Cards Against Humanity Third Expansion: Worth It?

Cards Against Humanity: Third Expansion

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The short version

Buy it if

Base game owners who want the original Third Expansion cards
Collectors completing the numbered expansion set

Skip it if

You own the Red Box, which already includes these cards
You want the most new cards for the money
Your group prefers cleaner party games

What owners like

Adds variety when the base deck starts repeating
Pop culture and edgy humor in the series style
Blank cards add room for custom jokes

Common complaints

Only 100 new cards, a small bump for the price
Out of print and often sold out at retailers
Some early era jokes on race and abuse have aged badly

Based on Woot, Board Zombie, Bigger Better Games and eBay catalog listings, the Wikipedia article on the game, EditionCards' Red Box card list and the Cards Against Humanity expansions shop..

Research scores

Does the job 7.0 adds 100 new cards and blanks to the base game

Quality 6.5 matches base game stock, but 2013 era jokes have dated

Ease of use 8.5 shuffle in, no earlier expansions required

Value 5.5 out of print and a third the size of current boxes

Scored from the maker's specs and what owners report. Drew's own notes and photos will refine these.

Ownership

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What it does

A 112 card add on pack for Cards Against Humanity from 2013, now out of print, with its cards later folded into the Red Box.

100 new cards on the same card stock as the base game
12 blank cards for house rules and inside jokes
First and Second Expansions are not needed to use it
Cards were later reissued inside the 300 card Red Box

A fit for groups who already own the base game and want the original third pack, or collectors finishing the numbered run. It is out of print, its 2013 era jokes have dated, and a current 300 card expansion box gives far more new material.

How it compares

Cards Against Humanity: Absurd BoxBetter for most groups, with 300 new cards in one current box$

Cards Against Humanity: Hot BoxA current 300 card expansion with newer material$

Specs

Cards: 112 total
Black cards: 25 new plus 4 blank
White cards: 75 new plus 8 blank
Released: March 2013
Publisher: Cards Against Humanity LLC
Requires: Cards Against Humanity base game
Age rating: 17 and up
Weight: 6.7 oz

Worth knowing

Cards Against Humanity is rated for ages 17 and up and contains crude and offensive humor.

Questions

How many cards are in the Cards Against Humanity Third Expansion?

112 cards: 25 black and 75 white new cards, plus 12 blank cards (4 black, 8 white).

Do you need the first two expansions to play the Third Expansion?

No. The listing says the First and Second Expansions are not required, only the base game.

When did the Third Expansion come out?

It was released on March 22, 2013.

What replaced the Third Expansion?

Its cards were reissued with the First and Second Expansions in the 300 card Red Box in 2016. The Red Box no longer appears in the Cards Against Humanity shop.

Sources

Researched 2026-10-02. We bought this product; our page is built from the maker's details and what owners report across reviews and forums. We never copy Amazon customer reviews.