About Running Late

Running Late is a card-based bluffing puzzle where you frantically concoct excuses for why you're late to work – again. You draw absurd scenario cards (traffic jams caused by escaped zoo animals, pigeons blocking subway doors, mysterious weather balloons) and chain three together each day to spin your tale. The catch? Every card you play locks in story details, so if you claim you took the bus and later blame a flat tire, your boss stamps a fat CONTRADICTION across your excuse and your credibility plummets. The goal is to survive the workweek without getting fired, which means keeping your lies straight while choosing from whatever ridiculous cards the game deals you. Fans of social deduction games and improv comedy will love the tension of building a believable narrative from total nonsense. One wrong card and the whole house of cards collapses. Playing on Poki Games, you'll quickly learn that honesty might've been easier – but nowhere near as funny when a dog with zero remorse becomes a key witness in your defense.

How to play Running Late

Mouse / Tap – select a card to add to your excuse (build 3 per day)
Mouse / Tap – choose an answer to the boss's questions
Redraw button – swap your hand (once per run)
Truth button – confess and take the penalty (once per run)