20 Questions Round 529

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Re: 20 Questions Round 529

by Hominidae » Wed Apr 23, 2025 8:49 pm

SaintSimmer wrote: ↑
Wed Apr 23, 2025 8:18 pm
Aristocrat wrote: ↑
Wed Apr 23, 2025 7:55 pm
SaintSimmer wrote: ↑
Wed Apr 23, 2025 7:47 pm
 Oh, I screwed up. I had no idea Orwell was born in India.

The correct answer was Snowball.

What happens now?
It’s all good mistakes happen. I think in the future if something like that happens, whoever the QM is can just say that they need to revise a prior answer and maybe offer folks who have made free guesses on incorrect information a refund.

Now that the answer has been already stated, I think the game probably has to end and I would propose offering a chance to be QM to a player who either hasn’t ever gotten a chance or who maybe someone who only rarely gets the chance.
Perhaps. I just felt it was going back 10 questions so may have changed the whole course of questioning.

I endorse your solution.

My apologies everyone.
What you can do in that case is give people a few extra questions, or maybe don't count any questions following that that related to the author's birthplace.

Re: 20 Questions Round 529

by Peach Cobbler » Wed Apr 23, 2025 8:33 pm

damo666 wrote: ↑
Wed Apr 23, 2025 8:22 pm
Spartaculous wrote: ↑
Wed Apr 23, 2025 8:17 pm
 I suggest letting our peachy keen friend take a stab at running a round.
Agreed.

Over to PC
I'll find a guess and have the new round up within a few hours!

Re: 20 Questions Round 529

by miminena » Wed Apr 23, 2025 8:25 pm

DreamTrawler wrote: ↑
Wed Apr 23, 2025 8:22 pm
miminena wrote: ↑
Wed Apr 23, 2025 8:15 pm
Peach Cobbler wrote: ↑
Wed Apr 23, 2025 8:13 pm
 The second one. The picks haven't been unfair in any way, but seeing the paths people take to finding an answer is impressive.
a big part of why that is imo is that 20q tends to have a rather tight community, and after a bit you start to get something of a feel for the sort of picks other people make, whether consciously or subconsciously
You know, on one hand this is very true, but on the other hand I couldn't concretely say what each QM's "type" of subject is. I know my own style, and I know you for example have picked multiple subjects related to say, jazz music or chess, but I still wouldn't be able to more generally say what kind of picks you make.

Now I kind of want to go through the Google Sheet and see if I can identify any trends in people's picks.
one that i've noticed and has secured me a few wins is that damo likes to choose entities relevant to the game number

Re: 20 Questions Round 529

by DreamTrawler » Wed Apr 23, 2025 8:22 pm

miminena wrote: ↑
Wed Apr 23, 2025 8:15 pm
Peach Cobbler wrote: ↑
Wed Apr 23, 2025 8:13 pm
 The second one. The picks haven't been unfair in any way, but seeing the paths people take to finding an answer is impressive.
a big part of why that is imo is that 20q tends to have a rather tight community, and after a bit you start to get something of a feel for the sort of picks other people make, whether consciously or subconsciously
You know, on one hand this is very true, but on the other hand I couldn't concretely say what each QM's "type" of subject is. I know my own style, and I know you for example have picked multiple subjects related to say, jazz music or chess, but I still wouldn't be able to more generally say what kind of picks you make.

Now I kind of want to go through the Google Sheet and see if I can identify any trends in people's picks.

Re: 20 Questions Round 529

by damo666 » Wed Apr 23, 2025 8:22 pm

Spartaculous wrote: ↑
Wed Apr 23, 2025 8:17 pm
 I suggest letting our peachy keen friend take a stab at running a round.
Agreed.

Over to PC

Re: 20 Questions Round 529

by SaintSimmer » Wed Apr 23, 2025 8:18 pm

Aristocrat wrote: ↑
Wed Apr 23, 2025 7:55 pm
SaintSimmer wrote: ↑
Wed Apr 23, 2025 7:47 pm
 Oh, I screwed up. I had no idea Orwell was born in India.

The correct answer was Snowball.

What happens now?
It’s all good mistakes happen. I think in the future if something like that happens, whoever the QM is can just say that they need to revise a prior answer and maybe offer folks who have made free guesses on incorrect information a refund.

Now that the answer has been already stated, I think the game probably has to end and I would propose offering a chance to be QM to a player who either hasn’t ever gotten a chance or who maybe someone who only rarely gets the chance.
Perhaps. I just felt it was going back 10 questions so may have changed the whole course of questioning.

