How do you play 21 questions?

Take turns asking each other questions. Both of you answer every one, honestly, until you reach 21. Each of you can pass once.

Isn’t 21 questions a guessing game?

That’s the other version: one person thinks of something and the others get 21 yes-or-no questions to work out what it is. Both are fun on a long drive.

Can you play 21 questions over text?

Yes. Send one question at a time and answer theirs before you send the next.

For two · 83 cards

21 questions game

The 21 questions game: take turns asking each other questions until you reach 21. Sets for someone new, your partner and friends, plus a flirty round. Top 10 first, then 73 more. Draw a card, ask it out loud, tap Done.

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What’s something you’re weirdly proud of?

You both answer. Then tap Done.

The top 10

Play it on two phones

Know Me Better in the app is 21 questions with a twist: you answer for yourself, guess their answer, then grade each other’s guesses.

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Every card, by section

To get to know someone21 cards

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For couples21 cards

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For friends21 cards

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A flirty round20 cards

Show 12 more

21 questions game

What’s something you’re weirdly proud of?

The top 10

Play it on two phones

Every card, by section

To get to know someone21 cards

For couples21 cards

For friends21 cards

A flirty round20 cards

Questions people ask

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