What Is Pinoy Henyo?
Pinoy Henyo is a word-guessing game popularized by a television show Eat Bulaga. It is a game of logical thinking, common sense, visualisation, wit in words-association, strategies and stock knowledge.- Think logically. Guessing randomly is not a good strategy. Enumerate the words in specific order. For example, it the word is part of a face, start guessing from forehead down to the chin. Look at the face of your team mate.
- Have common sense. If a word does not fit a specific category, it should fall somewhere else.
- Visualise. If an item can be found in a living room, visualise what you can see in your living room starting from the door, then walk clockwise; then to the middle.
- Use word association. For example, if a person is related to another person, you can respond yes to give your teammate a hint that you are getting close.
- Develop strategies. For example, you can respond a long hindeeeeeee to give a hint that your teammate is guessing all-wrong or he misunderstood a category.
- It is very helpful if you have stock knowledge of words that are homogenous, connected, related or falling under the same classes or categories.
- Zero in or narrow down in giving clues or hints. For example, it a word fits two categories or more, stick to the major one.
Pinoy Henyo started some time in 2006 as a segment of this noontime show. With the help of hints, a player guesses a word that's on the forehead of the other player. The player must be able to guess the exactly the word in two minutes. The team, which is in pair, that guesses the word in the shortest time wins the game.
The game has become so popular that people started playing them at homes, parties, and even in corporate team buildings. There is even an online app that you can download via iTunes and Google Play.
Pinoy is a colloquial word for Filipino. Henyo means genius.
Eat Bulaga is a variety TV program that airs Mondays through Saturdays at noon over GMA Network. It is a production of Tape Inc owned by a certain Antonio Tuviera. This noontime show is hosted by three pillars of Philippine showbiz: Vic Sotto, Joey de Leon, and Tito Sotto. First aired in 1979, Eat Bulaga is the longest TV show in the Philippines.
Similar Game
In the movie Inglourious Basterds (2009) starring Brad Pitt, there was a scene where German Nazis played a name game called Who Am I? In that scene, each player wrote a name on a card and passed it to the next person. Then, they sticked the card on their forehead. Each player then guessed the name on his forehead by asking questions to the other players.Here's a clip from that movie.
How To Play Pinoy Henyo?
Eat Bulaga Version
2023 Updated Version of Pinoy Henyo in Eat Bulaga.
In 2023, Eat Bulaga re-opened Pinoy Henyo with a twist. The letters of the words are mixed up or shuffled. Therefore, the responder must be able to immediately decipher the word ahead of time so that he or she can give clues the soonest; otherwise, some seconds from the allotted time would be wasted.
- Three teams play. Each team has 2 members. One is called a guesser -- the one who guesses the word and give questions. The other is the responder -- the one who answers the questions. The teams play one at a time.
- Players are seated facing each other. Hands are tied because no hand gesture is allowed, and no looking around.
- The word that the player should guess is flashed on a digital board, which is above the head of the other player. The words are predetermined and prepared by the organizers of Eat Bulaga.
- The word should be under any of these categories: people, places, animals, food, things. The word may be a single or compound word; but not a phrase. It may be in Filipino or English.
- In two minutes, the guesser must be able to guess the correct and exact word or words.
- To guess the word, the guesser asks his fellow player questions that can give clues to the word. The question should only be answerable by yes or no or may be.
- Consequently, the other player (responder) can only answer yes or no or may be. If he or she answers other than yes, no, or may be, the team is given a 3-second deduction from its allotted time.
- The game is timed. Whichever team guesses the word in the shortest time wins the game.
Tips On How To Win Pinoy Henyo
- Be quick in responding and giving clues.
- Practice before playing the game.
- Develop strategies in responding and giving clues or categories.
- Be consistent in throwing clues. For example, ask "tao, hayop, bagay, lugar, pagkain" always in this order.
- Develop an order in enumerating words. For example, enumerate countries in Asia in alphabetical order.
- Think logically rather than randomly. Have a sense of common sense.
- List related words before the actual game.
Improvised Version
To play Pinoy Henyo at home or at private events, you can improvise.- To play as individuals, each player writes five words on each card. Each word must be under each different category. Drop the cards into a bin or box. On a player's turn, he picks a card from the box without looking at it. Another player sticks the card on his forehead. You may also use a hat to where you can stick the card. The guesser then starts asking questions that can only be answered by a yes or no or may be. Any of the other players can respond.
- To play in groups, a team may have more than two members. In each turn, assign a guesser. A guesser can only be a guesser once. The rest of the team act as responders. Playing in groups could be more fun and exciting because it adds confusion to the guesser as the respondents reply with different answers.
In the Philippines, the players may answer in Filipino or English. If in Filipino, the only allowed answers are – oo, hindi, puede – which mean yes, no, may be. For non-Filipinos, you can play the game in your own language. Instead of Pinoy Henyo, call the game Word Genius or Name That Word, or anything similar in your language. For example, Génie Français or Genio Español.
Example On How To Play The Game
English
| Guesser | Responder |
|---|---|
| Person | Yes |
| Celebrity | Yes |
| International | Yes |
| Actor | No |
| Singer | Yes |
| Female | No |
| American | Yes, May be |
| Filipino | Yes, May be |
| Puerto Rican | Yes |
| Bruno Mars | YES! |
Filipino, Taglish
| Taga-hula | Taga-sagot |
|---|---|
| Tao | Oo |
| Celebrity | Oo |
| International | Oo |
| Aktor | Hindi |
| Singer | Oo |
| Babae | Hindi |
| Amerikano | Oo, puede |
| Filipino | Oo, puede |
| Puerto Rican | Oo |
| Bruno Mars | OO! |
Pinoy Henyo Categories
When playing Pinoy Henyo, start with the major categories, then narrow it down to minor categories, then sub-categories until you have drilled down to the most specific category.Following are the major categories of the game. The first word is in English. The word in parentheses is in Filipino
- Person (Tao)
- Animal (Hayop)
- Place (Lugar)
- Food (Pagkain)
- Thing (Bagay)
Here are examples of minor categories.
- Person
- Part of the body, celebrity, politician, president, hero, fictional
- Animal
- Land (terrestrial), water (aquatic), air (aerial), amphibian (land-water)
- Place
- Local, international, town, city, landmark
- Food
- Solid, liquid, dish, condiments
- Thing
- Home, school, office, outdoor, personal
- Part of the body
- External, internal, upper, lower, full body
- Land animals (terrestrial)
- Pet, farm, zoo, insect, invertebrate, wild, two-legged
- Place, international
- Asia, North America, South America, Europe, Pacific, Africa, country, city, town, district, landmark, park
- Food, solid
- Fruit, vegetable, root crop, spice
- Thing (found at home)
- Furniture, fixture, appliance, decor
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