How to play Who Am I?

2 to 10 players · online or one phone · 5 to 15 minutes

A hidden anime character, three clues, hardest first. Guess on the first clue and you look like a genius. Wait for the third and everyone's already shouting the answer.

Play Who Am I?

The rules

Each round has one hidden character and up to three clues. Each clue is more specific than the last.
A right guess on clue one is worth 3 points, on clue two 2 points, on clue three 1 point.
It's a race: the first right answer takes the round, and the answer is shown with every clue straight away.
Online, everyone gets one guess per clue, picked from the character list, so spelling never costs you. On one phone, the phone shows the clues and you tap whoever shouted the right answer first.
Most points after all the rounds wins. No vote needed.

Race mode

Race mode drops the round count. The first player to get the set number of characters wins, one point each. Streaks and first-clue guesses show on screen for bragging.

How the clues are written

Every clue is written by hand for the game. The rules for writing them:

Hardest first. Clue one is something only a real fan knows. Clue three is something most viewers would get.
One sentence each. No lists, no word salad.
Clues two and three point sideways. They lead toward the character without saying the obvious, so the third clue still takes a little thought.
No names and no looks. A clue never names the character or their family, and never describes hair, eyes or clothes, which would give it away at a glance.

Clue 1: "His birth alone was said to shift the balance of power in his world."

Clue 2: "Teaches a class of first-years and never turns down something sweet."

Clue 3: "Was sealed in a box at a train station on Halloween."

(An example of the style, written for this page. It isn't one of the game's own rounds.)

Tips that actually help

Guess early when you're close. A wrong guess online only costs you that clue's guess. You still get a guess on the next clue.
Narrow down the anime first. Most first clues tell you the world before they tell you the person.
Pick an anime everyone knows. With mixed groups, a single big anime (Naruto, One Piece, Demon Slayer) keeps it fun for everyone. The Naruto tier list and One Piece tier list show who's in each. All Anime is for the experts.

More guides

Strongest anime characters · Popular tier lists: JJK tier list · MHA tier list · Naruto tier list · One Piece tier list · Solo Leveling tier list · Edgerunners tier list

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