# looking for a brain game **URL:** \ **Category:** The Game Room\ **Created:** [June 3, 2015, 4:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/looking-for-a-brain-game/721545 "2015-06-03T16:49:25Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 4\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![blood63](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/97f17d/32.png) [@blood63](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/blood63)\ **Post date:** [June 3, 2015, 4:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/looking-for-a-brain-game/721545/1 "2015-06-03T16:49:25Z")
I’m going to a party and we are going to play _brain games_ (whatever those are). I need something simple that doesn’t require any materials because I am lazy. ---
**Author:** ![Askance](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/askance/32/8281_2.png) [@Askance](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Askance)\ **Post date:** [June 4, 2015, 2:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/looking-for-a-brain-game/721545/2 "2015-06-04T02:52:12Z")
Used to love both these: > **[Botticelli (game)](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Botticelli_%28game%29)** > > Botticelli is a guessing game where one person or team thinks of a famous person and reveals the initial letter of their name, and then answers yes/no questions to allow other players to guess the identity. It requires the players to have a good knowledge of biographical details of famous people. > The game takes its name from the principle that the famous person must be at least as famous as Sandro Botticelli. > One player (the chooser) is selected to think of a famous person (the identity). This ... > **[Fictionary](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fictionary)** > > Fictionary, also known as The Dictionary Game or simply Dictionary, is a word game in which players guess the definition of an obscure word. Each round consists of one player selecting and announcing a word from the dictionary, and other players composing a fake definition for it. The definitions, as well as the correct definition, are collected blindly by the selector and read aloud, and players vote on which definition they believe to be correct. Points are awarded for correct guesses, an The g... ---
**Author:** ![gnoitall](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/bb73d2/32.png) [@gnoitall](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gnoitall)\ **Post date:** [June 4, 2015, 1:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/looking-for-a-brain-game/721545/3 "2015-06-04T13:57:00Z")
I wouldn’t recommend football. Brains are too squishy to kick or catch. 😃 ---
**Author:** ![Ethilrist](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ethilrist/32/4604_2.png) [@Ethilrist](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ethilrist)\ **Post date:** [June 4, 2015, 1:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/looking-for-a-brain-game/721545/4 "2015-06-04T13:57:56Z")
Charades.