Guess Who?
Guess Who? Rulebook
Table of Contents
Table of Contents
Setup
Set up your gameboard: Each player chooses a gameboard, placed on a flat surface with the Mystery card slot nearest you. Flip all of your frames upright by tipping your gameboard away from you, then set your gameboard flat again (your opponent does the same).
Draw your Mystery card: Shuffle the Mystery cards. Choose one card at random and fit it into your Mystery card slot so that your Mystery Person faces you. Your opponent does the same. Place all unused Mystery cards out of play. Don't let your opponent see the Mystery Person on your card!
Gameplay
Your object is to guess the Mystery Person on your opponent's card by asking one question per turn and eliminating any gameboard faces that don't fit the Mystery Person's description.
The gameboard faces: Notice the differences among the 24 faces on your gameboard—hair and eye colors differ; some faces have rosy cheeks, beards, mustaches, or big noses; some wear hats or glasses.
Your turn: The younger player goes first. On your turn, you may either ask a question or guess who the Mystery Person is—but don't use your turn to guess the Mystery Person until you're ready, or you'll lose the game!
Asking questions: Until you're ready to guess, ask your opponent one question per turn. Each question must have either a "yes" or a "no" answer (e.g. "Does your person have white hair?"). Your opponent must then answer "yes" or "no." After your opponent answers, you may be able to eliminate one or more gameboard faces—flip down all the faces that don't fit the answer. (For example, if the Mystery Person has white hair, flip down all the faces that have black, brown, red, and yellow hair.) After you ask a question (and flip down any faces you can), your turn is over.
Guessing the Mystery Person: When you're ready to guess, make your guess on your turn instead of asking a question. To guess, say "The Mystery Person is [name]." Your opponent tells you whether or not your guess is correct. If your guess is right, you win; if it's wrong, you lose!
How to Win
Players alternate turns asking questions until one player makes a guess. If you guess correctly, you win the game! If your opponent guesses incorrectly, you win the game!
Championship Play
If you wish to play a series of games, slide the score keeper up one point for every game you win. The first player to win five games is the Champion!
Challenge Game (variant)
For an extra challenge, both players draw two Mystery cards and place them side-by-side in their Mystery card slots. Your object is to guess who both of your opponent's Mystery People are!
You must say "both" or "either" when asking questions about the Mystery People (e.g. "Do both of your people wear glasses?" or "Does either of your people have black hair?"). Be very careful when eliminating gameboard faces—and remember which questions you've asked. For example, if you ask "Does either of your people have a beard?" and the answer is "Yes," you cannot flip down any faces, because although one Mystery Person definitely has a beard, the other one may not. To guess the Mystery People correctly, you must guess who both of them are on the same turn.