<P> Guess Who? is a two - player character guessing game created by Ora and Theo Coster, also known as Theora Design, that was first manufactured by Milton Bradley, in 1979, now owned by Hasbro . It was first brought to the UK by Jack Barr Sr in 1982 . The classic edition is currently being produced by Winning Moves . </P> <P> Each player starts the game with a board that includes cartoon images of 24 people and their first names with all the images standing up . Each player selects a card of their choice from a separate pile of cards containing the same 24 images . The object of the game is to be the first to determine which card one's opponent has selected . Players alternate asking various yes or no questions to eliminate candidates, such as "Does this person wear glasses?" The player will then eliminate candidates by flipping those images down until all but one is left . Then the player has to shout the person's name . Well - crafted questions allow players to eliminate one or more possible cards . </P>

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