The New Sudoku Players' Forum

[MCC]

I won't try a guess, but have been facinated about this game for a while, and again and again been very impressed by this site: http://www.20q.net/

So MCC, I would be interested to know how many guesses that site used just to give us a benchmark?

I won.

It asked me 30 questions before declaring that I had won.

It stated that there were three contradictions in my replies, but I could argue otherwise that they weren't contradictions.


MCC

[MCC]

What have you got so far:

Are you a physical object?
Would you fit in a box of size 1m x 1m x 1m?
Were you created/crafted by an Earth-dwelling living entity?
Yes.

Are you a household item?
Maybe.

Are you powered by electricity?
No.

15 questions left.



MCC

[Cec]

Zen and the Art of Procrastination.

This is not a question but couldn't resist.. About "Procrastination" I keep meaning to address this problem but keep putting it off

Cec

[emm]

People seem reluctant to guess - why is that?

You can only narrow it down so much - at some point someone’s going to have to stick their neck out and hope to get a lead. Since we won the rugby, I’m changing sports and kicking for touch. Let me know when my limit's up.

Are you associated with the arts?

[MCC]

People seem reluctant to guess - why is that?

People need to be more hestitant towards the end, with questions/guesses, rather than at the beginning.

You can only narrow it down so much - at some point someone’s going to have to stick their neck out and hope to get a lead. Since we won the rugby, I’m changing sports and kicking for touch. Let me know when my limit's up.

Emm, there is no personal limit, if you're the only one asking questions then go ahead.

Are you associated with the arts?

Generally, No.

Are you a physical object?
Would you fit in a box of size 1m x 1m x 1m?
Were you created/crafted by an Earth-dwelling living entity?
Yes.

Are you a household item? (more No than yes.)
Maybe.

Are you powered by electricity?
Are you associated with the arts?
No.

14 questions left.


MCC

[Cec]

I'm sure the reluctance of people to post a question is like me in knowing a wrong question reduces the chances for somebody else to eventually come up with the right answer.... a bit of "Alfred Hitchcock" mystery about it.

About half an hour ago I decided to stick my neck out and posted an answer "another riddle" but then deleted this after realizing this is not a physical object. I also thought it might be something to do with the approaching Xmas but still can't come up with a question considering the above clues. ..... So I'll ponder some more.

Cec

[underquark]

Are you generally found in a garden?

[tarek]

I also decided to as Cec to give it another go, but then discovered that underqurk asked one......... Now I think that we should wait until MCC answers this question before another question is asked ........ I don't like this

tarek

[MCC]

Are you generally found in a garden?

No.

Are you a physical object?
Would you fit in a box of size 1m x 1m x 1m?
Were you created/crafted by an Earth-dwelling living entity?
Yes.

Are you a household item? (more No than yes. )
Maybe.

Are you powered by electricity?
Are you associated with the arts?
Are you generally found in a garden?
No.

13 questions left.

Now I think that we should wait until MCC answers this question before another question is asked ........ I don't like this

Ok, this is proving difficult because of the reluctancy of people to ask a question and of the time waiting for an answer to a previous question before asking another, so this will be the one and only 20 questions unless the rules are changed.


MCC

[tarek]

to serve your function/purpose in general, do you & all your parts have to remain static ?

tarek

[emm]

I don't see anything wrong with a question a day - or with waiting for the last answer before asking another. I'm as interested in the kind of questions other people will think to ask, as I am in whatever it is MCC is thinking of.

[MCC]

to serve your function/purpose in general, do you & all your parts have to remain static ?

Yes.

Are you a physical object?
Would you fit in a box of size 1m x 1m x 1m?
Were you created/crafted by an Earth-dwelling living entity?
To serve your function/purpose in general, do you & all your parts have to remain static ?
Yes.

Are you a household item? (more No than yes. )
Maybe.

Are you powered by electricity?
Are you associated with the arts?
Are you generally found in a garden?
No.

12 questions left.


MCC

[Bigtone53]

Do some people make use of you in the ordinary course of their worK?

(PS you sound like a sundial to me but that is not a guess, just a passing comment)

[MCC]

Do some people make use of you in the ordinary course of their worK?

Yes.

Are you a physical object?
Would you fit in a box of size 1m x 1m x 1m?
Were you created/crafted by an Earth-dwelling living entity?
To serve your function/purpose in general, do you & all your parts have to remain static ?
Do some people make use of you in the ordinary course of their work?
Yes.

Are you a household item? (more No than yes. )
Maybe.

Are you powered by electricity?
Are you associated with the arts?
Are you generally found in a garden?
No.

11 questions left.


MCC

[Bigtone53]

When it is my turn again, would I expect to find you on my desk in my office?