Ages 12+
3+ Players
30 mins
Screen-free
WHAT IS CHEATER?
Game night.
Not homework.
Pure chaos for the over-educated — skip the hand-holding, burn the Scantrons, and ignore those tragic data sets.
Solve ridiculous
problems
Use logic, common sense, and real STEM to work through chaos.
Work together
suspiciously
Collaborate, communicate, and pass information without getting caught.
Actually enjoy
the lesson
The science sticks because the situation is funny and memorable.
What school
called cheating,
we call teamwork.
 CHEATER is built for laughter, teamwork, and smart chaos.Â
HOW IT WORKS
How it feels
to play
1
Get the problem
Your team receives a ridiculous STEM failure with just enough information to make overconfidence seem reasonable.
2
Make the plan
Pretend to be organized and great with working with people. Apply logic, teamwork, and the sacred engineering process of arguing until someone draws a diagram & get something right.
3
Don’t get caught
Solve it, pass the evidence, and look natural when the teacher begins the completely predictable audit. Make sure he/she doesn't catch you "collaborating" because as school taught us, in the real world, we never work together to solve problems.Â
FOUNDER
Built by an engineer for the adult brain with the curiosity of a child.
Created by Kathryn Tracy, a systems engineer who has worked in the industry for over a decade & saw first hand the power of what STEM can do for the world, yet is frustrated at it being treated like a subject for little kids or a overly complicated subject with limited real-life applications.
CHEATER is part of a bigger mission: making STEM age-respectful again. Too many activities are built for little kids—then suddenly become worksheets, tests, and lectures once you get older. We believe teens and adults should still get to be ridiculous, test bad ideas, fail safely, laugh hard, and learn something real. Curiosity did not disappear. You just outgrew the way STEM was being taught.
FAQ
What is Cheater?
CHEATER is a screen-free STEM party game where players solve ridiculous problems, collaborate suspiciously, and try not to get caught.
Is it finished?
The physical game exists and is causing way too much laughter and common sense lessons in STEM.
Join the prelaunch community to follow the build, see behind-the-scenes progress, and weigh in on selected playtest and design decisions before CHEATER launches. Also follow on instagram/facebook for your STEM laugh
Who is it for?
CHEATER is designed for adults, older teens, engineers, STEM enthusiasts, families, and smart friend groups who want something more engaging than children’s activities, tests, or worksheets.