Overview

Guess Who? is a classic two-player deduction game. Each player selects a secret Mystery Person card, then players take turns asking yes-or-no questions about their opponent’s Mystery Person to narrow down the possibilities. The first player to correctly guess the opponent’s Mystery Person wins.

Components

• 2 plastic gameboards with flip-up face frames
• 48 plastic face frames
• 48 face cards (to insert into frames)
• 24 Mystery cards
• 8 rubber feet
• 2 score keepers

Setup

1. Peel rubber feet and attach to the bottom corners of each gameboard.
2. Gently detach all 48 face cards from the sheet and fit each into a frame.
3. Attach loaded frames to matching-color gameboards (make sure the tab fits into the slot properly).
4. Carefully remove the two score keepers from the runner and attach them to the gameboard.
5. Discard the runner. Use the score keepers for Championship Play.
6. Each player sits on one side, facing their opponent.
7. Each player chooses a Mystery card at random from the shuffled deck.
8. Place your Mystery card in the card slot nearest you so your opponent cannot see it.
9. Flip all face frames upright so all faces are showing.

Turn Structure

1. The younger player goes first.
2. On your turn, ask ONE question about your opponent’s Mystery Person.
3. Each question must have a “yes” or “no” answer.
4. After your opponent answers, flip down all faces that are eliminated by the answer.
5. Play alternates until one player is ready to guess.

Actions

Asking Questions

• You may ask one question per turn about physical characteristics.
• Questions must be answerable with “yes” or “no.”
• Examples: “Does your person have white hair?” “Is your person wearing a hat?” “Does your person have blue eyes?”

Eliminating Faces

• After receiving an answer, flip down all faces that do not match.
• Example: If you ask “Does your person have glasses?” and the answer is “no,” flip down all faces with glasses.

Guessing the Mystery Person

• Instead of asking a question on your turn, you may guess the Mystery Person by name.
• Say “I think your Mystery Person is [name]!”
• Your opponent checks the Mystery card.
• If correct, you win. If wrong, you lose.
• You may not ask a question AND guess on the same turn.

Scoring / Victory Conditions

• The first player to correctly identify the opponent’s Mystery Person wins.
• If your guess is wrong, you lose immediately.
• Championship Play: Play a series of games. Use the score keeper to track wins. The first player to 5 wins is the champion.

Special Rules & Edge Cases

• You must ask “yes” or “no” style questions only. You cannot ask open-ended questions like “What color is your person’s hair?”
• You cannot ask questions about whether the face is on a specific card position.
• Both players’ faces should remain visible until eliminated.
• Challenge Game variant: Both players draw 2 Mystery cards each, placing them in both card slots. Players take turns asking questions about both of their opponent’s Mystery People simultaneously.
• Replacement parts: Available from Milton Bradley Company.

Player Reference

Turn: Ask 1 yes/no question OR make a guess

Question types: Physical features (hair color, glasses, hat, facial hair, eye color, etc.)

Winning: Correctly name the opponent’s Mystery Person

Losing: Incorrectly guess the Mystery Person’s name