Subject: 20 Questions (single question game)
Posted by: trident
Date: May 29 19
Welcome to our new single question game! This is an idea I’ve been mulling over for a while, so I thought we could give it a shot and see how it goes. Those who want to play should be ready for a challenge. You could encounter any number of topics, so I recommend that players only join if they feel comfortable with being given a completely random topic that they might not know much about.
The premise of this game finds itself in the game 20 Questions. Players will post a yes/no question to this thread. I will answer each question, and then pose a single question topic to the player who asked the question. Here’s the catch: the single question topic I give you will be based on the question that you have asked me. If your question is “Is it a type of cookie?” and I say yes, your single question topic will be about a type of cookie (without being the actual correct answer). If I say no, well, there are lots of things in the world that aren't cookies! This will make more sense as we play along.
Guess the thing correctly, and you will score a point for the 20 Questions leaderboard.
Some quick rules are in order before we start:
1. Please only ask yes/no questions. Answers may sometimes be a little more nuanced than yes/no. The host may also give some hints to help players along.
2. Players may ask more than one question in a row (i.e. with no other players in between), but you must write your previous single question before asking another question.
3. You must have asked a yes/no question previously (and submitted the single question given to you) before you can make a final guess. This is to prevent players from coming in at the last moment and stealing the point from other players.
4. If you would like to make a final guess as to what the thing is, you must put the word GUESS before your guess. This is for clarity’s sake. Ex. GUESS: Is the thing The Statue of Liberty? There is no need to write a single question after final guesses (unless you really want to!).
5. If your final GUESS is incorrect, you must wait 24 hours from the time you made the guess to make another final GUESS. You must also ask a yes/no question and write its single question before making an additional final GUESS. (You don’t need to wait 24 hours to ask the yes/no question.)
6. The host should try not to pick topics that are overly broad or incredibly specific. Try to keep a nice balance so players aren’t left feeling frustrated.
7. The round host has the final say on decisions of rule-keeping and order. Thank you, hosts!
I’m excited to see if this game will work well considering how insightful our authors are. Let’s see if we can get this off the ground. I’m ready to answer your questions!
Leaderboard
Quiz_Beagle - 21
LadyNym - 17
Rossian - 17
ClaudiaCat - 15
Tiye - 11
Leodavinci - 10
Ramonesrule - 4
Kaddarsgirl - 2
Kyleisalive - 2
Malik24 - 2
Shadowmyst2004 - 2
Catreona - 1
Gracious1 - 1
Joepetz - 1
Saleo - 1
Posted by: trident
Date: May 29 19
Welcome to our new single question game! This is an idea I’ve been mulling over for a while, so I thought we could give it a shot and see how it goes. Those who want to play should be ready for a challenge. You could encounter any number of topics, so I recommend that players only join if they feel comfortable with being given a completely random topic that they might not know much about.
The premise of this game finds itself in the game 20 Questions. Players will post a yes/no question to this thread. I will answer each question, and then pose a single question topic to the player who asked the question. Here’s the catch: the single question topic I give you will be based on the question that you have asked me. If your question is “Is it a type of cookie?” and I say yes, your single question topic will be about a type of cookie (without being the actual correct answer). If I say no, well, there are lots of things in the world that aren't cookies! This will make more sense as we play along.
Guess the thing correctly, and you will score a point for the 20 Questions leaderboard.
Some quick rules are in order before we start:
1. Please only ask yes/no questions. Answers may sometimes be a little more nuanced than yes/no. The host may also give some hints to help players along.
2. Players may ask more than one question in a row (i.e. with no other players in between), but you must write your previous single question before asking another question.
3. You must have asked a yes/no question previously (and submitted the single question given to you) before you can make a final guess. This is to prevent players from coming in at the last moment and stealing the point from other players.
4. If you would like to make a final guess as to what the thing is, you must put the word GUESS before your guess. This is for clarity’s sake. Ex. GUESS: Is the thing The Statue of Liberty? There is no need to write a single question after final guesses (unless you really want to!).
5. If your final GUESS is incorrect, you must wait 24 hours from the time you made the guess to make another final GUESS. You must also ask a yes/no question and write its single question before making an additional final GUESS. (You don’t need to wait 24 hours to ask the yes/no question.)
6. The host should try not to pick topics that are overly broad or incredibly specific. Try to keep a nice balance so players aren’t left feeling frustrated.
7. The round host has the final say on decisions of rule-keeping and order. Thank you, hosts!
I’m excited to see if this game will work well considering how insightful our authors are. Let’s see if we can get this off the ground. I’m ready to answer your questions!
