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Encyclopedia > Guess Who's You

Guess Who's You is a party game played with cards in which the deck is created as part of the game. It is usually played with three or more players. The cards used are usually unlined index cards cut in half, or any small slip of paper that can be pinned to a shirt. It is sometimes referred to as the Rizla game because Rizla rolling papers are ideal for use as slips. In Australia, the game is usually called Celebrity Head after a segment on the TV variety show Hey Hey it's Saturday Trivial Pursuit is a popular party game. ... Look up deck in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. ... An index card is a piece of heavy paper stock, cut to a standard size and often used for recording individual items of information that can then be easily rearranged and filed. ... Rizla+ (commonly known as just Rizla) is a brand of rolling paper. ... Rolling papers are small sheets or leaves of paper which are sold for rolling ones own cigarettes either by hand or with a rolling machine. ... Hey Hey Its Saturday was a long running variety television program on Australian television. ...

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Game

In this game players make cards to pin to the back of another player's shirt. The cards have a noun or pronoun or if played loosely, any word written on them, and the person with the card pinned to them must ask yes or no questions to ascertain the identity of themselves. Example, say a person has "H.M. Queen Elizabeth II" pinned to their back. They must ask general yes-or-no questions until they discover their identity as Queen Elizabeth. Elizabeth II (née Elizabeth Alexandra Mary Windsor), born 21 April 1926, is Queen of sixteen independent nations known as the Commonwealth Realms (and has previously been Queen of sixteen others). ...


Necessities

Cards can be made up on the spot, although sometimes it is handy to have some pre-made. It's usually a good idea to save the cards from the last time the game was played, but with a group of usual people playing, it's always nice to have new ones. As the game progresses, people tend to make up identities for others on a whim.


You'll need at least a few more pins than people, as invariably they get lost. Also, some pens, and the paper for the tags.


Play

Sometimes people claim partygoers to pin something particularly humorous or suggestive to their backs, but more often the host is the first person to pin everyone, and usually as soon as a player guesses his or her identity they are given a new one. During a party it's not odd for the quicker players to go through 3–7 identities. By no means is this disruptive; rather you'll find yourself talking about politics or local drama and then interspersing conversation with questions such as "Am I dead?" or "Can you eat me?"


Epilogue

This game is especially good at getting people to mingle who might otherwise not. A wonderful game for the introducing of new friends to existing groups.


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