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Rated a Very Helpful Review by the Epinions community Apr 18, 2001
Pros: fun for the whole family
Cons: some games can be "too quick"
Summary: My son came home from school one day and told me he played a new game, Guess Who? He really enjoyed it so we purchased the game to add to our collection at home.
Out of the box, the game needs to be assembled. There are two game boards, ... read more
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Rated a Very Helpful Review by the Epinions community
Sep 13, 2010
Pros: Fun game, easy to set up
Cons: No cons
Summary: ~Why I bought the game~It amazed me when I found the Hasbro Guess who? game. This game has been around since the 80's at some point I believe. I remember playing it when I was a bit younger. When I saw it in Walmart last year I had to buy ... read more
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Rated a Helpful Review by the Epinions community
Jun 26, 2010
Pros: Fun for everyone, easy to learn, no small pieces to lose.
Cons: My kids keep beating me at my own game. Frames get stuck.
Summary: As a child growing up Guess Who? was one of my favorite games to play. It was fun and easy to play. I actually preferred board games over video games. Well now that I am grown and have kids of my own I like to show them some of my past. One of the ... read more
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Rated a Somewhat Helpful Review by the Epinions community
Jun 20, 2010
Pros: makes children think, fun to play
Cons: none
Summary: I love this game so much. I had it as a young child and loved playing it with my sisters so I am so glad it is still out. There are many perks to this game. The first one is that it helps children with verbalizing. Children have ... read more
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Rated a Helpful Review by the Epinions community
Sep 2, 2009
Pros: Teaches children process of elimination.
Cons: Face cards are paper-can be torn easily
Summary: I would recommend Guess Who? The Original Face Guessing Game by Milton Bradley for families with children ages six and up. This is a two player game with unlimited hours of fun.I purchased this product for my eight year old daughter for ... read more
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Rated a Somewhat Helpful Review by the Epinions community
Apr 13, 2008
Pros: easy to set up no little pieces to lose
Cons: none
Summary: I was walking through the store trying to find something for my 6 year old cousin’s birthday and I saw the game guess who my favorite childhood game and I was surprise that it was still around. I remember when me and my family would play it when ... read more
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Rated a Very Helpful Review by the Epinions community
Mar 18, 2008
Pros: *Easy to play
*Educational
*Family fun
Cons: *A pain to put together
*Only for two players
Summary: Entertaining school agers can be a bit of a challenge. Younger children seem to entertain themselves a bit more than children who are in oh about First Grade and on. They need more directed play to keep them busy, so I was very happy when Sammi ... read more
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Rated a Very Helpful Review by the Epinions community
Nov 24, 2006
Pros: Gets your mind moving. No Batteries
Cons: Older children/adults can get bored fast.
Summary: My son received this game, GUESS WHO?, 2 years ago for his 6th birthday. He seemed very excited as some of his friends already had this game. Guess Who? is made by Milton Bradley. It is a 2 player game for ages 6 and up. As it states on the box, ... read more
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Rated a Very Helpful Review by the Epinions community
Aug 25, 2006
Pros: Easy to teach children, easy set up, kids love it
Cons: Adults get bored with it
Summary: My youngest daughter has been in love with this game since she was about four or five years old. That’s a bit young according to the manufacturer but she’s always been an analytical type and figured out how to play early. When she was introduced to ... read more
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Rated a Very Helpful Review by the Epinions community
Mar 2, 2006
Pros: Short game, very few pieces
Cons: Characters are mostly white men
Summary: My 4 year old received a ton of games for Christmas. One that seems to be a particular fan of is Guess Who? The Basics Guess Who? is a two-player game for children ages 6 and up. Each player has their own playing board with ... read more
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Rated a Very Helpful Review by the Epinions community
Jan 31, 2006
Pros: Easy to understand, fun for kids, quick games
Cons: Flimsy boards and cards that could get ruined if played with roughly
Summary: It was a cold day in December when we visited Santa for the annual "I want....." lap sitting session. There was my son, dressed in all his Christmas sweater glory. We wait in the long line, finally getting to the front. My son bounces over to Santa, ... read more
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Rated a Very Helpful Review by the Epinions community
Nov 14, 2005
Pros: Easy set up, Easy to learn, Not much to lose.
