Game: Who am I? - 20 Questions

[ChoChiyo]

Suggestion: Perhaps the rules should be reposted at beginning of each new character so people don't lose track of them. We're only supposed to ask one question a day, right?

[Kvetch]

only one GUESS per day as I remember.

[wolfspirit]

1. Is the person fictional? YES
2. Is the person male? NO
3. Is the character human? YES

[wolfspirit]

One Guess per day, as many questions per day as you all want, just remember that you only get 20 questions....

magicfan241

[Kvetch]

1. Is the person fictional? YES
2. Is the person male? NO
3. Is the character human? YES
4. Is the character in a science fiction or fantasy story?

(we are guaranteed that these characters are all book-associated, right?)

[ChoChiyo]

The group can ask 20 questions to try to figure out the identity of the mystery person.

I will only answer yes or no (maybe a little more info ).


A guess will be sent ONLY via PM - and does not count towards the question count.

Only one guess per person per day allowed.

The first person to correctly guess the person is the winner, and gets one (1) Sherlock point.

[Rules added by Ghost]

1. Is the person fictional? YES
2. Is the person male? NO
3. Is the character human? YES
4. Is the character in a science fiction or fantasy story?
5. Is the character an adult?


(we are guaranteed that these characters are all book-associated, right?)

[wolfspirit]

1. Is the person fictional? YES
2. Is the person male? NO
3. Is the character human? YES
4. Is the character in a science fiction or fantasy story? YES
5. Is the character an adult? NO and YES, depending on WHICH book you are reading abouth this mystery character.


Question X: we are guaranteed that these characters are all book-associated, right? NO! Just because they appear in a book does not mean that they appeared in a book first, and have the major associations with books.

magicfan241

[Ghost]

1. Is the person fictional? YES
2. Is the person male? NO
3. Is the character human? YES
4. Is the character in a science fiction or fantasy story? YES
5. Is the character an adult? NO and YES, depending on WHICH book you are reading abouth this mystery character.
6. Does the author have a (sub-)fora in IBdoF?

[wolfspirit]

1. Is the person fictional? YES
2. Is the person male? NO
3. Is the character human? YES
4. Is the character in a science fiction or fantasy story? YES
5. Is the character an adult? NO and YES, depending on WHICH book you are reading abouth this mystery character.
6. Does the author have a (sub-)fora in IBdoF? YES

[Kvetch]

Question X: we are guaranteed that these characters are all book-associated, right? NO! Just because they appear in a book does not mean that they appeared in a book first, and have the major associations with books.

Umm - if they appear at all in books, they are book associated by my personal definition of 'book associated'. I guess I should have asked 'are we guaranteed that the mystery character will either be an author(/illustrator/etc.) of books, or a character who has appreared in books?'

Mind you, I think it would be a little offside to choose, say, barbie as the choice - although she (it?) appears in books (aimed at two year olds), we hardly have a fair chance of getting it.

[wolfspirit]

Question X: we are guaranteed that these characters are all book-associated, right? NO! Just because they appear in a book does not mean that they appeared in a book first, and have the major associations with books.

Umm - if they appear at all in books, they are book associated by my personal definition of 'book associated'. I guess I should have asked 'are we guaranteed that the mystery character will either be an author(/illustrator/etc.) of books, or a character who has appreared in books?'

Mind you, I think it would be a little offside to choose, say, barbie as the choice - although she (it?) appears in books (aimed at two year olds), we hardly have a fair chance of getting it.

Now where di I say my answer to that unrelated question have anything to do withe the character I have picked? I can lead you on as much as I want when it is not the 20 questions.

You can choose to believe orignore any of the statements I may give.

magicfan241

[Kvetch]

I wasn't assuming that - I was trying to illustrate that I thought that the possible interpretation of your 'no' answer in too liberal a fashion in the future could be a bad thing, and provide an example of what I though was a technically legal but unsporting choice.

[wolfspirit]

Two wrong guesses so far....come one you wusses...you are going to need more answers than that to get this character. I really hate to break it to you like that, but there are currently several hundred characters that fit all options as shown by the questions, you should narrow it down a little more.

magicfan241

[ChoChiyo]

1. Is the person fictional? YES
2. Is the person male? NO
3. Is the character human? YES
4. Is the character in a science fiction or fantasy story? YES
5. Is the character an adult? NO and YES, depending on WHICH book you are reading abouth this mystery character.
6. Does the author have a (sub-)fora in IBdoF? YES
7. Is the character a magician/magic user?

