There’s a game called “Botticelli” where the player thinks of a famous person, and the other players have to guess who he’s thinking of by asking him questions that can be answered with “yes” or “no.”
But I’ve heard of another game, played at parties, where each person wears the name of his famous person where he cannot see it himself, and the others are supposed to give him clues to his identity by making remarks that would apply to that person. The point of the game is evidently to be the first to figure out who you are.
Is this a real game? And if so, what is it called?
The first time I ever heard of Botticelli (and only time until I saw it on the SDMB) was in a The Man From U.N.C.L.E novel - possibly THe Monster Wheel Affair, where Solo and Kuryakin are captured and are being held prisoner, and pick up a Botticelli game that they have been playing for years without resolution.
I thought it was kind of a cute scene showing how familiar and comfortable their relationship was, and they were used to being trapped together and played the game to reassure each other of their support.