"Guess Who?" is a classic two-player board game where each player tries to guess the identity of the other's chosen character from a set of 24 cartoon images. Players take turns asking yes-or-no questions about features such as hair color, glasses, or hats to eliminate candidates until only one remains. The game was developed by Israeli inventors Ora and Theo Coster and first released in 1979 under the name Wie is het? It was later produced by Milton Bradley and brought to the U.S. in 1982, now owned by Hasbro
. The gameplay involves strategic questioning to narrow down the options, often using a binary search approach to halve the number of possible characters with each question. Special editions featuring popular franchises like Star Wars, Batman, and Marvel Comics have been released, along with travel-sized versions
. "Guess Who?" has educational uses, helping develop deductive reasoning, question formation, and language skills. The game has faced criticism for lack of diversity in characters, but recent editions have improved representation
. There are also digital versions and apps allowing online or solo play, maintaining the core guessing mechanics in a virtual format
. In summary, "Guess Who?" is a strategic, deductive reasoning board game where players guess each other's character by asking yes/no questions about physical traits, with many editions and digital adaptations available
