Card game

Uninvited Guests at a Wedding

Wedding crashers bluff and blame each other to escape the shaadi.

2–8players · best with 4-8
20–30 minplaying time
14+recommended age
Learning curve
Easy2 / 5
EasyDemanding
Luck & skill
Luck and skill
LuckSkill
Interaction
High
Set-up
About 3 min
Reading
Little

The quick verdict

Full verdict ↓

Great for Cousins and friends during wedding season, when the theme lands instantly

Think twice if Your players are mostly under 12; the game is rated 14+ and leans on reading other people

How we rate it

Learning curve. There is one choice per turn, clear evidence or accuse, and the publisher puts the teach at about 5 minutes. Keeping track of who might be whom and when to bluff puts it with Coup and Love Letter at 2 rather than at 1.

Luck & skill. Which evidence is on the table and which identity you get are luck. Reading people, bluffing and timing your accusation are skill.

Interaction. Accusations, bluffing and misleading evidence are all aimed at other players, and a correct accusation takes someone's identity card.

Set-up. Deal each player a secret identity card and lay out the evidence cards in a grid. How many cards to use for each player count, and where the spies and the informant come in, are explained in the rulebook in the box.

Reading. The evidence cards are photos of the guests, and the accusing happens out loud in any language. Identity, spy and informant cards may carry a few words, and the rulebook is in English. Based on the publisher's description; the card text itself has not been checked.

Learning curve: 1 = UNO or Connect 4; 3 = Catan; 5 = a heavy strategy game. These describe the experience, not an overall score.

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Is Uninvited Guests at a Wedding right for you?

Great if

  • Cousins and friends during wedding season, when the theme lands instantly
  • Groups of up to 8 who enjoy bluffing, blaming and short rounds
  • A gift with a desi theme that isn't another Bollywood quiz
  • Fans of Coup or Love Letter who want something for a bigger group

Skip it if

  • Your players are mostly under 12; the game is rated 14+ and leans on reading other people
  • Someone in your group hates being knocked out; a wrong guess puts you out for the rest of the round
  • You want a deep strategy game; this is a light party game

How Uninvited Guests at a Wedding plays

Everyone plays a guest who slipped into a big Indian wedding without an invitation. Each player secretly holds an identity card, and a grid of evidence cards is laid out on the table: photos of the crashers at the buffet, raiding the chaat counter and piling up their plates.

  • Time to teach: about 5 minutes.
  • Reading and language: The evidence cards are photos of the guests, and the accusing and arguing happen out loud in whatever language your group speaks. The rulebook is in English, and the publisher's product page links teaching videos in both English and Hindi.

All the Games with Steph: Uninvited Guests At A Wedding - Teach · Steph Hodge

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A turn, step by step

  1. 1
    Hide

    Everyone secretly holds an identity card showing which wedding crasher they are, and a grid of photo evidence cards is laid out on the table.

  2. 2
    Clear or accuse

    On your turn, either clear evidence from the grid, ideally photos that show you, or accuse another player of being a particular guest. Guess right and you score and take their identity card; guess wrong and you are out of the round at once.

  3. 3
    Bluff

    You can play misleading evidence that doesn't show you to throw others off, but it costs you points at the end. Some guests are secretly spies helping the police, and an informant card joins in from the fifth round.

  4. 4
    Win

    The most detailed store description says points from the evidence you cleared decide the winner, so being knocked out of a round doesn't end your chances. The publisher's short description says 'last one standing' instead, so follow the rulebook in the box.

Read the official rulesUninvited Guests at a Wedding: the publisher's game page (no rules PDF online) · English (printed rules in the box); the page links teach videos in English and Hindi
The full explanation: how a game of Uninvited Guests at a Wedding goes

On your turn you do one of two things. You can clear evidence, taking cards out of the grid, ideally the ones that show you. Or you can accuse another player by naming who you think they are. Guess right and you score points and take their identity card; guess wrong and you are out of the round straight away.

Bluffing is the heart of it. You can play misleading evidence that doesn't show you, to send others down the wrong trail, but those cards count against you at the end. The publisher also mentions spies among the guests who are secretly helping the police, and store listings describe an informant card that is revealed from the fifth round onwards to shake things up.

At the end, points from the evidence you managed to clear decide the winner, so a player knocked out early can still win. Rounds are quick, and the publisher puts a full game at 20 to 30 minutes, with about 5 minutes to teach.

