20 Questions Round 529

[Aristocrat]

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.

[Peach Cobbler]

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.

[DreamTrawler]

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?

[Peach Cobbler]

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

[miminena]

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

[Spartaculous]

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

[SaintSimmer]

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.

[damo666]

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

Agreed.

Over to PC

[DreamTrawler]

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.

[miminena]

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

[Peach Cobbler]

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!

[Hominidae]

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.