Guess in 10: Inspiring Professions
Uniform, tools or stage? Ten questions to find the hidden job
- Set-up
- Under a minute
- Reading
- Some
The quick verdict
Full verdict ↓Great for Children of about 6 to 9 who are curious about what grown-ups do at work
Think twice if You want a strategy game: this is a gentle question-and-answer game
How we rate it
Learning curve. Skillmatics says it takes 2 minutes to learn: ask yes-or-no questions, win 7 cards. It sits at 1 on our scale with UNO; the skill is in asking good questions, which is a little harder with jobs than with animals.
Luck & skill. Which job you draw is luck, and a nurse is easier to pin down than an archaeologist. Asking questions that cut the options quickly, and saving clue cards for hard jobs, decide most games.
Interaction. Two sides take turns asking and answering, and the card-holder has to answer fairly. There is no blocking or attacking.
Set-up. Shuffle the cards into the case and give three clue cards to each player or team.
Reading. Guessers only talk. The card-holder reads English buzzwords, clues and the bonus question aloud, so a child who can't read yet should hold cards with a partner.
Learning curve: 1 = UNO or Connect 4; 3 = Catan; 5 = a heavy strategy game. These describe the experience, not an overall score.
Is Guess in 10: Inspiring Professions right for you?
Great if
- Children of about 6 to 9 who are curious about what grown-ups do at work
- Backing up school lessons on community helpers and the jobs people do
- Pairing a young guesser with an older cousin or grandparent who reads the cards
- Car journeys and waiting rooms: it is one small box of cards
Skip it if
- You want a strategy game: this is a gentle question-and-answer game
- Nobody at the table can read the English clues aloud for the youngest players
- You play every day with the same children: 50 jobs start to repeat once the clues are remembered
How Guess in 10: Inspiring Professions plays
Set-up: shuffle the 50 profession cards into the card case and give each player or team three clue cards. Skillmatics' rules split everyone into two teams when more than two people play, and the youngest player or team guesses first.
- Time to teach: about 2 minutes.
- Reading and language: Everything on the cards is in English: the job's name, its three buzzwords, three clues, a fact and a bonus question, all read aloud by whoever holds the card. The guessers only talk, so the questions and answers can be in Hindi, Marathi or any mix your family speaks. We found no Hindi or regional-language edition.
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A turn, step by step
- 1Hint
The other side draws a profession card, keeps it hidden and reads out two of its three buzzwords.
- 2Ask
Ask up to 10 yes-or-no questions and make up to two guesses. A clue card buys one of the card's three numbered clues.
- 3Bonus
After a right guess you may answer the bonus question: a right answer gives you all three buzzwords next time, a wrong one loses the card.
- 4Win
The first player or team to win 7 cards wins.
The full explanation: how a game of Guess in 10: Inspiring Professions goes
A turn: someone on the other side draws a card, keeps it hidden and reads out the first two of its three buzzwords, for example 'Helpful' and 'Uniform' on the Nurse card. You then get up to 10 questions that can be answered yes or no, such as 'Do people in this job work at a hospital?' or 'Do they use tools to fix things?'. If the card-holder doesn't know an answer, that question doesn't count. You have two guesses per card; two wrong guesses and the card is set aside.
Clues and bonus questions: each card also has three numbered clues ('I often use a stethoscope and thermometer when I'm at work'). Play one of your clue cards, pick a number from 1 to 3 and that clue is read to you; each side has only three for the whole game. After a right guess you may try the card's bonus question, and in this deck many are small maths, spelling or science puzzles, such as spelling 'journalist' in one go. A right answer means you hear all three buzzwords on your next card; a wrong one loses you the card you just won.
How you win, and what's different: the first player or team to win 7 cards wins. The rules are the same as for the Animal Kingdom deck on our Guess in 10 page; what changes is how you narrow things down. Animals split neatly by legs, wings or water, while jobs split by what people wear, where they work and what they use, so a six-year-old may need a grown-up's help to think of good questions at first.
Tip: before the first game, read a few cards aloud together, so younger children have heard the less familiar jobs, such as archaeologist and florist, before they have to guess them.
What's in the box
- 50Game cards
one job each, with three buzzwords, three numbered clues, a fact and a bonus question - 6Clue cards
three per player or team for the whole game - 1Instruction manual
- 1Card case
holds the shuffled game cards inside the box
Box: 19.3 × 15.5 × 4.4 cm, 0.29 kg. Handy to know for gifting and travel.
