Report prepared: April 19, 2026 Sources: Kickstarter project data (2024-2025), Playful Learning Lab whitepaper “The Ethics of Game Cheating” (2025), BoardGameGeek user reviews of “Don’t Get Caught” and “Cheating Moth.”

In many strategy games, adults have a natural advantage. In a cheaters game, a sneaky eight-year-old with quick fingers can easily outmaneuver a distracted parent.