- Set-up
- About 2 min
- Reading
- Some
The quick verdict
Full verdict ↓Great for Friends and cousins who think they know each other well
Think twice if You want a game for younger children: the box says 14 and up, and some of the maker's sample questions mention wine, pop songs and celebrity families
How we rate it
Learning curve. Read a question, choose an answer, pick a friend, bet. The maker says two minutes to learn, so it sits at 1 on our scale with UNO.
Luck & skill. With four answers to choose from, a match can come down to chance, but knowing your friends well and choosing the right partner for each question tilts the odds.
Interaction. Every round involves the whole table: two players try to match while everyone else bets on them.
Set-up. Hand each player their answer and voting tokens, shuffle the question cards and put the Brain Cell tokens in the middle.
Reading. Each card is a short English question with four answers, read aloud by the player whose turn it is.
Learning curve: 1 = UNO or Connect 4; 3 = Catan; 5 = a heavy strategy game. These describe the experience, not an overall score.
Is Great Minds right for you?
Great if
- Friends and cousins who think they know each other well
- House parties and office get-togethers of five to eight people
- Breaking the ice: every question starts a 'you chose that?' conversation
- A gift for a teenager or adult who hosts game nights
Skip it if
- You want a game for younger children: the box says 14 and up, and some of the maker's sample questions mention wine, pop songs and celebrity families
- There are fewer than four of you: the box says 4 to 8 players
- Your group isn't comfortable reading English: every question and answer is in English
How Great Minds plays
Set-up: shuffle the 150 question cards and put the Brain Cell scoring tokens in the middle. The box holds 32 answer tokens and 16 voting tokens, which works out to an A, B, C and D and a Tick and a Cross for each of up to eight players.
- Time to teach: about 5 minutes.
- Reading and language: Every question card is an English question with four answers, A to D, often about pop culture, food habits and everyday life, so players need to be comfortable reading English. Someone can read the cards aloud and translate for a grandparent. We found no Hindi or regional-language edition.
A turn, step by step
- 1Ask
Draw a question card, read it out and secretly choose A, B, C or D.
- 2Pick
Name the friend you think will give the same answer; they answer in secret too.
- 3Bet
Everyone else bets Tick (you will match) or Cross (you won't).
- 4Score
Reveal: a match and every correct bet earn Brain Cell tokens, and the first to 20 points wins.
The full explanation: how a game of Great Minds goes
A turn: draw a question card and read it out, for example 'What is the only way to eat Oreos?', with four possible answers. Choose your answer in secret with an answer token, then pick the friend you think will answer exactly like you. Your friend answers in secret too.
Bets and scores: everyone else bets on whether the two of you will match by putting down a Tick or a Cross. Reveal the answers. You score Brain Cell tokens when you and your friend match, and everyone who bet correctly scores as well. The first player to 20 points wins.
Tip: the fun is in the reveal and the arguments that follow, so it gets livelier with six to eight players, when more people are betting each round. The questions lean towards teen and adult life, so look through a few before playing with younger cousins.
What's in the box
- 150Question cards
each a question with four answers, A to D - 32Answer tokens
- 16Voting tokens
Tick and Cross - 100Brain Cell scoring tokens
- 1Rules sheet
Box: 23 × 13.5 × 3 cm, 0.58 kg. Handy to know for gifting and travel.
Contents are from Binca's product page and its 'What's inside' picture; Claude's listing facts give the same counts. There is only one edition.
Where to buy
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What reviewers and players say
We found no independent reviews, videos or forum threads about Great Minds, which Binca added to its shop at the end of 2025, so there is little to go on beyond the maker's own description and pictures. On paper it is a light, talky party game in the spirit of 'great minds think alike': pick a friend, see if you both choose the same answer, and let everyone else bet on it. It should work best with friends or cousins who know each other well, and with six to eight players. The sample questions lean towards teen and adult humour, so it is not one for young children.
What people love
- A simple idea that takes a couple of minutes to explain
- Everyone is involved every round, either matching or betting
- 150 question cards on food habits, pop culture and everyday life
- A small box that travels to parties and weekend trips
Common complaints
- No independent reviews yet, so it's hard to judge how well the scoring works
- Needs at least four players, and comfortable English
- Some questions are adult in flavour, so it doesn't suit younger children
4 research sources
- Reference Great Minds - Party Game for Teens & Adults (Binca, December 2025) · Binca Games
- Reference About us (Binca, 2026) · Binca Games
- Reference Sunil Gavaskar buys stake in Binca Games (IANS, December 2019) · The Quint
- Reference Binca Games company profile · Inc42
Summarised in our own words from the sources above. We don't use Amazon reviews or ratings.
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Questions people ask about Great Minds
How do you play Great Minds?
On your turn you read out a question with four answers, choose one in secret and name the friend you think will choose the same. Everyone else bets Tick or Cross on whether you will match. Matches and correct bets earn Brain Cell tokens, and the first to 20 points wins.
Is Great Minds suitable for a family game night?
It suits families with older teenagers: Binca says 14 and up. Some of the maker's sample questions mention wine, pop songs and celebrity families, so it is better for teens and adults than for younger children.
How many people can play Great Minds?
4 to 8 players, as the box says. With four, only two people bet each round, so it gets livelier with six to eight.
How is Great Minds different from Herd Mentality?
In Herd Mentality everyone writes an answer and tries to match the most popular one. In Great Minds you pick one friend to match on a multiple-choice question, and the rest of the table bets on whether you will. They are separate games from different makers.
Who makes Great Minds?
Binca Games, a Mumbai-based games company run by Rubianca and Sahil Wadhwa, which also makes Qwicket, Fletter and White Washers. Great Minds is one of its newest games, added to its shop at the end of 2025. The box back says Made in India.
Game facts
- Publisher
- Binca Games (Mumbai, India)
- In India
- Binca Games, an Indian games company based in Mumbai, which makes Great Minds
- First published
- 2025
- Players
- 4–8
- Language
- Some English – Every question card is an English question with four answers, A to D, often about pop culture, food habits and everyday life, so players need to be comfortable reading English. Someone can read the cards aloud and translate for a grandparent. We found no Hindi or regional-language edition.
- Box size and weight
- 23 × 13.5 × 3 cm, 0.58 kg
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