How to play Pinoy Henyo
- Players
- 2 teams of 2
- Time
- 10–20 minutes
- Good for
- Fiestas, reunions, Christmas parties, any Filipino gathering. The classic Eat Bulaga game.
- Pick the categories and how many words each team gets.
- The guesser taps Start and holds the phone on their forehead, screen facing their partner.
- The guesser asks questions. The partner may only answer Oo, Hindi or Pwede.
- Tap Tama! when they get it. Points are the seconds left on the clock.
Sample words
- Guro
- Doktor
- Pulis
- Payong
- Tsinelas
- Walis tambo
- Aso
- Pusa
- Kalabaw
- Simbahan
- Palengke
- Paaralan
Questions
- What are the rules of Pinoy Henyo?
- One player guesses a word they cannot see; their partner can only answer yes (oo), no (hindi) or maybe (pwede). Beat the clock to score. Lower time is the classic scoring; here the points are the seconds remaining.
- How many words are there?
- 150 Tagalog words in 5 categories.
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