After the controversy, Michou's board game officially recalled for “moral risk”

The bad buzz continues for Michou. The official Rappel conso website published a file on Thursday concerning the board game created by the famous French YouTuber. Marketed during the end-of-year holidays, it quickly became controversial following outraged comments from Internet users who did not consider it suitable for young people. Presented as a game accessible from 7 years old, “Who will be the liar?” » contained questions relating to sex or drugs.

The recall was launched voluntarily by the publisher Topi Games for “moral hazard linked to the contents of the box”. “A dozen cards are not for children, the age of the audience targeted for the game is therefore not appropriate,” specifies the sheet. The company apologizes and invites buyers to return the game or return it to the point of sale in exchange for a refund.

Questioned by angry customers

The purpose of “Who will be the liar?” » is to draw a card, read the question asked and answer it with an anecdote. It's up to the other players to guess whether this story is true or false. Problem is, certain questions raised eyebrows from the adults who had started a game with their children: “Have you ever used an everyday object to do something naughty? », “Have you ever had an animal in heat who wanted to do it with you? », “Have you ever had an erotic dream? »…

Questioned on social networks, Michou quickly reacted last week, saying he was “really sorry” for this incident and passing the responsibility on to the publisher of the game. “You know me, I would never have allowed myself to put this kind of questions and even less for such a young audience,” the streamer indicated. For its part, Topi Games acknowledged in a press release “a manufacturing error in the content validation processes”.