A Game Where We Embrace Plagiarism and The Reviewer 2 In Us

The Publish or Perish Game is a humorous party game about academic publishing. Players race to publish manuscripts with useless nonsense while sabotaging each other's research and delivering "very helpful" comments, Reviewer 2 style.

Order Now

Publish as Many Manuscripts as You Can Before They Are Scooped

The player with the most citations wins the game!

Play Your Cards Strategically to Your Advantage

Use Research Cards like Idea and Data to publish, Mishap Cards to sabotage, and cards like Collaboration and Workshop Attendance to get ahead!

Sprinkled with Fun Facts from 20+ disciplines!

Trivia cards with carefully curated trivia questions and weird but true facts were specifically designed for those who are intellectually curious about everything in the world!

What's on the Shelf

View all

Extensively Tested by Academics

Created by Max Bai Ph.D., tested by grad students, professors, and scholars from research institutes across the world.

Game Rule

Easy to learn and play: the game rules are just one page!

Publicity

Reviewer Comments


Peer Review Comments

“It was an incredible bundle of fun! My friends and I absolutely adored this game!”                 

— Raymond Ho, Ph.D. Student


“One of my favorite card games I’ve ever played!”                            

— Keith Blevins, Trader


“I love it!”

— Karla Paniagua Ph.D., UNESCO Chairholder in Games


“It was a blast — it pokes fun at a lot of absurdities of academia. A perfect game for a lab party!”          

— Jay van Bavel Ph.D. Professor


Are you an influencer or a journalist? Do you have a sizable academic following? Or are you willing to post a public review or create a video playthrough for this game? Write to max@thepublishorperishgame.com if you want to test a preview copy!