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Who Am I? game: rules, 100 characters and a generator

Someone sticks a name on your forehead, everyone else can read it, and you have to work out who you are with yes/no questions. Here are the rules, the questions that actually narrow it down, a hundred characters to pick from, and a generator that draws a random one or prints them as cut-out cards.

Random character generator and printable cards

Pick a category and press “Random character”: the generator draws a name from the 100 characters on this page and won't repeat one until the list runs out. “Print cards” prints the chosen category as a sheet of cut-out cards for sticky notes or headbands.

Rules

  1. Every player secretly writes a character: a real person, a fictional hero, an animal or a profession.
  2. Characters are shuffled and handed out so nobody gets their own. Each player puts theirs where everyone else can see it, but they can't: a sticky note on the forehead, a card in a headband.
  3. Players take turns asking one yes/no question about their character. The group answers only “yes”, “no” or “doesn't matter”.
  4. A popular rule: on a “yes” you ask again, on a “no” the turn passes.
  5. When you think you know, say the name. The winner is whoever guesses in the fewest turns; play until everyone has guessed or call time.

Questions that narrow it down fast

Start broad (real or fictional, alive or not, human or not) and only then go specific. Asking “Am I Harry Potter?” on turn two wastes the turn.

100 character ideas

Movies and TV

Cartoons and games

Superheroes and villains

History and science

Fairy tales and legends

Animals, objects and jobs (good for kids)

Variations

Playing on phones instead of sticky notes

In Mesh Party, Who Am I? runs on everyone's phone over Bluetooth, no internet needed. Each player types a character, the host hands them out at random, and your own character stays hidden from you while the others can see it. The app keeps turns and counts how quickly each player guessed. 3–10 players, Android and iPhone together.

Get it on Google Play Download on the App Store

FAQ

How do you play Who Am I?
Each player gets a hidden character that everyone else can see, and guesses it by asking yes/no questions in turn. Whoever guesses in the fewest turns wins.

How many people do you need?
At least three; it is most fun with 4–8.

What are good characters for Who Am I?
Characters everyone in the group knows: famous movie and cartoon heroes, superheroes, historical figures, fairy-tale characters, and for kids animals and objects.

Is there a Who Am I? character generator?
Yes, on this page: pick a category, press “Random character” and it draws a name without repeats. “Print cards” prints the category as cut-out cards.

Can you play Who Am I? without paper?
Yes. Mesh Party runs it on phones over Bluetooth: the app hands out characters and hides your own from you.

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