[wolfspirit]

1. Is the person fictional? YES
2. Is the person male? NO
3. Is the character human? YES
4. Is the character in a science fiction or fantasy story? YES
5. Is the character an adult? NO and YES, depending on WHICH book you are reading abouth this mystery character.
6. Does the author have a (sub-)fora in IBdoF? YES
7. Is the character a magician/magic user? NO

[clong]

1. Is the person fictional? YES
2. Is the person male? NO
3. Is the character human? YES
4. Is the character in a science fiction or fantasy story? YES
5. Is the character an adult? NO and YES, depending on WHICH book you are reading abouth this mystery character.
6. Does the author have a (sub-)fora in IBdoF? YES
7. Is the character a magician/magic user? NO
8. Does the character appear in a book that you have rated?

[Kvetch]

NB: Ghost sent a guess (a very convinving one) to me by accident. I don't know if he knows yet, or if he has resent it, but in all fairness that guess should take precedence over the rest. Just mentioning it to make sure ghost doesn't lose out.

In fact: MF, did you get a guess from ghost? - if not, I'll forward it to you.

[wolfspirit]

NB: Ghost sent a guess (a very convinving one) to me by accident. I don't know if he knows yet, or if he has resent it, but in all fairness that guess should take precedence over the rest. Just mentioning it to make sure ghost doesn't lose out.

In fact: MF, did you get a guess from ghost? - if not, I'll forward it to you.

Yes it did get a guess. It was wrong.

magicfan241

[wolfspirit]

1. Is the person fictional? YES
2. Is the person male? NO
3. Is the character human? YES
4. Is the character in a science fiction or fantasy story? YES
5. Is the character an adult? NO and YES, depending on WHICH book you are reading abouth this mystery character.
6. Does the author have a (sub-)fora in IBdoF? YES
7. Is the character a magician/magic user? NO
8. Does the character appear in a book that you have rated? YES

[Kvetch]

1. Is the person fictional? YES
2. Is the person male? NO
3. Is the character human? YES
4. Is the character in a science fiction or fantasy story? YES
5. Is the character an adult? NO and YES, depending on WHICH book you are reading abouth this mystery character.
6. Does the author have a (sub-)fora in IBdoF? YES
7. Is the character a magician/magic user? NO
8. Does the character appear in a book that you have rated? YES
9. Is the character science fiction?

[wolfspirit]

1. Is the person fictional? YES
2. Is the person male? NO
3. Is the character human? YES
4. Is the character in a science fiction or fantasy story? YES
5. Is the character an adult? NO and YES, depending on WHICH book you are reading abouth this mystery character.
6. Does the author have a (sub-)fora in IBdoF? YES
7. Is the character a magician/magic user? NO
8. Does the character appear in a book that you have rated? YES
9. Is the character science fiction? NO

clong guessed correctly. I'll not put up the real answer, so if people want to continue on guessing, they may.

magicfan241

[ChoChiyo]

1. Is the person fictional? YES
2. Is the person male? NO
3. Is the character human? YES
4. Is the character in a science fiction or fantasy story? YES
5. Is the character an adult? NO and YES, depending on WHICH book you are reading abouth this mystery character.
6. Does the author have a (sub-)fora in IBdoF? YES
7. Is the character a magician/magic user? NO
8. Does the character appear in a book that you have rated? YES
9. Is the character science fiction? NO
10. Is the character in a Pern book?

[wolfspirit]

1. Is the person fictional? YES
2. Is the person male? NO
3. Is the character human? YES
4. Is the character in a science fiction or fantasy story? YES
5. Is the character an adult? NO and YES, depending on WHICH book you are reading abouth this mystery character.
6. Does the author have a (sub-)fora in IBdoF? YES
7. Is the character a magician/magic user? NO
8. Does the character appear in a book that you have rated? YES
9. Is the character science fiction? NO
10. Is the character in a Xanth book? NO (all of you have guessed one of the characters in this series so far, 'cept clong)
11. Is teh character in a PERN book? YES. (Don't go changing questions on me Cho!)

[clong]

OK, ready with another one:

Who am I? - 20 Question Game

I am thinking of a person, real or fictional, living or dead.

The group can ask 20 questions to try to figure out the identity of the mystery person.

I will only answer yes or no (maybe a little more info ).

A guess will be sent ONLY via PM - and does not count towards the question count.

Only one guess per person per day allowed.

The first person to correctly guess the person is the winner, and gets one (1) Sherlock point.

[Kvetch]

1. is the person fictional?