- Set-up
- About 2 min
- Reading
- Little
The quick verdict
Full verdict ↓Great for Teens and adults who enjoy bluffing and keeping a straight face
Think twice if You'd rather not have a game about laundering 'dirty money' at the table: the theme is played for laughs, but it runs through the whole game
How we rate it
Learning curve. A turn is simple, but the action cards change how each business pile scores, so expect a practice round. That puts it at 2 on our scale, with Codenames.
Luck & skill. What you draw matters a lot, and a published review found the early turns quite luck-driven. Reading the other players and timing your offers is where the skill lies.
Interaction. Every turn is one player offering a card to another and the table watching to see who blinks.
Set-up. Shuffle, deal seven cards each and put the reference cards where everyone can see them.
Reading. Cards show money values and short action words; the rules sheet is the only real reading.
Learning curve: 1 = UNO or Connect 4; 3 = Catan; 5 = a heavy strategy game. These describe the experience, not an overall score.
Is White Washers right for you?
Great if
- Teens and adults who enjoy bluffing and keeping a straight face
- Four or five cousins or friends who want a short game before dinner
- Travel: it is one deck in a box not much bigger than a pack of playing cards
- Fans of Coup or Skull who want another quick bluffing game, this one from an Indian games company
Skip it if
- You'd rather not have a game about laundering 'dirty money' at the table: the theme is played for laughs, but it runs through the whole game
- Your children are under 12: the box says 12 and up
- You need a game for more than five people: the box says 3 to 5
How White Washers plays
Set-up: shuffle the 80 game cards and deal seven to each player; the three reference cards remind everyone what the action cards do. The cards belong to five businesses, each with its own colour, and every business has number cards and action cards. Binca's rules picture says the player who most recently bought something goes first.
- Time to teach: about 10 minutes.
- Reading and language: The cards carry money values and a few short action words in English, and the rules sheet is in English. Once everyone knows what the action cards do, the table talk can be in any language. We found no Hindi or regional-language edition.
A turn, step by step
- 1Offer
Offer a card from your hand face down to another player and tell them something about it.
- 2Decide
They accept it onto their own pile for that business, or decline it and you must keep it face up yourself.
- 3Draw
Draw back up to seven cards; profits, losses and action cards pile up in front of everyone.
- 4Win
When the draw pile runs out, the player with the most money wins.
The full explanation: how a game of White Washers goes
A turn: choose a card from your hand and offer it face down to any other player, telling them something about it, such as which business it belongs to or whether it is a number card or an action card. They can accept it, and it goes face up on their pile for that business, or decline it, and then you must put it face up on your own pile. Draw a card so you are back to seven, and play moves on.
Why it is a bluffing game: number cards run from big losses to big profits, and action cards can double or triple a card, cancel those bonuses or steal a card from someone else. So every offer is a puzzle. If you think it is a loss, decline it and it lands on the giver's own pile; but a clever giver may offer a profit hoping you will refuse it.
The end: play until the draw pile runs out, then count up. The player with the most money wins. Tip: the fun is in second-guessing each other, so it feels thin with three and works best with four or five. Read the rules sheet for the exact action-card rules before the first game, as the short versions online leave details out.
What's in the box
- 80Game cards
five businesses, each with number cards and action cards - 3Reference cards
- 1Rules sheet
Box: 10.6 × 6.7 × 3.4 cm, 0.154 kg. Handy to know for gifting and travel.
Contents are from Binca's product page ('83 Cards & 1 Rules Sheet') and its 'What's inside' picture (80 cards in five business sets, 3 reference cards and a rules sheet). We know of only one edition.
Where to buy
How to make sure you get a genuine copyEditions and the details worth checking.
What reviewers and players say
We found one independent review of White Washers, from a UK games retailer, and no forum threads. That reviewer liked how portable it is and found the bluffing 'quite fun', but felt the early game leans on luck, found the constant mistrust a little negative and wasn't won over by the theme, calling it best as a short opener to a games evening. Binca has sold the game since about 2018, and on paper it is a quick bluffing game for older teens and adults. Families should look at the money-laundering theme before buying for younger teens.
What people love
- A full game in 20 to 30 minutes from one small deck
- Bluffing and double-bluffing over every card you offer
- Pocket-sized, so it travels well
- A simple turn: offer a card, accept or decline
Common complaints
- A published review found the early game quite luck-driven
- The same reviewer found the constant mistrust a little negative
- The money-laundering theme won't suit every family
4 research sources
- Review White Washers - Compact: Zatu Review (Zatu Games, undated, probably 2020) · Zatu Games (UK)
- Reference Binca's Rubianca Wadhwa on the creative process (Billy Langsworthy, March 2018) · Mojo Nation
- Reference Sunil Gavaskar buys stake in Binca Games (IANS, December 2019) · The Quint
- Reference White Washers - Bluffing Card Game (Binca, 2025) · Binca Games
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 White Washers
How do you play White Washers?
Everyone holds seven cards. On your turn you offer one card face down to another player and tell them something about it; they either accept it onto their own pile or decline it, and then it goes face up on yours. When the draw pile runs out, the player with the most money wins.
Is White Washers suitable for children?
Binca says 12 and up. The theme is laundering 'dirty money' through five businesses, played for laughs, and the box jokingly calls the players degenerates, so parents of younger teens may want to look at it first. The card play itself is simple.
How many people can play White Washers?
The box says 3 to 5 players. Four or five should be best, because the game is all about guessing what everyone else is up to. A published review said it also worked with two, but that is outside Binca's count.
Who makes White Washers, and is it an Indian game?
Binca Games, a Mumbai-based games company run by Rubianca and Sahil Wadhwa, which also makes Qwicket and Fletter. A 2018 interview named White Washers as one of Binca's launches that year. Binca's own pages don't say where the cards are printed.
What is in the White Washers box?
83 cards and a rules sheet: 80 game cards spread across five businesses, each with number cards and action cards, plus 3 reference cards. It all fits in a pocket-sized box.
Game facts
- Publisher
- Binca Games (Mumbai, India)
- In India
- Binca Games, an Indian games company based in Mumbai, which makes White Washers
- First published
- 2018
- Players
- 3–5
- Language
- Little reading – The cards carry money values and a few short action words in English, and the rules sheet is in English. Once everyone knows what the action cards do, the table talk can be in any language. We found no Hindi or regional-language edition.
- Box size and weight
- 10.6 × 6.7 × 3.4 cm, 0.154 kg
Sources & photo creditsThe references behind this guide.
Facts on this page come from the publisher, the Indian maker or distributor, and the sources below. Photos are credited under each one.
- Binca - White Washers: Bluffing Card Game (contents, players, age, dimensions)
- Binca - About us (founders and company)
- Binca's Rubianca Wadhwa on the creative process (Mojo Nation, March 2018)
- Sunil Gavaskar buys stake in Binca Games (IANS via The Quint, December 2019)
- White Washers - Compact: product page and review (Zatu Games, UK)
- Binca Games company profile (Inc42)