What's in the box

Identity and evidence cards · Photo: Mozaic Games
  • –Wedding crasher identity cards
    one secret identity per player; the number in the box isn't published
  • –Spy cards
    guests secretly helping the police; number not published
  • –Evidence cards
    photos of the crashers at the buffet, laid out in a grid; number not published
  • 1Informant card
    revealed from the fifth round onwards
  • 1Rulebook
    English

Box: 0.4 kg. Handy to know for gifting and travel.

Neither the publisher nor any Indian listing we read gives a contents list with numbers. The card types come from Indian listings: one names wedding crasher, spy and evidence cards, and another describes the informant card. Counts are left blank until a box or the rulebook can be checked. The publisher gives a weight of 0.4 kg, and there is only one edition so far.

Where to buy

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How to make sure you get a genuine copyEditions and the details worth checking.

About the editions

This is an Indian game from a Bengaluru publisher, Mozaic Games (DICE Toy Labs Pvt Ltd), so there is no imported version to compare. Our Amazon.in link goes to Mozaic Games' edition.

Before you choose

  • The box should say Mozaic Games; listings may use the company's earlier name, DICE Toy Labs.
  • Be wary of a set that costs a fraction of the usual price; a much cheaper set sold under the name is unlikely to be Mozaic's game.
  • The front of the box shows a group of guests at a wedding buffet under the title. The publisher lists 2-8 players and 20-30 minutes, so a box claiming very different numbers is probably something else.
  • On Amazon.in, check that the listing title names DICE Toy Labs or Mozaic Games.
  • Don't confuse it with generic wedding or bridal-shower card packs, which are party activities, not this game.

What reviewers and players say

Uninvited Guests at a Wedding is a new Indian party game (2025), and written reviews are still scarce. The coverage so far is on video: an English teach by US YouTuber Steph Hodge, a Hindi tutorial from a Bengaluru channel and a short review from The Dice Tower's Tom Vasel. Going by that coverage and the publisher's description, its pull is the shaadi theme, a five-minute teach and room for up to 8 players. The catches are that a wrong accusation knocks you out of the round, and that it is a light bluffing game rather than a strategy game.

What people love

  • A desi wedding theme Indian groups get instantly: crashers, buffet photos and relatives on the lookout
  • Quick to teach (about 5 minutes, says the publisher) and over in 20 to 30 minutes
  • Plays up to 8, unusual for a small card game, which suits family functions and parties
  • A simple, tense choice every turn: quietly clear your evidence, or risk an accusation

Common complaints

  • A wrong guess knocks you out of the round, so some players end up watching
  • With only 2 or 3 players there are fewer people to bluff and read; the publisher's own page description says 4 to 8
  • Clear rules are hard to find online: there is no rules PDF, and the publisher's and stores' descriptions of how you win don't agree
Based on 6 reviews and discussions

Summarised in our own words from the sources above. We don't use Amazon reviews or ratings.

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Questions people ask about Uninvited Guests at a Wedding

Is Uninvited Guests at a Wedding an Indian game?

Yes. It was designed by Phalgun Polepalli and published in 2025 by Mozaic Games, the Bengaluru studio he founded with Shwetha Badarinath in 2018. Mozaic, earlier called DICE Toy Labs, publishes several India-themed games, including Chai Garam and Yudhbhoomi.

Can 2 people play Uninvited Guests at a Wedding?

The box says 2 to 8 players. Bluffing and accusation games have more going on with more people at the table, so if you have the choice, save it for a group of 4 or more.

What age is Uninvited Guests at a Wedding for?

Store listings and The Dice Tower give 14+. The rules take only about 5 minutes to teach, so they are not the hurdle; the bluffing and blaming simply work best with teens and adults.

How do I make sure I'm buying the right Uninvited Guests at a Wedding?

Our Check price on Amazon.in button goes to the listing we've checked; make sure the brand is Mozaic Games or DICE Toy Labs, the company's earlier name. Generic wedding party cards and invitations have similar names, so check the brand before you buy.

Game facts

Designed by
Phalgun Polepalli
Publisher
Mozaic Games (DICE Toy Labs Pvt Ltd, Bengaluru)
In India
Mozaic Games, the Bengaluru publisher (DICE Toy Labs Pvt Ltd)
First published
2025
Players
2–8
Language
Little reading – The evidence cards are photos of the guests, and the accusing and arguing happen out loud in whatever language your group speaks. The rulebook is in English, and the publisher's product page links teaching videos in both English and Hindi.
Box size and weight
0.4 kg
Sources & photo creditsThe references behind this guide.