Le Gardien
The Gatekeeper lets some offers through and turns others away. Work out why: sometimes it isn’t even about the object.
Logic · Deduction
- players
- 2-8
- per round
- 10 min
- phone
- Stays on the table
The goal
Guess the secret rule that decides which objects the Gatekeeper accepts.
How to play
One player becomes the Gatekeeper
The app privately shows them their rule: about the object, or about how it’s offered. Only they know it.
Call out objects
The app picks who starts, then everyone calls out whatever they like: an object, an animal, a person…
The Gatekeeper answers instantly
“Accepted” or “refused”, no hesitation, no reason given. The phone stays on the table.
Shout YEK IT!
Once you catch the rule, shout “YEK IT!” and explain it to the Gatekeeper in private.
How you win
First player to understand the rule wins the round. No need to recite it word for word: the Gatekeeper accepts the idea. A wrong theory: you take a YEK. Nobody finds it: everyone but the Gatekeeper takes a YEK. (A YEK: a forfeit you pick together.)
Tips
- Chain very similar objects: chair then stool, cat then dog.
- Same object, in for one player and out for another? Listen to how it’s said, and who says it.
- Go absurd: your car, an elephant, your mother-in-law… Anything goes, and it helps you find the rule.