How to play “Guess what it is by touch”
Set up
Number of players
From 2 players over 5 years old. There is no maximum limit.
What you need to play
A blindfold and some household objects – the weirder, the better!
Team Formation
It’s more fun in teams—just make sure they’re evenly matched!
Agree on the number of rounds
In each round all players have a turn and must guess an object. The ideal number of rounds will depend on the total number of players and the time you want to be playing.
Which team goes first?
In each round the teams will alternate their turns by guessing one player from each team each time. Flip a coin, play rock-paper-scissors – whatever works to pick the starting team!
Order within the team
We also recommend establishing the order in which players from the same team will participate during a round.
Object Selection
Each team meets and agrees on which objects they will use to propose to the opposing team.
Goal of the game
Who will win?
The team that demonstrates the best sense of touch by guessing the most objects wins.
“Guess what it is by touch” rules: playing a game
Blindfold
The player whose turn it is sits in a chair. The opposing team puts the blindfold on him and makes sure he sees nothing.
Secretly fetch the chosen object and place it in their hands
A player from the other team goes to look for the object they had previously decided on – discreetly so as not to give away any clues – and offers it to the blindfolded player.
Depending on what it is about, he is either left on his hands or asked to stretch out a finger, as if he were pointing, and the object is placed in contact with his finger.
Time to get hands-on…
The blindfolded player touches the object… feels it… and…
What is it…?
It’s time to show that you have a good sense of touch!
If you guess what the object is, a point is added to your team’s score.
Next turns
Now it is the turn of a player from the other team to do the tactile tasting. Teams will alternate until a round is completed.
Next rounds
The game continues if it has been agreed to play several rounds.
Rule 1 – No cheating!
The player whose turn it is may not use any sense other than the sense of touch.
Your teammates cannot do or say anything to help you. In case of doing so, the turn will be lost without scoring any points.
Rule 2 – Not everything is fair game
Do not use dangerous or abrasive objects
As for using “living things”… that’s up to you!
Skip the gross stuff… unless you want to end the game in chaos!
Rule 3 – Repeat object
If considered appropriate, an object may be repeated, whether it is used by the same team or by the opposing team.
End of the game. Who wins?
Game over
The game ends when the rounds agreed upon before the start of the game have been completed.
And the winner is…
The team that has guessed the most objects is the winner.
Tips to play “Guess what it is by touch”
Headphones – Reason 1
It is possible for the blindfolded player to suspect what food the opposing team has been looking for: by the noise, the time it takes, the comments or the laughter of the players.
In that case you can put some headphones with music while he goes to look for the object and when he already has it in front of him you can take them off.
Headphones – Reason 2
Another reason to put the headphones on may be if the object makes some characteristic noise that can serve as a clue, for example a rattle.
Number of rounds
- For 2 players (1 vs 1) = 6 rounds (12 objects in total).
- For 6 players (two teams of 3 players) = 3 rounds (18 objects in total).
- For large groups a single round will suffice, that is, one object per player.
Just an idea—you get to decide!
For very large groups
If there are many of you and even playing in one round the game can become very long, you can take turns in parallel with two players at the same time, one from each team.
Games similar to ‘Guess What it is by Touch’
This game is part of a group of games which could be used to organize a real
CHAMPIONSHIP OF THE SENSES!
SMELL: Guess what it is by smell
TASTE: Guess the flavor
TOUCH: Guess what it is by touch
EAR: Guess what it is by sound
Yep, we know, sight is missing from the lineup. We will shortly add a game for it. When? We don’t know yet, but if you follow us on social media, we’ll keep you posted 😉
