# The opposite of "Botticelli" what's it called? **URL:** \ **Category:** The Game Room\ **Created:** [October 9, 2014, 12:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-opposite-of-botticelli-whats-it-called/700810 "2014-10-09T00:28:41Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 19\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![kaylasdad99](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kaylasdad99/32/3398_2.png) [@kaylasdad99](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kaylasdad99)\ **Post date:** [October 9, 2014, 12:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-opposite-of-botticelli-whats-it-called/700810/1 "2014-10-09T00:28:41Z")
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? TIA ---
**Author:** ![The\_Other\_Waldo\_Pepper](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/the_other_waldo_pepper/32/12370_2.png) [@The\_Other\_Waldo\_Pepper](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/The_Other_Waldo_Pepper)\ **Post date:** [October 9, 2014, 2:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-opposite-of-botticelli-whats-it-called/700810/2 "2014-10-09T02:36:00Z")
Who Am I? ---
**Author:** ![ZipperJJ](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/zipperjj/32/211_2.png) [@ZipperJJ](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ZipperJJ)\ **Post date:** [October 9, 2014, 2:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-opposite-of-botticelli-whats-it-called/700810/3 "2014-10-09T02:44:37Z")
The Other Waldo Pepper. But that’s besides the point. The question is “what is the name of that game?” ---
**Author:** ![The\_Other\_Waldo\_Pepper](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/the_other_waldo_pepper/32/12370_2.png) [@The\_Other\_Waldo\_Pepper](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/The_Other_Waldo_Pepper)\ **Post date:** [October 9, 2014, 2:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-opposite-of-botticelli-whats-it-called/700810/4 "2014-10-09T02:49:17Z")
What is the name of the guy on _second._ ---
**Author:** ![Terminus\_Est](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/terminus_est/32/3087_2.png) [@Terminus\_Est](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Terminus_Est)\ **Post date:** [October 9, 2014, 2:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-opposite-of-botticelli-whats-it-called/700810/5 "2014-10-09T02:51:49Z")
> [@The\_Other\_Waldo\_Pepper](#): > > Who Am I? Can I condemn this man to slavery? ---
**Author:** ![Flywheel](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/eb8c5e/32.png) [@Flywheel](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Flywheel)\ **Post date:** [October 9, 2014, 2:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-opposite-of-botticelli-whats-it-called/700810/6 "2014-10-09T02:57:25Z")
> [@Terminus\_Est](#): > > Can I condemn this man to slavery? No, but you can go sleep at home tonight if you can get up and walk away. ---
**Author:** ![The\_Other\_Waldo\_Pepper](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/the_other_waldo_pepper/32/12370_2.png) [@The\_Other\_Waldo\_Pepper](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/The_Other_Waldo_Pepper)\ **Post date:** [October 9, 2014, 2:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-opposite-of-botticelli-whats-it-called/700810/7 "2014-10-09T02:57:38Z")
When I arrived in America … was I displayed in chains? ---
**Author:** ![kaylasdad99](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kaylasdad99/32/3398_2.png) [@kaylasdad99](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kaylasdad99)\ **Post date:** [October 9, 2014, 4:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-opposite-of-botticelli-whats-it-called/700810/8 "2014-10-09T04:05:05Z")
Thanks much. A tad anti-climactic, but at least I have my answer. ---
**Author:** ![amanset](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/8dc957/32.png) [@amanset](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/amanset)\ **Post date:** [October 9, 2014, 10:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-opposite-of-botticelli-whats-it-called/700810/9 "2014-10-09T10:08:16Z")
Round my way it was called “The Rizla Game” because you wrote it on a Rizla and stuck it to your head. ---
**Author:** ![kaylasdad99](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kaylasdad99/32/3398_2.png) [@kaylasdad99](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kaylasdad99)\ **Post date:** [October 9, 2014, 10:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-opposite-of-botticelli-whats-it-called/700810/10 "2014-10-09T10:52:56Z")
May I assume that a Rizla is basically a Post-it Note? ---
**Author:** ![Double\_Foolscap](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/85e7bf/32.png) [@Double\_Foolscap](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Double_Foolscap)\ **Post date:** [October 9, 2014, 11:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-opposite-of-botticelli-whats-it-called/700810/11 "2014-10-09T11:59:37Z")
> [@kaylasdad99](#): > > May I assume that a Rizla is basically a Post-it Note? It’s a cigarette paper. ---
**Author:** ![Hail\_Ants](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/dc4da7/32.png) [@Hail\_Ants](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hail_Ants)\ **Post date:** [October 9, 2014, 3:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-opposite-of-botticelli-whats-it-called/700810/12 "2014-10-09T15:43:21Z")
Isn’t Botticelli an English game? I say so because the first (and only) time I ever heard of it was in [the final episode of _The Young Ones_…](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4HFmBo-Z22E) ---
**Author:** ![SmellMyWort](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ea5d25/32.png) [@SmellMyWort](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SmellMyWort)\ **Post date:** [October 9, 2014, 4:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-opposite-of-botticelli-whats-it-called/700810/13 "2014-10-09T16:16:23Z")
The commercialized version would be [HEDBANZ](http://www.amazon.com/Spin-Master-Games-20039121-HedBanz/dp/B004C4YVGO/ref=sr_1_2?s=toys-and-games&ie=UTF8&qid=1412871243&sr=1-2&keywords=head+bandz). In addition to guessing people there are also place and thing categories. ---
**Author:** ![Shodan](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/9f8e36/32.png) [@Shodan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Shodan)\ **Post date:** [October 9, 2014, 4:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-opposite-of-botticelli-whats-it-called/700810/14 "2014-10-09T16:37:20Z")
> [@Hail\_Ants](#): > > Isn’t Botticelli an English game? I say so because the first (and only) time I ever heard of it was in [the final episode of _The Young Ones_…](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4HFmBo-Z22E) 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. Regards, Shodan ---
**Author:** ![twickster](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/ec9cab/32.png) [@twickster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/twickster)\ **Post date:** [October 9, 2014, 6:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-opposite-of-botticelli-whats-it-called/700810/15 "2014-10-09T18:07:30Z")
Moved Cafe Society --\> the Game Room. ---
**Author:** ![The\_Second\_Stone](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/bbe5ce/32.png) [@The\_Second\_Stone](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/The_Second_Stone)\ **Post date:** [October 9, 2014, 6:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-opposite-of-botticelli-whats-it-called/700810/16 "2014-10-09T18:15:02Z")
Botticelli or Better > **[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 ... ---
**Author:** ![Beware\_of\_Doug](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/278dde/32.png) [@Beware\_of\_Doug](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Beware_of_Doug)\ **Post date:** [October 9, 2014, 7:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-opposite-of-botticelli-whats-it-called/700810/17 "2014-10-09T19:25:03Z")
“Jelly Botty…where you have to eat 18 curries.” -Vyvyan, _The Young Ones_ ---
**Author:** ![Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/7cd45c/32.png) [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Elendil_s_Heir)\ **Post date:** [October 9, 2014, 7:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-opposite-of-botticelli-whats-it-called/700810/18 "2014-10-09T19:26:04Z")
> [@Terminus\_Est](#): > > Can I condemn this man to slavery? Surely you don’t think you have that authority? ---
**Author:** ![Intergalactic\_Gladiator](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/intergalactic_gladiator/32/112_2.png) [@Intergalactic\_Gladiator](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Intergalactic_Gladiator)\ **Post date:** [October 9, 2014, 8:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-opposite-of-botticelli-whats-it-called/700810/19 "2014-10-09T20:13:35Z")
He does have that authority and don’t call him Shirley.