Elements of Truth: A New Veritasium Science Board Game Comes to Kickstarter

Board games are a familiar fixture for friends and families over the festive season. Once the presents have been opened and the pudding cleared away, well-worn boxes of Monopoly and Trivial Pursuit come out of storage as the gladiatorial competition gets under way.

Elements of Truth brings science to the table

From August 2026, tabletop rivals will be able to add a dash of science to the contest with Elements of Truth, a forthcoming board game from our friends at Veritasium.

Now in development on the crowdfunding platform Kickstarter, Elements of Truth looks set to appeal to science enthusiasts.

"Science is full of surprising ideas that challenge our intuitions," says Derek Muller, creator of Veritasium, the YouTube channel with an enormous audience of almost 20 million subscribers and more than 40 million monthly views.

"We wanted to capture that emotional 'aha' moment in a tabletop format, and we've seen just how much better the game becomes through community feedback. That's why we're returning to Kickstarter – we've left room for the product to be further developed through question contributions from early backers of the game."

A confidence-based science challenge

Rather than being simply a trivia game, Elements of Truth features a distinctive bidding system. Players must assess how confident they are when answering four different types of science question.

Veritasium fans around the world have already had a substantial influence on the design of both the main game and its expansions. The game will continue to be refined ahead of delivery next year.

"We've playtested it with the audience, and now we're inviting everyone to submit questions directly – ensuring we build the most fun game together," says Veritasium's editorial lead, Casper Mebius.

Back Elements of Truth on Kickstarter

Interested? Visit Kickstarter now and choose your tier. It really is that straightforward.

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