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Botticelli

One player thinks of a famous person and says only the first letter of their last name. Everyone else takes turns describing someone with that initial. If the player can't name who you're describing, you get to ask a real yes-or-no question about their mystery person. Use those questions to work out who it is.

Set up · 1 of 1

Pick someone to go first. They think of a famous person, real or fictional, and say the first letter of their last name: "My person's last name starts with B."

How to play · 1 of 4

Describe someone

Going around, each guesser thinks of a famous person with that initial and describes them as a question: "Are you a Renaissance painter?"

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Dodge it

The player has to name someone with that initial who fits: "No, I'm not Botticelli." Any right answer counts, even if it's not who you meant.

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Earn a real question

If they can't name anyone, say who you meant. Then you get to ask one yes-or-no question about their actual person: "Are you alive?"

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Guess

Ready to guess? Spend one of your real questions on it: "Are you Beyoncé?" If you're right, you win.

How to win

Whoever guesses the mystery person wins and picks the next one.