Front of the Guess Who? box with red and blue gameboards and a cartoon detective — Hasbro India's Guess Who? (E8263)Photo: Toycra

The Guess Who? box with both gameboards standing in front of it, faces up, and the mystery cards — Two gameboards, 48 faces and 24 mystery cardsPhoto: FirstCry

Red and blue Guess Who? boards side by side with all 24 faces standing up — Every face starts standing upPhoto: Toycra

The two Guess Who? boards facing each other with mystery cards beside them — Ask yes-or-no questions and flip down the faces they rule outPhoto: Toycra

Unassembled Guess Who? parts: red and blue frames, white flip-down doors and sheets of character faces — An adult assembles it the first timePhoto: Toycra

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Two-player game · Indian edition available

Guess Who?

Ask yes-or-no questions to unmask your opponent's mystery person

Deduction

2best with 2
10–20 minper game
Under a minuteto set up
6+years
Very easy
Littlereading

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Made in India

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The game in a nutshell

Guess Who? is Hasbro's two-player guessing game for ages 6 and up. Each player secretly takes one of 24 characters, and you take turns asking yes-or-no questions ('Is your person wearing glasses?') and flipping down faces until someone can name the other's character. It suits children from 6 playing with a parent or sibling, and a round is over in a few minutes. The Indian box is Hasbro India's classic edition (item E8263).

Is Guess Who? right for you?

Great if

Children aged 6 to 9 playing with a parent, grandparent or older sibling
Building observation and simple logic: children learn that one good question can rule out half the board
Families who speak Hindi or another language at home, since the questions can be asked in any language
A short game before bed or while waiting for dinner

Skip it if

You need a game for three or more; it is strictly for two
Older children or adults want more depth; once you know the good questions, games start to feel alike
You want variety in the faces; the classic box uses the same 24 characters every game

THE BOARDGAMES.IN TAKE

Our ratings

How hard to learnVery easy

1 / 5

Luck or skillLuck and skill

LuckSkill

Set-upUnder 1 min

ReadingLittle

Behind the ratings

How hard to learnAsk a yes-or-no question, then flip faces down. A six-year-old learns it in a couple of minutes, so it sits at 1 on our scale with UNO and Connect 4.

Luck or skillAsking questions that split the remaining faces roughly in half is a real skill, and a player who does it will usually beat one who asks about a single face at a time. Between two players who both know that trick, going first and a lucky early question often decide the round.

Player interactionYou question each other and answer every turn, and your opponent's flipped-down faces show how close they are. But you can't block or slow each other down.

Set-up timeThe first time, an adult slides the 24 face cards into the doors of each board (Hasbro says adult assembly is needed). After that it takes under a minute: flip all the faces up, shuffle the mystery cards and each take one.

Reading neededEach face has an English first name printed on it, but nobody needs to read to play: questions are spoken, so you can play in Hindi, Tamil or any language, and you can point at a face to make your guess. The rules leaflet is in English.

Difficulty uses our 1–5 scale: 1 is UNO or Connect 4, 3 is Catan, 5 is a heavy strategy game. These describe the experience, not an overall score.

How Guess Who? plays

Each player has a gameboard, one red and one blue, with 24 faces behind little flip-down doors. The first time you play, you slide the face cards into the doors. Shuffle the 24 mystery cards and each take one, setting it in your board's slot so only you can see it.

Time to teach: about 3 minutes.
Reading and language: Questions are spoken, so you can play in Hindi, Tamil or any language your family uses. Each face card has an English first name printed on it, and the rules leaflet is in English, but children don't need to read to play.

How to play Guess Who? (2024 Rules) · Triple S Games

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Your turn, step by step

1
Pick
Each player secretly draws a mystery card and sets it in their board's slot, where only they can see it. All 24 faces on your board start standing up.
2
Ask
On your turn, ask one yes-or-no question about your opponent's mystery person, such as 'Does your person wear glasses?' Then flip down every face the answer rules out.
3
Win
When you think you know, use your turn to name the person instead of asking. Guess right and you win the round; guess wrong and you lose it at once. Hasbro's championship series goes to five wins.

Read the official rules (PDF)Guess Who? Classic Game - instructions (Hasbro item C2124) · English

The full explanation: how a game of Guess Who? goes

The youngest player goes first. On your turn, ask one question that can be answered yes or no, such as 'Does your person have a moustache?' Your opponent must answer truthfully.

Use the answer to flip down every face it rules out. If your opponent's person wears glasses, flip down everyone without glasses. Then it is your opponent's turn to ask.

When you think you know who it is, use your turn to name the character instead of asking a question. Guess right and you win; guess wrong and you lose at once, so it pays to be sure.

Hasbro's rules suggest a championship series, first to five wins, kept on the scoring pegs. For an extra challenge, don't ask whether the person is a man or a woman until your third turn.

What's in the box

2Gameboards
one red and one blue, each with 24 little flip-down doors and a slot for your mystery card
48Face cards
two matching sets of the 24 characters, one set for each board; they slide into the doors the first time you play
24Mystery cards
one card per character; each player draws one to be their secret person
10Scoring pegs
for keeping count in a championship series
1Rules leaflet

From Hasbro's contents list for Guess Who? Classic (international item C2124), which matches what Indian listings give for Hasbro India's E8263. An adult needs to assemble it the first time. Hasbro's newer F6105 box, also sold in India, is built differently: 2 fold-up frames and 2 double-sided character sheets (classic faces on one side, superheroes on the other) instead of separate cards, and no scoring pegs.

