Questions Only
Two players perform a scene using only questions. Any declarative statement, hesitation or repeated question structure sends you to the back of the queue. Sharp, funny and genuinely difficult.
About
Questions Only (popularised by Whose Line Is It Anyway?) is a scene game in which all communication must take the form of a genuine question. It sounds simple but immediately exposes how much of ordinary conversation relies on statements. The game is as much a listening exercise as a comedy one: the questions must actually respond to what was just asked.
How to Play
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Two players begin a scene from an audience suggestion. Every line of dialogue must be a question.
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A player is immediately replaced by the next player in line if they: make a statement, repeat a question structure already used, hesitate for too long, or ask a rhetorical question that does not genuinely advance the scene.
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A new player joins from the side of the stage, and the scene continues.
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The scene should still have characters, a location and a developing situation - it is not just wordplay.
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The facilitator or a designated judge makes the call on violations.
Variations
- -Competitive format: players score a point each time they send their partner out. Statements allowed: relax the rules for beginners and only penalise 'um', 'uh' or repetition.