Richard Osman's House of Games

Rhyme Time (first played on Series 1, Episode 1): The players are shown two statements whose answers rhyme. They buzz in with the correct answers. On some questions, one of the statements is replaced with either a picture or a song (in which the singer is the rhyming answer they require). This is usually the first round of the week to ease the contestants into the format.

Broken Karaoke (first played on Series 1, Episode 1): The "House of Games" karaoke machine is broken and can only show the first letters of each word of a particular song. The players must buzz in when they know the answer. The only clues that the players get are the year that the song was released and that the letters come up in time with the tune of the song. From Series 2 onward, if the song has not been correctly guessed by the time the letters are filled in, the initial letters of the title are also provided as an additional clue.

What's in a Name? (changed to It's All In The Name in Series 2) (first played on Series 1, Episode 2): The players are given statements, the answer to which can be made using the letters from the full name of a particular player. Each player has two answers come from their name and a point is given for a correct answer, but if the player gets a correct answer from their own name, they get two points.

This Round Is in Code (first played on Series 1, Episode 3): The players are given a category, and answers are shown in alpha-numeric code (i.e. 1=A, 2=B, 3=C, etc.). The players have to unscramble the codes to get a point.

Z–A (first played on Series 1, Episode 4): The players are shown three blanked out words, with the letters being filled in reverse alphabetical order (i.e., Z, then Y, then X, etc.). The players have to buzz in when they know what connects all three words.

Games House Of (first played on Series 2, Episode 3): The players are given questions, but instead of answering them normally, they have to give the answer with the words in alphabetical order (e.g. Sacha Baron Cohen stars alongside Pamela Anderson as the title character in what 2006 comedy film? The answer is Borat: Cultural Learnings of America for Make Benefit Glorious Nation of Kazakhstan, but in this round, they would give the answer as "America Benefit Borat: Cultural for Glorious Kazakhstan Learnings Make Nation of of").

The Elephant in the Room (first played on Series 2, Episode 4): The players are given a word, and are then given questions to answer, but instead of answering them normally, they have to give the answer with the given word removed from the answer (e.g., if the given word was "ham" and the answer to the question was Hammersmith, the player would have to say "mersmith" as the answer).

Roonerspisms (first played on Series 2, Episode 5): The players are shown two statements, the answers to which are spoonerisms of each other. They have to buzz in with both answers to get a point. On some questions, one of the statements is replaced with either a picture or a song (in which the song is the spooneristic answer they require). (e.g., a statement could say "Surname of Richie Rich's minder, portrayed by Ade Edmondson", and the other one say "Hat referred to in Scotland as a bunnet", then the answers would be "Catflap" and "Flat cap".)

The Backwards Round (first played on Series 2, Episode 6): The players are given questions, but the statement is in reverse order. As with the questions, the players must give their answers in reverse. (e.g. for "Duo mouse and cat which created Barbera Joseph and Hanna William?", the answer would be Jerry and Tom (with the correct way round being "William Hanna and Joseph Barbera created which cat and mouse duo?" Tom and Jerry.)

Opposites Attract (first played on Series 2, Episode 14): The players are given a category and a clue, and they have to work out what the answer relating to the category is, which is the opposite of the clue that they have just been given. Some opposites may be more cryptic than others. (e.g. If the category were rock bands, and the clue were "Green Cold China Georges", then the answer would be Red Hot Chili Peppers, as red is in the opposite side of the colour wheel from green, hot is the opposite of cold, Chile is on the opposite side of the world from China and George is the brother of Peppa in the show Peppa Pig.)

King of the Jumble (first played on Series 3, Episode 9): The players are shown two clues to answers that are anagrams of each other. They buzz in with the correct answers. On some questions, one of the statements is replaced with either a picture or a song (in which the song is the answer they require).

Two Clues in One (first played on Series 3, Episode 9): The players are given a category and are then given a clue to an answer related to that category, but the clue has the same initials as the answer.

A Blast From The Past Tense (first played on Series 3, Episode 12): The players are given a question, but they must give the answer in the past tense (e.g. If the answer to a question was "Take That", the players must give the answer "Took That", as took is the past tense of take.)

Internet History (first played in Series 3, Episode 19): In this round, the contestants are asked to identify a historical figure using fictionalised hashtags relating to their role in history. Contestants get a point for a correct answer.

Pop Art (first played on Series 3, Episode 21): After being given the year the song was released, the players are shown four picture clues representing a lyric from a popular song and must buzz in with the title.

Can You Feel It? (first played on Series 3, Episode 25): Each of the players are given a magnetic board with a word spelt on it (they're all the same word), the players are then blindfolded and have to have the board facing towards the screen. Osman gives them a question and they have to spell out the answer using the letters on their boards. The first person to hit the buzzer with the correct answer wins a point.