Where to buy

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Guess Who? is made and sold in India by Hasbro India. Indian listings give India as the country of origin and name Hasbro India Toys Pvt. Ltd., Mumbai, as manufacturer. Imported packs cost more for the same game, so the local box (item E8263) is the better buy unless you want a themed edition.

How to make sure you get a genuine copyA little care before you click.

Look for the Hasbro Gaming logo and the 'Guess Who?' name, with 'The Original Mystery Face Guessing Game' on the box. The India-made item is E8263.
Check the contents: two gameboards (red and blue) with flip-down doors, 48 face cards, 24 mystery cards and scoring pegs. The box should also carry the ISI mark with a BIS licence number and name Hasbro India Toys Pvt. Ltd., Mumbai.
'Who is it?' or 'Who am I?' guessing games from unknown brands copy the format, sometimes with fruit or cartoon cards. They are not Hasbro's game, whatever the listing photos suggest.
Funskool's Who's It is a genuine Funskool product, not an unofficial copy; check for the Funskool logo if you choose it.
A much cheaper 'Guess Who' is usually Hasbro's card game or Grab and Go version, not the board game.

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What reviewers and players say

Guess Who? is many children's first deduction game, and reviewers still like how quickly a six-year-old picks it up and how much it teaches: noticing details, describing faces and asking questions that rule out half the board. An occupational therapist recommends it for language and turn-taking practice. The common complaints are that it is strictly for two, and that once children learn the 'split the board in half' trick, games start to feel alike. Older editions were rightly criticised for having 19 men and only 5 women; Hasbro's 2018 classic cast is evenly split.

What people love

The rules take a couple of minutes to learn and a round lasts only a few minutes
It builds observation, describing words and simple logic, and therapists use it for language and turn-taking practice
Flipping the little doors down is satisfying, and you can see at a glance how close each player is
There is a real strategy to discover: questions that split the faces in half win far more often than lucky guesses

Common complaints

It is strictly for two players
Once children learn that half-and-half questions win, the mystery fades and older children tend to outgrow it
One reviewer says the small plastic doors in newer sets can pop out of their frames if pushed too hard

Based on 8 reviews and discussions

Review Guess Who? (Mary Stoffel, occupational therapist, April 2024) · Child(ish) Advice
Review Guess Who board game review (Screenwise, no author or date given; read October 2026) · Screenwise
Reference History of Guess Who?: Timeline of the Changes to the Classic Board Game (Eric Mortensen, February 2024) · Geeky Hobbies
Reference How to Win Guess Who Within Six Turns (Eric Mortensen, February 2016, updated March 2024) · Geeky Hobbies
Reference Cracking the Guess Who? board game (Rafael Prieto Curiel, May 2016) · Chalkdust magazine
Players Thread on whether you can beat 'halve the board' play in Guess Who? (thaumasiotes and gobdovan, April 2026) · Hacker News
Reference Hasbro: Being a boy is normal, being a girl is a 'characteristic' (Alex Hern, November 2012) · New Statesman
Reference Guess Who? · Wikipedia

Summarised in our own words from the sources above. We don't use Amazon reviews or ratings.

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Feature	Guess Who?	Guess in 10	Mastermind	Battleship
Players	2	2–6	2	2
Best with	2	4-6, in two teams	2	2
Play time	10–20 min	20 min	10–30 min	20–30 min
Age	6+	6+	8+	7+
Rules	Easy	Easy	Easy	Easy
Indian edition	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes
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Questions people ask about Guess Who?

What age is Guess Who? suitable for?

Hasbro rates it for ages 6 and up, for 2 players. Children need to notice details like hats, glasses and hair colour and keep their own character secret. Younger children can play with an adult helping them choose questions.

What are good questions to ask in Guess Who?

Questions that split the remaining faces roughly in half work best, because every answer then rules out about half the board. Early on, ask about features many characters share, such as hats, glasses or hair colour. Asking about one rare feature is a gamble that usually rules out only a few faces.

Is Funskool's Who's It the same as Guess Who?

No. Who's It is Funskool's own guessing game on the same yes-or-no idea, with two gameboards and three sets of character cards. It is cheaper and made in India, while Guess Who? is Hasbro's original game with its own cast of 24 characters.

What happens if you guess wrong in Guess Who?

Under Hasbro's rules you lose that game straight away. That is why it pays to wait until only one or two faces are left. In a championship series, your opponent moves one point closer to five wins.

Game facts

Designed by: Ora Coster, Theo Coster
Publisher: Hasbro (first published by Milton Bradley in 1979)
In India: Hasbro India Toys Pvt. Ltd. (Mumbai)
First published: 1979
Players: 2
Barcode: 195166190754
Language: Little reading – Questions are spoken, so you can play in Hindi, Tamil or any language your family uses. Each face card has an English first name printed on it, and the rules leaflet is in English, but children don't need to read to play.

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