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You can spend years around people and still not really know them.

Community begins in the conversations that change that—the honest ones, the funny ones, and the ones you’re still thinking about the next morning.

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Product visualization of the orange Community: No Small Talk box in a warm cream setting

128 cards

Ages 17+

2 or more players

FOLLOW YOUR CURIOSITY

Six themes.
Six ways in.

Community is a conversation card game with six themes of questions. Each one opens a different way to connect.

Roots & Childhood

Where our stories begin.

Healing & Growth

What we learn as we change.

Love, Sex & Intimacy

How we experience closeness.

Dreams & Ambition

What we hope to do and become.

Friends & Family

The people who shape our lives.

Culture & Hot Takes

The ideas we connect over and debate.

Product visualization of Community cards and the orange game box on a table

THIS IS WHAT IT FEELS LIKE

The funny ones.
The honest ones.

What song turns you and your friends into absolute fools the second it comes on? Play it.
A player laughing while holding conversation cards
What are you hilariously bad at taking your own advice about?
A player holding a green conversation card during game night
Can friends have sex and still be just friends?
Three players seated together on a couch with conversation cards visible
What have we normalized that you think is actually insane?
Two people in conversation indoors, one with a striped blanket around their shoulders

HOW TO PLAY

Every game has its own rhythm.

Some nights you might spend two hours on one card. Other nights, you might fly through the whole deck.

Start with Roots & Childhood and follow the six themes in order.

Or choose the theme the moment calls for.

The last person to arrive goes first.
(You know who you are.)

Pick a card.
Go there.

GO DEEPER

Anyone can ask a follow-up – but if you ask, you answer too.

When the follow-ups end,
the person to the left picks the next card.

Not ready to go there? Say “Pass,”
and choose another card.
No explanation needed.

Once everyone has answered at least one card, you can move to the next theme — or play another round.

Keep going until you forget you’re playing a game.

Nick Barili wearing a Hard Knock TV cap

Meet the creator

Shaped by two decades of conversations.

Created by journalist Nick Barili, founder of Hard Knock TV—shaped by two decades of conversations with artists and icons across MTV, the GRAMMYs, the Oscars, and Apple Music.

A note from Nick.

This game is an invitation to go there.
At your pace. In your way.

Embrace the awkward pauses.
Laugh, cry, and maybe even heal a little.

Nick Barili
Creator, Community.

The details

A few good questions.

What is Community?

Community is a conversation card game built to make room for the conversations that help us really know each other. Honesty and humor open the conversation. Each person chooses how far to go.

What’s in the game?

128 cards. Six themes. Ages 17+. 2 or more players. Product imagery is a visualization; final appearance may differ.

When is the Kickstarter launching?

The launch date hasn’t been announced. The future waitlist will share news when the campaign launches.

Do I have to answer every question?

No. If you’re not ready to go there, say “Pass” and choose another card. No explanation needed.

How much will it cost, and where will it ship?

Pricing, shipping destinations, and delivery timing will be shared when they’re confirmed.