The Too Complicated Round (first played on Series 3, Episode 49): The players are given a category which they have to give a correct answer about, but the question has nothing to do with the category. Instead, the players have to buzz in with the right answer relating to the category which has the same initials as the answer to the question. (e.g. If the category was Doctor Who actors, and the question was "Who was the first host of Have I Got News for You following the sacking of Angus Deayton?", the players would have to answer with Paul McGann, as he has the same initials as the answer to the question: Paul Merton.

Correction Centre (first played on Series 1, Episode 2): The players are shown statements in which one word is incorrect and needs to be amended. Each player gets their own statements, and get a point for each correct answer, but an incorrect answer opens the statement to everyone else on the buzzer.

Mouse of Games (first played on Series 1, Episode 4): The team are shown a short description of something like a film, TV show or book title, which has had one letter from its original title changed. The players have to give the answer to the description of this changed title for a point. They are also given the year of the release of the original film if it is a film.

The Answer's in the Question (first played on Series 1, Episode 5): The players are shown a statement based on a category. Part of it is in capitals, that need to be rearranged to create an answer that is relevant to the category in question.

And The Answer Isn't (first played on Series 1, Episode 5): Each player is given a question with four possible answers. One is correct, but the other three are false answers created by the celebrities who are not answering this question. They need to find the correct answer for a point, but if they choose a false answer, the player who created the false answer chosen gets a point themselves.

Cine-Nyms (first played on Series 1, Episode 7): The players are shown a quote from a film, but its words have been replaced with synonyms of the actual words used. They need to work out the film for a point.

Highbrow Lowbrow (first played on Series 2, Episode 2): The players are given two questions with the same answer, however, one of them is highbrow (a more complex question) and the other is lowbrow (a much simpler question). If they get the question right after the highbrow clue, they get two points, however they only receive one point if they get the question correct after the lowbrow clue.

The Pen-Ultimate Round (first played on Series 2, Episode 10): The players are each given two statements, which are claimed to be the opening lines to a piece of writing, such as a book, poem or speech. One is the correct answer and the other is a made-up statement by one of the other three contestants who is not answering the question. The players gets a point for the statement if they guess correctly, but if they get it wrong, then the person who made the statement gets a point instead. This round is played on the actual penultimate round of the week.

Question Writers' Day Off (first played on Series 3, Episode 8): Each player is asked to pick a question from a choice of 8 written by the children (their names and ages are given) of the question writers (who have conveniently been given a day off by Richard), and they get a point for giving the correct answer.

House of Gamers (first played on Series 3, Episode 44): Like the Mouse of Games round, the team are shown a short description of something like a film, TV show or book title, but this time, a letter has been added to its original title. The players have to give the answer to the description of this changed title for a point. They are also given the year of the release of the original film, if it is a film.

Hose of Games (first played on Series 3, Episode 48): Like the Mouse of Games round, the team are shown a short description of something like a film, TV show or book title, but this time, a letter has been taken away from its original title. The players have to give the answer to the description of this changed title for a point. If it is a film, they are also given the year of the release of the original.

Note: All pairs games are played in the second round, and on each show, the person who is in last place after the first round gets to choose which of the other celebrities they want to be their partner for this round.

Distinctly Average (first played on Series 1, Episode 1): The pairs are given questions about for which they must write numeric answers on their tablet computers, and the average of both their answers is taken as their team answer, the closest pair to the correct answer win themselves a point.

Build Your Own Question (first played on Series 1, Episode 2): The pairs are given a left and a right hand set of options, one member chooses from the left and one chooses from the right. The choices chosen are then used to make a question, to which a correct answer gives each player a point.

Dim Sums (first played on Series 1, Episode 4): The pairs are given a sum and they need to find two numbers that could be used to make the answer (e.g. the sum could be ? x ? = 18.) The pairs are then given four options that they could use, but they have to work out what the numeric values of those options are as well. A correct sum earns the players a point.

Chron-Illogical (first played on Series 2, Episode 1): The pairs are given three statements which they have to put in chronological order, they all have a loose theme, and one of the statements is about one of the four contestants. The team members get a point each if they put the statements in the correct order.

You Complete Me (first played on Series 2, Episode 8): The pairs are given a question which has a two word answer. One of the players in a pair buzzes in with the first word of the answer, and then the other player in the pair has to give the second word for them both to get a point.

All in the Details (first played on Series 2, Episode 9): Before the show, each player answers questions about specific details of a book, film, etc, based on 3 pre-prepared statements with the key part of the statement left for the players to fill in themselves. Their partner must identify the subject from the answers.