Cons: Can get boring for adults playing with their children.
Summary: I'll first mention that this is a game where you try to identify one of twenty four characters by asking questions about their physical looks. The Guess Who game has been around for a long time and therefore reflects a time when politically correct ... read more
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Rated a Helpful Review by the Epinions community
Jul 6, 2005
Pros: Helps with descriptive vocabulary and with "visual discrimination" skills; fun to play; keeps child entertained.
Cons: Game constructed of cheap plastic, over-priced for what you get.
Summary: I have a background in Early Childhood Education, and this is a wonderful game for children to learn what educators call "visual discrimination". The box states the game is for six-years-old and up. I would agree with this assessment as the game requires ... read more
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Rated a Very Helpful Review by the Epinions community
Feb 10, 2003
Pros: good practice for thinking and language skills
Cons: none
Summary: Practicing various grammatical structures is often as boring as it sounds for people working on learning another language. Teachers don't like doing long lessons of drilling any more than students do. Usually, we simply ask questions or create situations ... read more
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Rated a Very Helpful Review by the Epinions community
Feb 8, 2003
Pros: Fun and can be educational
Cons: sometimes the pieces fall apart
Summary: Does your favorite Epinioner have black hair? Does your favorite Epinioner wear earrings? Well we may not know or care, but in the game Guess Who these type of questions are important. That’s right gang I am going to tell you about a game my ... read more
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Rated a Helpful Review by the Epinions community
Dec 30, 2002
Pros: Good teaching tool
Cons: None really!
Summary: If you are the parent of a child with a developmental handicap, you know how difficult it can be to find good games that will interest your child while teaching them. I have a son with Down syndrome AND some aspects of Autism. I found this game to be ... read more
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Rated a Very Helpful Review by the Epinions community
Dec 20, 2002
Pros: No pieces to lose
Cons: None
Summary: I first bought guess who for my son when he was five even though the games says you must be 6 and over to play. I did so knowing that he would be watched while playing and also knowing that there are no small pieces to choke on or to lose some where. ... read more
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Rated a Very Helpful Review by the Epinions community
Oct 6, 2002
Pros: No Batteries, just brain power, affordable, can travel
Cons: we got bored within a few games
Summary: Guess Who by Hasbro has been out more years than I care to count. We personally have had our game for 3 years. Although it is listed here as a $17 game, we got ours at WalMart for $10 at Christmas one year.
Guess Who?
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Rated a Helpful Review by the Epinions community
Feb 22, 2002
Pros: Fun, Teaches deduction and process of elimination and reverse elimination.
Cons: Cards fall out sometimes
Summary: My son saw this game advertised on Television, thought it looked fun, and Santa gave it to him for Christmas.
After some rather tedious, but not extremely difficult assembly, we were ready to play. The game is for two players, each having a ... read more
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Rated a Very Helpful Review by the Epinions community
Nov 16, 2001
Pros: Game goes by really quickly! (No two hour rounds of UNO!!)
Cons: A little gender-biased. May be too simple for older children/adults.
Summary: My fiancee and I were getting tired of our daily routine, and one day decided that we needed some new things to do. There isn 't much to do in Great Lakes in the summer, much less in the colder months of the year, so we decided to go buy a few games. ... read more
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Rated a Very Helpful Review by the Epinions community
Oct 30, 2001
Pros: fun, easy, quick, good to play on trips, educational, one time setup etc.
Cons: only a two player game, some small parts (pegs)
Summary: Introduction:
I got this game for the first time when I was fairly young. Now at the age of twenty it's still in my closet and I still play it sometimes. It's a great way to kill a few minutes, especially on a car trip.
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