaver, Belly, Breathe, Contact, Culmination, Sexy, Standard, Toxic, Twerk, Waist Strokes.

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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