Tabletop games
Guess Who?
HasbroTheo Coster, Ora Coster1979
- players
- 2
- minutes
- 15
- years
- 6+
In the box
2 boards of flip-down faces · Mystery Character cards
Official rules (PDF, publisher's site)
Box details
- Designers
- Theo Coster, Ora Coster
- Publisher
- Hasbro
- Mechanics
- DeductionQuestion and Answer
Where to buy it
Near you and online
In a shop
Within 50 km.
Online
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The basics
The aim is to guess your opponent's mystery person before they find yours. On your turn, ask a single question about appearance, which your opponent answers with yes or no, then flip down the faces that no longer match; instead of asking, you may guess a name. Whoever names the right person wins, but a wrong name loses the game.
The rules, step by step
Setup
Faces raised, 1 mystery person
- Each player raises all the faces on their board.
- Each player draws a mystery person at random and keeps it secret.
How to play
1 question per turn, Yes or no answer, Flip ruled-out faces
- On your turn, ask a single question, which your opponent answers with yes or no.
- Questions are about appearance: "Does your person wear glasses?", "Is your person wearing a hat?".
- Depending on the answer, flip down the faces that no longer match.
- Instead of asking your question, you may guess a name.
Scoring
No points
- No points: simply record the game won.
End of the game
Right name: victory, Wrong name: defeat
- The player who names the right person wins.
- Guessing a wrong name loses the game.
Going further
Frequently asked questions · In the same family
Frequently asked questions
Can you ask a double question?
No: one question per turn, on a single feature. "Blond or dark-haired?" cannot be answered with yes or no.
What if your opponent gave a wrong answer?
It is best to check at the end of the game: one wrong answer skews all the reasoning. It is up to the table to decide whether the game is replayed.