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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Quiz_Beagle 
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English (ish!) use of English submitted to humanities. Reply #5541. Feb 06 23, 12:56 PM |
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Is this animal found in Britain? Reply #5542. Feb 06 23, 12:59 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 14. Britain is not the first place you'd think of GUESSES: aye-aye, donkey, domestic horse Q_B - another tricky question, but anything other than 'no' would be misleading. Your topic is any musical act that performed at Live Aid in 1985. Reply #5543. Feb 06 23, 1:34 PM |
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Live Aid 1985 act submitted to Entertainment. Old wound opened - I had tickets, but my best mate needed me as a bridesmaid! Are we looking for a European animal? Reply #5544. Feb 12 23, 7:56 PM |
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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 14. Britain is not the first place you'd think of 15. It's a European equine GUESSES: aye-aye, donkey, domestic horse Q_B - you can write about brumbies, which aren't European or domesticated. Reply #5545. Feb 13 23, 2:52 AM |
| Quiz_Beagle
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Brumby question submitted to Literature. Reply #5546. Feb 16 23, 10:29 AM |
tiye
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Cat-word question went to Movies. Does it include the name of an area or country? Reply #5547. Feb 17 23, 7:29 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 10. Not working animals in the usual sense 11. No Scottish connection 12. Not a feline 13. Name includes a proper noun 14. Britain is not the first place you'd think of 15. It's a European equine 16. It is known by the name of a place GUESSES: aye-aye, donkey, domestic horse tiye - you can write a question on Slovenia in any category you choose Reply #5548. Feb 17 23, 11:54 AM |
| Quiz_Beagle
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GUESS: Lippizan(er) horse/Stallion? Reply #5549. Feb 17 23, 5:14 PM |
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Q_B gets it right. I hope the answers weren't misleading but some questions were hard to answer. The beautiful Lippizaners and their airs above the ground are something to wonder at. Reply #5550. Feb 18 23, 4:54 AM |
| Quiz_Beagle
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I *nearly* asked a Patton question, but the Slovenian connection did it! Okay - I have thought. Ready when you are.... Reply #5551. Feb 20 23, 6:03 PM |
| Quiz_Beagle
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BTW - no misleading information that I could see - great round... Reply #5552. Feb 20 23, 6:05 PM |
| tiye
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Congratulations Q_B, Lippizaner would have been my next question. My Slovenia question went to Sports. Question: Is it something living? Reply #5553. Feb 21 23, 10:22 AM |
| Quiz_Beagle
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Not living. Tiye, your single question is on any famous Macintosh Reply #5554. Feb 21 23, 6:31 PM |
| Quiz_Beagle
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1. Not something living. Reply #5555. Feb 21 23, 6:32 PM |
| rossian
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Is it something found in only one place? Reply #5556. Feb 23 23, 3:46 AM |
LadyNym
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I just realized my question was not posted yesterday because the system thought it was spam :D Is it a place? Reply #5557. Feb 23 23, 5:55 AM |
| Quiz_Beagle
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rossian - in a way, but I'm going to answer no, because it would mislead you to say yes. Your single question is on a specific place - Los Angeles. Reply #5558. Feb 23 23, 6:33 PM |
| Quiz_Beagle
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Gets me at least once every game, LadyNym! No, not a place. Your question is on the author and screenwriter William Goldman. Reply #5559. Feb 23 23, 6:36 PM |
| Quiz_Beagle
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Looking back - it seems to me that some players have answered 'Yes' to 'Is it living?' even if it was a dinosaur, fictitious, a cartoon character or dead. On the grounds that it did 'live.' I only answer yes if it is actually existing at the time. So: 1. Not living, but can still be seen. 2. Not only found in one place 3. In fact, not a place at all. Reply #5560. Feb 23 23, 6:45 PM |
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