Venn Will I Be Famous? (first played on Series 2, Episode 17): Each pair is given the names of three famous people, and two statements. They must select the one person to whom BOTH statements apply. (e.g., if the people were Michael Jackson, Nicolas Cage and Mr. Blobby, and the statements were "I have had a UK Christmas No. 1 in the 90s" and "I have married Elvis's daughter Lisa Marie Presley", then the person who fits both would be Michael Jackson, as Mr. Blobby only fits the first one, and Nicolas Cage only fits the second one.

You Spell Terrible (first played on Series 3, Episode 2): The pairs are given a question which one player must buzz in to say the correct answer, and the other player must spell it out correctly to get a point.

Totes Emoji (first played on Series 3, Episode 3): Each player is asked to identify an answer based on a category chosen which one of their opponents has described in emoji before the show.

The Two Wrongies (first played on Series 3, Episode 43): All the players are asked general knowledge questions before the show, and the players in each pair have to guess what wrong answer was said by their teammates to the questions they answered incorrectly.

I Complete You (first played on Series 3, Episode 45): The pairs are given a question which has a two word answer. In a reverse to You Complete Me, one of the players in a pair buzzes in with the second word of the answer, and then the other player in the pair has to give the first word for them both to get a point.

Reichard Ösmans Haus Der Spiele (first played on Series 3, Episode 50): The pairs choose from a list of words in different languages and the question is in that language. They choose which of the three possible answers (also in the said foreign language) is the correct one.

The Z-List (first played on Series 3, Episode 55): The pairs are given a category and have to write down a correct answer between them. The team who goes furthest down the alphabet (i.e. nearest to Z) wins a point each, and if the team gives the answer that is the furthest possible, they get 2 points each.

Is It Me? (first played on Series 1, Episode 1): Each team member is given a card with something specific on it. Osman asks questions and each player must raise their card up if they think that the answer on the card is correct to the statement, and lower their card if they do not think it relates to it.

The Nice Round (first played on Series 2, Episode 3): A category is given and each player gets given an individual question. The other three players are given the answer on a card, and have to write down a word on their tablet, which they think would give the answer to what is on the card, without mentioning anything to do with what is on the card. The player trying to guess the answer can also nominate players to get a point for giving a good clue.

But What's The Question? (first played on Series 3, Episode 4): A list of four answers is provided at the start of the round, and each player is given one chosen by an opponent. They are then shown three questions and must pick the one which leads to that answer.

Lucky Dip (first played on Series 3, Episode 11): A bag of 4 balls numbered 1 to 4 is given to players, who must each pick a ball (from left to right, as seen on the screen), and the person who picks ball number 1 gets the first chance to answer, the person who picks ball number 2 gets the second chance to answer, etc. A list of four answers is provided for each question, and the order of answering continues until the correct answer is given.

Win When They're Singing (first played on Series 3, Episode 16): The players hear the first part of a well known song, then after a few seconds, it's faded out. They need to buzz in when they think the first word is sung in that particular song.

The (Not Quite So) Nice Round (first played on Series 3, Episode 44): A category is given and each player gets given an individual question. The other three players are given the answer on a card and have to write down a word on their tablet, which they think would give the answer to what is on the card, without mentioning anything to do with what is on the card. Unlike The Nice Round, the player trying to guess the answer can also nominate players to get a point deducted for giving a bad clue.

Who Goes First? (first played on Series 3, Episode 98): A question with four options is shown, but to decide who gets to the answer that question first, another question is asked to the contestants, such as "How many pets have you owned?", and the contestant who has the highest to that answer gets to go first, and if they get the question right, they get the point, but if they get it wrong, the next person down gets the same question with 3 choices left and it carries on going down until someone gets it right.

Put Your Finger on It (first played on Series 1, Episode 2): The players are given a picture question and have to point out who or what they think is the correct answer. (i.e. it could be a specific person or maybe an unusual item.) Everyone plays on their own tablet.

Where Is Kazakhstan? (first played on Series 1, Episode 3): The players are given a map of a certain part of the world on their tablets. They are given a question and have to point on their map where they think it is. The closest to the correct place wins a point.

The Rich List (first played on Series 1, Episode 4): The players have to write down an answer that is correct based on a statement given by the computer (there are multiple correct answers to each question). The players only get points for a correct answer that is unique, but as an added twist, Osman will also write down an answer to make it even harder.

Size Matters (first played on Series 2, Episode 2): The players are given a category and have to write down a correct answer relating to the category. The player who gives the correct answer with the most letters in the answer wins a point, and they get a bonus point if the correct answer is the longest possible answer.

I'm Terrible At Dating (first played on Series 2, Episode 5): The players have to write down what they think the answer is to a question to which the answer is a year. The player who is closest to the correct answer gets a point, but if anyone gets the year exactly right, they get two points.

Outplay Osman (first played in Series 3, Episode 39): The players have to write down one of the possible answers to a question. Osman then gives as many answers as he can think of in 30 seconds, and any player with a correct answer he has not given gets a point.

