Group GamesTwenty Questions
One player thinks of an object. The others may ask up to twenty questions that can be answered only with yes or no, and try to work out what it is.
- Players
- 2 or more
- Time
- 10 minutes a round
- You need
- Nothing
- Ages
- 8 and above
- Type
- WhatsApp group games
How to play
- The thinker chooses a thing and tells the group only its type: a living thing, an object or a place.
- Players take turns to ask yes-or-no questions, such as "Is it bigger than a chair?"
- The thinker answers only "yes", "no" or "sometimes".
- Anyone may guess at any time, but a wrong guess counts as two questions.
- If nobody guesses within twenty questions, the thinker wins and reveals the answer.
Ready message to start the game
Twenty questions! I am thinking of an OBJECT found in most homes.
Ask me yes-or-no questions. You have 20 in all. Question 1?
Things to think of
- A pressure cooker
- A postbox
- A coconut
- A bicycle bell
- The Moon
- A school bag
- A peacock feather
- An umbrella
- A railway platform
- A kite
- A banyan tree
- A wall clock
- A harmonium
- A lighthouse
- A rangoli
- A water tank
- A rolling pin
- A cricket bat
- A camel
- A lantern
Tips and variations
- Good first questions cut the choices in half: "Is it alive?", "Can I hold it in one hand?", "Is it found in the kitchen?"
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