What's Yours Like?

How to Play

Choose one player to be the guesser. Have them close their eyes, deafen themselves, or leave the room or zoom for a couple of minutes.

The rest of the players will choose a secret word that is an item that everyone (or mostly everyone) present has or uses, such as a:

computer

Invite the guesser back.

Take turns describing what your secret item is like. Try to be clever and subtle -- not too obvious, but truthful & accurate. The other players can act as judges to enforce that.

If you have more than one of the item, choose one specifically in your mind as you describe the secret item.

After each description, the guesser can try and guess the secret item.

The guesser is trying to guess the secret item in as few guesses as possible, while the other players try to keep them guessing for as long as possible (within reason).

When the guesser guesses correctly, the player who gave the last clue gets to be the next guesser.

You can buy a physical version of the game here.

collection

Example 1:

Washing Machine

Possible descriptions:

  • "Mine is noisy."
  • "Mine is used mostly on the weekend."
  • "Mine is white."
  • "Mine is complicated."
  • "Mine makes my shirts wet."
washing machine

Example 2:

Hair

Possible descriptions:

  • "Mine is messy."
  • "Mine is disappearing a little more every day."
  • "Mine is longer than my mom's."
  • "Mine smells like strawberries."
  • "I get mine wet every day."
hair

Example 3:

License Plate

Possible descriptions:

  • "Mine has a Y on it."
  • "Mine is boring."
  • "Mine has a sticker on it."
  • "Mine belongs to my mom."
  • "Mine is dirty."
license plate

Example 4:

Lamp

Possible descriptions:

  • "Mine is cute."
  • "Mine is used mostly in the evening."
  • "Mine is electric."
  • "Mine is an antique."
  • "I bought mine at a thrift store."
lamp