- Set-up
- About 2 min
- Reading
- Some
The quick verdict
Full verdict ↓Great for Big family gatherings: up to 12 players, all guessing at the same time
Think twice if You want strategy or a board; this is all questions and answers
How we rate it
Learning curve. Read a question, write a guess, compare. Anyone who can write a word can play, so it sits with UNO at 1 on our scale.
Luck & skill. Which questions come up is luck, but knowing the people at the table is what scores.
Interaction. Every round is about one player, and everyone else is trying to read them; the reveal is where the laughs come.
Set-up. Hand out the answer cards and markers and put the question cards in a pile.
Reading. One short English question per turn, plus a word or two of writing on your answer card.
Learning curve: 1 = UNO or Connect 4; 3 = Catan; 5 = a heavy strategy game. These describe the experience, not an overall score.
Is Who Knows You Best? right for you?
Great if
- Big family gatherings: up to 12 players, all guessing at the same time
- Getting to know new in-laws, cousins or friends' families
- Couples and close friends who think they know each other well
- Families with children from about 8 who can write short answers
Skip it if
- You want strategy or a board; this is all questions and answers
- Your group is shy about questions on personal likes and habits
- Most of your players are under 8 or can't write yet
How Who Knows You Best? plays
Set-up: give each player a dry-erase answer card and a marker, put the 200 question cards in a pile and keep the dry-erase scoreboard handy. The box has 12 answer cards and 12 markers, enough for the full 12 players.
- Time to teach: about 2 minutes.
- Reading and language: Question cards are printed in English and read aloud, and everyone writes a short answer on a dry-erase card. Answers can be written in Hindi or any language the family shares, so the main reading is the question card. We found no Hindi or regional-language edition.
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A turn, step by step
- 1Ask
Draw a card and read out the question about yourself.
- 2Write
Everyone else secretly writes the answer they think you'd give.
- 3Reveal
Show all the answers together; each match scores a point.
- 4Win
The most points at the end wins.
The full explanation: how a game of Who Knows You Best? goes
A turn: draw a card and read out the question about yourself. The maker's cards include questions such as 'What is my favourite cuisine?', 'Which one would I put in my bowl first, cereal or milk?' and 'Would I rather go scuba diving or skydiving?'. Everyone else secretly writes the answer they think you would give.
Scoring: all the answers are shown at the same time, and every player who matched your answer scores a point on the scoreboard. Then the next player draws a question about themselves.
How you win: the player with the most points at the end wins. The maker's information doesn't say when the game ends, so agree a number of rounds or a time limit before you start.
Tip: pair a younger child with an older cousin on one answer card, and let grandparents answer in whichever language they like; the fun is in the surprises, not the spelling.
What's in the box
- 200Question cards
questions such as 'What is my favourite cuisine?' - 12Dry-erase answer cards
- 12Dry-erase markers
- 1Dry-erase scoreboard
- 1Instruction manual
Box: 17.2 × 14.5 × 5.2 cm, 0.55 kg. Handy to know for gifting and travel.
Contents are from Skillmatics' India product page for item SKILL425WKB (archived December 2023) and its contents graphic, which match the listing. Skillmatics' newer US version (SKILL1347WKB) has 100 double-sided cards and 10 answer cards and markers instead.
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What reviewers and players say
We found no independent written reviews or forum threads about Skillmatics' Who Knows You Best?. Skillmatics' own blog puts it first in a list of family game-night ideas, as a way for parents and children to find out how well they know each other's likes and dislikes. On paper it is a simple write-and-reveal party game that lives or dies on the group: the better the players know one another, the funnier the surprises. Expect plenty of 'you said what?' moments rather than tactics.
What people love
- Takes up to 12 players, with an answer card and marker for each
- Light questions about food, habits and would-you-rather choices
- Reusable dry-erase cards and scoreboard, so no paper is used up
- Explained in a couple of minutes
Common complaints
- No independent reviews yet, so it is hard to say how long 200 questions last for a family that plays often
- The maker doesn't say when a game ends, so groups need to agree on it
- Questions are in English only
Based on 5 reviews and discussions
- Reference Who Knows You Best? | Card game (ages 8+) (Skillmatics, archived December 2023) · Skillmatics India
- Reference Interactive Family Fun: 4 Exciting Family Game Night Ideas (Skillmatics, February 2024) · Skillmatics India blog
- Reference Who Knows You Best New? | Family & Party Card game (Skillmatics, April 2026) · Skillmatics US
- Reference Skillmatics Who Knows You Best? Card game, product data (Toycra, January 2024) · Toycra
- Reference Who Knows You Best? Family Party Game (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 Who Knows You Best?
How do you play Who Knows You Best?
On your turn you draw a card and read out a question about yourself, such as your favourite cuisine. Everyone else secretly writes the answer they think you'd give, all answers are shown together, and each match scores a point. The most points at the end wins.
What is in the Who Knows You Best? box?
200 question cards, 12 dry-erase answer cards, 12 dry-erase markers, a dry-erase scoreboard and an instruction manual. Skillmatics' newer US version has 100 cards and 10 answer cards instead.
How many players can play Who Knows You Best?
Skillmatics says 2 to 12 players aged 8 and up, and the box has 12 answer cards and markers. With two it becomes a quiz between a couple or two friends; with more players there are more guesses to compare.
Is Who Knows You Best? made in India?
Skillmatics is a Mumbai company, but we found no statement from Skillmatics on where this box is made, so we don't call it made in India.
Game facts
- Publisher
- Skillmatics (Grasper Global Pvt Ltd, Mumbai, India)
- In India
- Skillmatics (Grasper Global Private Limited, Mumbai)
- First published
- 2023
- Players
- 2–12
- Barcode
- 8904279503748
- Language
- Some English – Question cards are printed in English and read aloud, and everyone writes a short answer on a dry-erase card. Answers can be written in Hindi or any language the family shares, so the main reading is the question card. We found no Hindi or regional-language edition.
- Box size and weight
- 17.2 × 14.5 × 5.2 cm, 0.55 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.
- Who Knows You Best? | Card game (ages 8+) (Skillmatics India product page, archived December 2023)
- Who Knows You Best? | Card game (ages 8+) (Skillmatics India product page, archived September 2024)
- Skillmatics Who Knows You Best? Card game (Toycra product data, SKU SKILL425WKB)
- Who Knows You Best New? | Family & Party Card game (Skillmatics US shop, SKILL1347WKB)
- Interactive Family Fun: 4 Exciting Family Game Night Ideas (Skillmatics blog, February 2024)