We laugh loud
and Golpo louder.
Endless laughs. One table of strangers turned into friends. Golpo, flip, slap — don't be last.
How to Play
Five words. Fast hands. Zero mercy. If you can chant, you can play — here's the whole game.
← This is the chant. Memorize it. Your dignity depends on it.
Deal the deck
Split the deck evenly among all players, face down. No peeking
Chant & flip
Going clockwise, each player flips a card onto the pile while saying the next word of the chant: Golpo, Sholpo, Chai, Biscuit, Mishti — then start over. Keep the rhythm going!
SLAP the pile!
Said "Chai" and a Chai card hits the table? Word matches card = everybody slaps the pile.
Last hand on the stack takes the whole pile. Ouch.
Watch for Action Cards
Some cards skip the slap and demand a performance. Be the last one to act and the pile is yours.
Empty your hand to win
First player to get rid of all their cards and win the final slap takes the game and bragging rights at the next dawat.
Keep the golpo going
This is a chit-chat game. Trash talk is encouraged. Chai breaks are mandatory. Grudges should last no longer than one rematch.
Quick Play
Short on time or teaching a first-timer? Play the same chant-and-slap game, minus the action cards. Same laughs, faster round.
The only change from the full game: pull the Taxi, Fuska, and Rickshaw cards out of the deck before you deal. Everything else — the chant, the slap, the win condition — stays exactly the same.
Deal the deck
Remove the action cards first, then split what's left evenly among all players, face down.
Chant & flip
Going clockwise, flip a card while saying the next word: Golpo, Sholpo, Chai, Biscuit, Mishti — then start the chant over.
SLAP the pile!
Word matches the card that just landed? Everybody slaps. Last hand on the pile takes it all.
Empty your hand to win
First player to get rid of all their cards and win the final slap takes the game.
Game night energy
Real tables. Real slaps. Real trash talk.
SLAP!
<3
Taco Mahal x Golpo Sholpo
Strangers to Friends
Taxi!! 🚕
SLAP!
<3
Taco Mahal x Golpo Sholpo
Strangers to Friends
Taxi!! 🚕
From Dhaka to Queens
Hi, I'm Shad.
I was born in Dhaka, Bangladesh, and raised in Queens, New York. Growing up, I loved games — everything from Uno to Ludo. But what I loved most was how games brought people closer together.
When my parents hosted dawats, the adults filled the living room — talking, laughing, pouring chai, passing biscuits and mishti. In the other room, us kids were doing the exact same thing our own way: playing games, trash talking, chit chatting.
Different rooms.
Same energy.
As I got older, I realized something: I loved games, but I never found one that felt like us. So I thought... why not make my own?
I took those living-room dawats, the Dhaka-to-Queens experience, and the nonstop chit chat — and turned it into a game. That's how Golpo Sholpo was born. It literally means "chit-chat" in Bengali. It's fast. It's loud. It's built to break the ice and turn a table of people into a table of friends.
My hope is simple: by the end of the night, friends, family, and even strangers feel closer than when they started.
Golpo Sholpo isn't just a game.
Don't take our word for it
"this sh*t is more intense than UNO!"
"wow this bengali game is actually fun, I love it!"
"def bringing this to my next dawat."
"Taco Mahal collab was so fun! when is the next game night?"
"This game is SO Bengali GOATED."