Card counts are from Skillmatics' India product page and product data for item SKILL54GIP, and they match the listing. The card case is listed in Skillmatics' rules sheet for this deck but not on the India product page. The Animal Kingdom deck on our Guess in 10 page has the same 50 game cards and 6 clue cards.
Where to buy
How to make sure you get a genuine copyEditions and the details worth checking.
What reviewers and players say
We found no independent reviews, forum threads or videos about the Inspiring Professions deck itself. What Skillmatics shows of the cards suggests a gentle learning game: everyday helpers such as nurses, plumbers and firefighters sit alongside less familiar jobs like archaeologist, florist and journalist, and the bonus questions slip in a little maths and spelling. The rules are Skillmatics' usual Guess in 10 rules, so the main question is whether your child is more excited by jobs than by animals. Expect a grown-up reader to be needed for players around six.
What people love
- A mix of everyday jobs children see around them and new ones to learn about
- Clues describe what people do and the tools they use, which builds vocabulary as well as guessing skills
- Bonus questions add quick maths, spelling and science puzzles
- The same two-minute rules as other Guess in 10 decks, so families can switch between packs easily
Common complaints
- The card-holder has to read English clues and bonus questions aloud
- Some bonus questions, such as the multi-step sums, may be hard for six-year-olds
- With 50 cards, children who play often will soon remember the answers
Based on 4 reviews and discussions
- Reference Guess in 10: Inspiring Professions | Trivia Card Game (ages 6+) (Skillmatics, October 2026) · Skillmatics India
- Reference Guess in 10: Inspiring Professions | Trivia card game (ages 6+) (Skillmatics, October 2026) · Skillmatics US
- Reference Guess in 10: Inspiring Professions Spanish rules sheet (Skillmatics, April 2024) · Skillmatics US
- Reference Guess in 10 | How to Play (Skillmatics) · YouTube (Skillmatics)
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 Guess in 10: Inspiring Professions
What age is Guess in 10 Inspiring Professions for?
Skillmatics says 6 and up, and the box says 6-99. Six-year-olds can ask the questions themselves, but someone needs to read the English buzzwords, clues and bonus questions on the cards for them.
Which jobs are in Guess in 10 Inspiring Professions?
There are 50 profession cards. Skillmatics' pictures show a nurse, a plumber, a firefighter, a florist, an astronaut, an archaeologist and a journalist among them, so familiar helpers sit next to jobs children may not have heard of.
How is it different from the Guess in 10 animal game?
The rules, the box and the card counts are the same as the Animal Kingdom deck on our Guess in 10 page. Only the topic changes: good questions are about what people wear, where they work and what they use, which suits children who love role-play or are learning about community helpers.
Is Guess in 10 Inspiring Professions made in India?
Yes. Skillmatics' India product page gives India as the country of origin and names Grasper Global Private Limited, Mumbai, as manufacturer, and Skillmatics' own photo of the box back reads 'Made in India'.
Can we play Guess in 10 Professions in Hindi?
The cards are printed only in English, but the yes-or-no questions and answers can be in Hindi or any language your family speaks. Whoever holds the card just needs to read the English clues.
Game facts
- Publisher
- Skillmatics (Grasper Global Pvt Ltd, Mumbai, India)
- In India
- Skillmatics (Grasper Global Private Limited, Mumbai), which makes the deck
- Players
- 2–6
- Barcode
- 8904279500464
- Language
- Some English – Everything on the cards is in English: the job's name, its three buzzwords, three clues, a fact and a bonus question, all read aloud by whoever holds the card. The guessers only talk, so the questions and answers can be in Hindi, Marathi or any mix your family speaks. We found no Hindi or regional-language edition.
- Box size and weight
- 19.3 × 15.5 × 4.4 cm, 0.29 kg
Sources & photo creditsThe references behind this guide.
Facts on this page come from the publisher, the Indian maker or distributor, and the sources below. Photos are credited under each one.
- Guess in 10: Inspiring Professions | Trivia Card Game (ages 6+) (Skillmatics India product page)
- Guess in 10: Inspiring Professions product data (Skillmatics India store, item SKILL54GIP)
- Guess in 10: Inspiring Professions (Skillmatics US shop)
- Guess in 10: Inspiring Professions rules sheet, Spanish (Skillmatics)
- Spanish manuals (Skillmatics US shop)
- Skillmatics India sitemap (Guess in 10 decks)