I endorse your solution.

My apologies everyone.

Re: 20 Questions Round 529

by Spartaculous » Wed Apr 23, 2025 8:17 pm

I suggest letting our peachy keen friend take a stab at running a round.

Re: 20 Questions Round 529

by miminena » Wed Apr 23, 2025 8:15 pm

Peach Cobbler wrote: ↑
Wed Apr 23, 2025 8:13 pm
 The second one. The picks haven't been unfair in any way, but seeing the paths people take to finding an answer is impressive.
a big part of why that is imo is that 20q tends to have a rather tight community, and after a bit you start to get something of a feel for the sort of picks other people make, whether consciously or subconsciously

Re: 20 Questions Round 529

by Peach Cobbler » Wed Apr 23, 2025 8:13 pm

The second one. The picks haven't been unfair in any way, but seeing the paths people take to finding an answer is impressive.

Re: 20 Questions Round 529

by DreamTrawler » Wed Apr 23, 2025 8:12 pm

Peach Cobbler wrote: ↑
Wed Apr 23, 2025 8:08 pm
 Props for being a good sport about it, at least. I've been lurking for ~30 games and they keep getting to a point I'm stunned by the guesses.
Do you feel like the picks are obscure, or just that people can guess it with relatively little info?

Re: 20 Questions Round 529

by Peach Cobbler » Wed Apr 23, 2025 8:08 pm

Props for being a good sport about it, at least. I've been lurking for ~30 games and they keep getting to a point I'm stunned by the guesses.

Re: 20 Questions Round 529

by Aristocrat » Wed Apr 23, 2025 7:55 pm

SaintSimmer wrote: ↑
Wed Apr 23, 2025 7:47 pm
 Oh, I screwed up. I had no idea Orwell was born in India.

The correct answer was Snowball.

What happens now?
It’s all good mistakes happen. I think in the future if something like that happens, whoever the QM is can just say that they need to revise a prior answer and maybe offer folks who have made free guesses on incorrect information a refund.

Now that the answer has been already stated, I think the game probably has to end and I would propose offering a chance to be QM to a player who either hasn’t ever gotten a chance or who maybe someone who only rarely gets the chance.

Re: 20 Questions Round 529

by SaintSimmer » Wed Apr 23, 2025 7:47 pm

Oh, I screwed up. I had no idea Orwell was born in India.

The correct answer was Snowball.

What happens now?

Re: 20 Questions Round 529

by Aristocrat » Wed Apr 23, 2025 7:34 pm

Aristocrat wrote: ↑
Wed Apr 23, 2025 7:31 pm
 Old Major the pig
Scratch mine too. :lol:

Re: 20 Questions Round 529

by Spartaculous » Wed Apr 23, 2025 7:33 pm

Spartaculous wrote: ↑
Wed Apr 23, 2025 7:30 pm
 Free guess: Napoleon the pig.
Oh wait, scratch this guess if you will allow that, please. (Orwell was born in what is now India... my memory had him born in Burma.)

Re: 20 Questions Round 529

by Aristocrat » Wed Apr 23, 2025 7:31 pm

Old Major the pig

Re: 20 Questions Round 529

by Spartaculous » Wed Apr 23, 2025 7:30 pm

Free guess: Napoleon the pig.

Re: 20 Questions Round 529

by SaintSimmer » Wed Apr 23, 2025 7:26 pm

damo666 wrote: ↑
Wed Apr 23, 2025 5:21 pm
 Author British?
15. Yes
Aristocrat wrote: ↑
Wed Apr 23, 2025 6:11 pm
 Is this a fictional version of a type of animal that exists in real life? (So, for example, a fictional cow or a whale would be a yes, but a fictional alien or dragon would be a no).
16. Yes
DreamTrawler wrote: ↑
Wed Apr 23, 2025 6:19 pm
 Introduced in a work aimed at children?
17. No
Hominidae wrote: ↑
Wed Apr 23, 2025 7:05 pm
 Introduced before the Kingdom of Laos became independent from France on 22 October 1953?
18. Yes

Re: 20 Questions Round 529

by Hominidae » Wed Apr 23, 2025 7:05 pm

Introduced before the Kingdom of Laos became independent from France on 22 October 1953?

Re: 20 Questions Round 529

by DreamTrawler » Wed Apr 23, 2025 6:19 pm

Introduced in a work aimed at children?

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