OK, is it an animal, vegetable, or mineral?

None. It’s a consumer product.

Is it something you eat?

Me personally, no.

Is it something you wear?

Well, far be it from me to tell anybody how to dress.

OK, uh, is it electronic?

Not that I know of.

Look, I appreciate your nuanced, literal approach, but it doesn’t work for this game. I need decisive answers. Can you do that, please?

Sure. That counts as a question, by the way.

What?

So does that. That’s six now.

(sigh) OK, OK, OK. Uh, is it made for kids?

Yes.

Thank you! Was that so hard?

No. That’s eight questions now.

Is it a toy?

Well, that depends on whether you consider a board game a toy.

So it’s a board game?

Yes.

Does it have pieces like an iron, a thimble, and a Scottie dog?

No.

Is there a die imprisoned in a little plastic bubble in the middle of the game board?

No.

Does it involve feeding hippos?

No. That’s thirteen questions now.

Does one player act as the clue giver, and the other players ask questions to solve the secret identity?

If you’re doing it right, yes.

Has it ever won the National Parenting Publications Award?

Hold on, let me check the NPPA winners’ list I keep in my wallet…yes. Yes, it has.

Is it a board game based on a colloquial parlor game that is usually played without a board?

Yes.

Does it include 150 game cards? Six playing pieces? 20 red question chips?

Yes. Yes. Yes. That’s nineteen.

Ah, I got it. Is it the 20 Questions Board Game?

No.

What? But – but how can it -

The correct answer is the 20 Questions for Kids Board Game.

What? Are you kidding me? You’re not going to count that because I forgot the “for Kids” part?

Sorry, you’re out of questions.

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