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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Was it discovered in the second half of the 20th century? Reply #5521. Jan 30 23, 5:34 PM |
rossian
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1. It is something living 2. Not human 3. It is an animal 4. It is a mammal 5. Not a carnivore 6. It is not an even-toed ungulate 7. Not a recent discovery GUESSES: aye-aye LadyN - you can write about Edward Lear (because he wrote about a Pobble with no toes) Q_B - your topic is Badminton, with or without its capital letter Reply #5522. Jan 31 23, 2:41 AM |
LadyNym
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Edward Lear went to People. Is it domesticated? Reply #5523. Jan 31 23, 6:21 AM |
tiye
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Vesalius went to People. Is it a bird? Reply #5524. Jan 31 23, 7:37 AM |
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1. It is something living 2. Not human 3. It is an animal 4. It is a mammal 5. Not a carnivore 6. It is not an even-toed ungulate 7. Not a recent discovery 8. It is domesticated* 9. Not a bird GUESSES: aye-aye LadyN - the asterisk is because this animal is mostly domesticated but not 100%. Your topic is servants in Victorian times tiye - you can write about any sea bird of your choice Reply #5525. Jan 31 23, 11:41 AM |
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Clarification of the clarification. Most of these animals are fully domesticated but there are some wild ones too. Reply #5526. Jan 31 23, 1:07 PM |
| LadyNym
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Victorian servants went to History. GUESS: donkey. Reply #5527. Feb 01 23, 5:53 AM |
| rossian
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1. It is something living 2. Not human 3. It is an animal 4. It is a mammal 5. Not a carnivore 6. It is not an even-toed ungulate 7. Not a recent discovery 8. It is domesticated* 9. Not a bird GUESSES: aye-aye, donkey Not a donkey, but you're heading in the right direction LadyN. I'm looking for a two word answer, which is a specific breed, although the breed name would also be acceptable as a one word answer. Reply #5528. Feb 01 23, 8:11 AM |
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Is it used for any kind of work? Reply #5529. Feb 02 23, 5:20 AM |
| rossian
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1. It is something living 2. Not human 3. It is an animal 4. It is a mammal 5. Not a carnivore 6. It is not an even-toed ungulate 7. Not a recent discovery 8. It is domesticated* 9. Not a bird 10. Not working animals in the usual sense GUESSES: aye-aye, donkey A bit tricky to answer ye or no LadyN, but I wouldn't call what they do working. You can write about any occupation related to mining. Reply #5530. Feb 02 23, 7:02 AM |
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Badminton (Capital B) submitted to General. Although it might be moved to Geography or Sport... Might this Madagascan mammal sound as if it comes from Scotland? Reply #5531. Feb 03 23, 6:06 PM |
| rossian
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1. It is something living 2. Not human 3. It is an animal 4. It is a mammal 5. Not a carnivore 6. It is not an even-toed ungulate 7. Not a recent discovery 8. It is domesticated* 9. Not a bird 10. Not working animals in the usual sense 11. No Scottish connection GUESSES: aye-aye, donkey Q_B - I don't think anyone has established that it's from Madagascar - that was just a topic I gave. As a freebie, it isn't. You can write about any historical event which took place in Scotland. Reply #5532. Feb 04 23, 5:46 AM |
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Thanks, rossian - obviously I dreamt it! Reply #5533. Feb 05 23, 10:09 AM |
| tiye
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Sea bird went to Humanities. Is it a feline? Reply #5534. Feb 05 23, 10:35 AM |
| rossian
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1. It is something living 2. Not human 3. It is an animal 4. It is a mammal 5. Not a carnivore 6. It is not an even-toed ungulate 7. Not a recent discovery 8. It is domesticated* 9. Not a bird 10. Not working animals in the usual sense 11. No Scottish connection 12. Not a feline GUESSES: aye-aye, donkey tiye - you can choose any word that starts with 'cat' to create a question As we're over halfway, I'll give you some help. As I mentioned, the answer is two words, a specific breed (first word) of animal (second word) e.g. Persian cat, since I've now told you it's not a feline The animal family is wide ranging and has many uses, including working and leisure, hence my hesitation over that question. I hope I haven't misled you and that adding this hasn't muddied the waters further.. Reply #5535. Feb 05 23, 11:49 AM |
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Scottish incident submitted to History. Now to read the given questions and leave Madagascar. Reply #5536. Feb 05 23, 12:17 PM |
| Quiz_Beagle
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GUESS: Domestic Horse? Reply #5537. Feb 05 23, 12:32 PM |
| rossian
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1. It is something living 2. Not human 3. It is an animal 4. It is a mammal 5. Not a carnivore 6. It is not an even-toed ungulate 7. Not a recent discovery 8. It is domesticated* 9. Not a bird 10. Not working animals in the usual sense 11. No Scottish connection 12. Not a feline GUESSES: aye-aye, donkey, domestic horse Good guess, Q_B and right family but needs to be more specific. Reply #5538. Feb 05 23, 1:04 PM |
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Okay - are we looking for a proper noun as the first word? Reply #5539. Feb 05 23, 4:26 PM |
| rossian
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1. It is something living 2. Not human 3. It is an animal 4. It is a mammal 5. Not a carnivore 6. It is not an even-toed ungulate 7. Not a recent discovery 8. It is domesticated* 9. Not a bird 10. Not working animals in the usual sense 11. No Scottish connection 12. Not a feline 13. Name includes a proper noun GUESSES: aye-aye, donkey, domestic horse Q_B - your topic is something that would fit in Humanities: English language use Reply #5540. Feb 06 23, 2:46 AM |
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