Leaderboard
Quiz_Beagle - 21
LadyNym - 17
Rossian - 17
ClaudiaCat - 15
Tiye - 11
Leodavinci - 10
Ramonesrule - 4
Kaddarsgirl - 2
Kyleisalive - 2
Malik24 - 2
Shadowmyst2004 - 2
Catreona - 1
Gracious1 - 1
Joepetz - 1
Saleo - 1
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kaddarsgirl 
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1. Not living, and never was 2. Tangible 3. Made by humans 4. In a specific country 5. Not in the Americas 6. It is a building 7. Located in Europe 8. An historic building 9. Not a religious building 10. Still exists (and is still used) 11. Not in the UK Tiye, you may write about something that is not in the UK, Fiona the Hippo from the Cincinnati Zoo. Reply #5261. May 03 22, 9:23 AM |
rossian
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Seven Wonders question has gone to World. Does it date from the twentieth century? Reply #5262. May 06 22, 1:15 PM |
| kaddarsgirl
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1. Not living, and never was 2. Tangible 3. Made by humans 4. In a specific country 5. Not in the Americas 6. It is a building 7. Located in Europe 8. An historic building 9. Not a religious building 10. Still exists (and is still used) 11. Not in the UK 12. Pre-dates the 20th Century Rossian, you may write about something not from the 20th Century, "Othello" by Shakespeare. Reply #5263. May 06 22, 1:37 PM |
ClaudiaCat
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Birds Nest Stadium done. Is it in France? Reply #5264. May 07 22, 2:40 AM |
| kaddarsgirl
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1. Not living, and never was 2. Tangible 3. Made by humans 4. In a specific country 5. Not in the Americas 6. It is a building 7. Located in Europe 8. An historic building 9. Not a religious building 10. Still exists (and is still used) 11. Not in the UK 12. Pre-dates the 20th Century 13. It is in France ClaudiaCat, you may write about something in France, the Paris Catacombs. Reply #5265. May 07 22, 4:56 AM |
spanishliz
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I have finally written a question about faux bijoux from many games ago, and sent it to World. Is this building still used for the same purpose as it was when it was built? Reply #5266. May 07 22, 10:50 AM |
| kaddarsgirl
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1. Not living, and never was 2. Tangible 3. Made by humans 4. In a specific country 5. Not in the Americas 6. It is a building 7. Located in Europe 8. An historic building 9. Not a religious building 10. Still exists (and is still used) 11. Not in the UK 12. Pre-dates the 20th Century 13. It is in France 14. Still used for its original purpose Spanishliz, you may write about something much smaller than a building, but still used for the same reason it was invented, the pop tab. Reply #5267. May 07 22, 12:42 PM |
| kaddarsgirl
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Side note/fun fact re: pop tabs... the grandfather of one of my best childhood friends was the inventor of the pop tab :) Reply #5268. May 07 22, 12:44 PM |
| rossian
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Othello went to Literature. Does it have a military connection? Reply #5269. May 09 22, 10:31 AM |
| kaddarsgirl
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1. Not living, and never was 2. Tangible 3. Made by humans 4. In a specific country 5. Not in the Americas 6. It is a building 7. Located in Europe 8. An historic building 9. Not a religious building 10. Still exists (and is still used) 11. Not in the UK 12. Pre-dates the 20th Century 13. It is in France 14. Still used for its original purpose 15. No military connection Rossian, you may write about toddlers, too young for the military. Reply #5270. May 09 22, 10:54 AM |
| rossian
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A question involving toddlers has gone to Television. Does anyone live in this building? Reply #5271. May 10 22, 11:21 AM |
| kaddarsgirl
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1. Not living, and never was 2. Tangible 3. Made by humans 4. In a specific country 5. Not in the Americas 6. It is a building 7. Located in Europe 8. An historic building 9. Not a religious building 10. Still exists (and is still used) 11. Not in the UK 12. Pre-dates the 20th Century 13. It is in France 14. Still used for its original purpose 15. No military connection 16. No one lives there Rossian, you may write about a place where practically no one lives, Antarctica. If no one gets close by Q18, I'll start dropping some hints. Reply #5272. May 10 22, 2:40 PM |
LeoDaVinci
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Lagrange points finally submitted (a little trauma there from my undergrad years). Is it in Paris? Reply #5273. May 10 22, 10:13 PM |
tiye
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Fiona the Hippo went to Animals. GUESS: Palace of Versailles. Reply #5274. May 11 22, 12:57 AM |
| kaddarsgirl
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1. Not living, and never was 2. Tangible 3. Made by humans 4. In a specific country 5. Not in the Americas 6. It is a building 7. Located in Europe 8. An historic building 9. Not a religious building 10. Still exists (and is still used) 11. Not in the UK 12. Pre-dates the 20th Century 13. It is in France 14. Still used for its original purpose 15. No military connection 16. No one lives there 17. It is in Paris INCORRECT: Palace of Versailles LeoDaVinci, you may write about something that always ends on the streets of Paris, Le Tour de France. Sorry, tiye, it's not Versailles. Reply #5275. May 11 22, 3:55 AM |
| tiye
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Was it built in the 19th century? Reply #5276. May 12 22, 4:26 AM |
| kaddarsgirl
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1. Not living, and never was 2. Tangible 3. Made by humans 4. In a specific country 5. Not in the Americas 6. It is a building 7. Located in Europe 8. An historic building 9. Not a religious building 10. Still exists (and is still used) 11. Not in the UK 12. Pre-dates the 20th Century 13. It is in France 14. Still used for its original purpose 15. No military connection 16. No one lives there 17. It is in Paris 18. Built in the 19th Century INCORRECT: Palace of Versailles Tiye, you make write about an event from the 19th Century, the 1899 Newsboys' strike in NYC (either the actual event OR the movie/Broadway show about it). Reply #5277. May 12 22, 5:07 AM |
| LeoDaVinci
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Tour de France question is now in the sports queue. On that note: GUESS: L'Arc de Triomphe Reply #5278. May 12 22, 7:31 AM |
| kaddarsgirl
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1. Not living, and never was 2. Tangible 3. Made by humans 4. In a specific country 5. Not in the Americas 6. It is a building 7. Located in Europe 8. An historic building 9. Not a religious building 10. Still exists (and is still used) 11. Not in the UK 12. Pre-dates the 20th Century 13. It is in France 14. Still used for its original purpose 15. No military connection 16. No one lives there 17. It is in Paris 18. Built in the 19th Century INCORRECT: Palace of Versailles, L'Arc de Triomphe It's not The Arc. Reply #5279. May 12 22, 7:40 AM |
| rossian
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Antarctic question has gone to People. GUESS: Palais Garnier (Paris Opera House). Reply #5280. May 12 22, 7:59 AM |
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