"I reckon Skull is an essential game for every collection. I've never had this one NOT HIT and I have played it with some of the most diverse and unusual groups of people.
Seriously, show this one to your grandma - she'll probably wreck you."
J from GetBoard
 
      Party         Essential         Bluffing     
 
2011
3 - 6 Players
15 - 45 minute Play Time
✮✧✧✧✧ Complexity
 
Skull is the quintessence of bluffing, a game in which everything is played in the players' heads.
Each player plays a face-down card, then each player in turn adds one more card – until someone feels safe enough to state that he can turn a number of cards face up and get only roses. Other players can then overbid him, saying they can turn even more cards face up. The highest bidder must then turn that number of cards face up, starting with his own. If he shows only roses, he wins; if he reveals a skull, he loses, placing one of his cards out of play. Two successful challenges wins the game. 
Skull  is not a game of luck; it's a game of poker face and meeting eyes.