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{{Short description|Turn-taking questions used as a rapport and kino scaffold}}
{{Infobox term
| name = Question game
| also = questions game
| field = Pickup
| origin = [[Mystery Method]] / later daygame
| related = [[Rapport]]; [[Kino]]; [[Deep diving]]; [[Calibration]]
| image = Conversation.jpg
| caption = Conversation (Commons). The question game is turn-taking, not an interrogation.
| alt = Conversation
}}
The '''question game''' is turn-taking questions used as a [[rapport]] scaffold, sometimes with [[kino]] on a 'yes.' Mystery-era students ran it as a routine. pickup literature will use questions to [[grounding|ground]] and to screen; it does not need a branded game.<ref name="wp">{{cite web |url=https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pickup_artist |title=Pickup artist |website=Wikipedia |access-date=18 September 2026}}</ref>

== In practice ==
In practice: ask things you actually want answered. A yes-ladder of dummy questions is [[compliance (pickup)|compliance]] theater. See [[deep diving]] for the Chase-adjacent version (get her talking about something real).

== See also ==
* [[Rapport]]
* [[Deep diving]]
* [[Kino]]
* [[Grounding]]
* [[Qualification (pickup)]]

== References ==
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[[Category:Pickup artist terminology]]
[[Category:Techniques]]
[[Category:Mystery Method]]
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