Answer Smash: The teams are given a category and a picture relating to that category appears on the screen. Below the picture is a general knowledge question. The players have to "smash" the answers together to create the answer. (e.g. A picture of Mr. Stink and if the answer to a question was Tinky Winky, the answer the players would have to give is "Mr. Stinky Winky".) A point is given for a correct answer, but a point is deducted for an incorrect answer. If there is a tie for first place at the end of Answer Smash, one additional Answer Smash question is played with only the tied players taking part.

• Week 1 (4–8 September 2017): Nish Kumar, Anneka Rice, Clara Amfo and Al Murray
• Week 2 (11–15 September 2017): Angela Scanlon, Clive Myrie, Sara Pascoe and Rick Edwards
• Week 3 (18–22 September 2017): Anita Rani, Chris Ramsey, Janet Ellis and Jamie Theakston

• Week 1 (28 May–1 June 2018): Naga Munchetty, Jordan Stephens, Sally Lindsay and David O'Doherty
• Week 2 (4–8 June 2018): Ellie Taylor, Steve Pemberton, Fern Britton and Josh Widdicombe
• Week 3 (11–15 June 2018): Shappi Khorsandi, Michael Buerk, Amanda Abbington and Elis James
• Week 4 (18–22 June 2018): Beattie Edmondson, Amol Rajan, Gaby Roslin and Hugh Dennis
• Week 5 (25–29 June 2018): Chizzy Akudolu, Charlie Higson, Kate Williams and Tom Allen
• Week 6 (12–16 November 2018): Rachel Riley, JB Gill, Katie Derham and Richard Herring
• Week 7 (19–23 November 2018): Lolly Adefope, Dan Walker, Sarah Greene and Miles Jupp
• Week 8 (26–30 November 2018): Samantha Womack, Rory Reid, Anne Diamond and James Acaster
• Week 9 (3–8 December 2018): Kelly Cates, Tyger Drew-Honey, Desiree Burch and Matt Allwright
• Week 10 (10–14 December 2018): Susie Dent, Nick Owen, Chemmy Alcott and Dane Baptiste

• Week 1 (7–11 October 2019): Miquita Oliver, Ed Gamble, Kate Thornton and Adrian Edmondson
• Week 2 (14–18 October 2019): Scarlett Moffatt, Iain Stirling, Angellica Bell and Gyles Brandreth
• Week 3 (21–25 October 2019): Kate Humble, Ivo Graham, Andi Oliver and Phill Jupitus
• Week 4 (28 October–1 November 2019): June Sarpong, Dev Griffin, Debbie McGee and Alex Horne
• Week 5 (4–8 November 2019): Nina Wadia, Johnny Ball, Suzi Ruffell and Danny Wallace
• Week 6 (11–15 November 2019): Jay Blades, Rachel Parris, Shaun Keaveny and Jan Ravens (tie between Parris and Ravens)
• Week 7 (18–22 November 2019): Kate Bottley, John Thomson, YolanDa Brown and Joel Dommett
• Week 8 (25–29 November 2019): Charlene White, Gregg Wallace, Holly Walsh and Chris Hollins
• Week 9 (2–5 and 7 December 2019) (House of Champions): Scarlett Moffatt, Rick Edwards, Naga Munchetty and David O'Doherty
• Week 10 (9–13 December 2019) (House of Champions): June Sarpong, Richard Herring, Kate Williams and Dane Baptiste
• Week 11 (6–10 January 2020): Rose Matafeo, Rav Wilding, Valerie Singleton and Gary Delaney
• Week 12 (13–17 January 2020): Andrea McLean, Phil Wang, Rita Simons and Adil Ray
• Week 13 (20–24 January 2020): Michelle Ackerley, Matt Forde, Judy Murray and Fred MacAulay
• Week 14 (27–31 January 2020): Kerry Godliman, Radzi Chinyanganya, Ebony Rainford-Brent and Hal Cruttenden
• Week 15 (3–7 February 2020): Lou Sanders, Richard Coles, Maggie Aderin-Pocock and Stuart Maconie
• Week 16 (10–14 February 2020): Vick Hope, Gethin Jones, Nicki Chapman and Tim Vine
• Week 17 (17–21 February 2020): Gareth Malone, Jamelia, Paul Martin and Susan Calman
• Week 18 (24–28 February 2020): Samira Ahmed, John Robins, Angela Rippon and Dom Joly
• Week 19 (2–6 March 2020) (House of Champions): Chizzy Akudolu, Miles Jupp, Ellie Taylor and Amol Rajan
• Week 20 (9–13 March 2020) (House of Champions): Holly Walsh, Nish Kumar, Sarah Greene and Hugh Dennis