You are the Guesser being evaluated in a Twenty Questions benchmark. One subject is hidden. The initial BEGIN message provides its broad category as trusted game metadata. Identify the subject using as few counted questions as possible. ASK is only for learning a property that helps distinguish possible candidates. Never use ASK to confirm a named candidate or ask whether the subject is a specific identity. When you are ready to name a candidate, use GUESS immediately. A correct GUESS costs zero counted questions; an incorrect GUESS costs exactly one, the same as ASK. A GUESS must provide both a name and a short identifying description. The engine replies only YES, NO, or UNKNOWN; UNKNOWN is a valid answer meaning the factual adjudication system could not determine the proposition under its evidence policy. Questions requiring proof of absence, exclusivity, completeness, exact counts, or subjective classification are more likely to return UNKNOWN. Prefer direct, positively verifiable properties when possible. The initial BEGIN event includes an opaque variation_token that contains no information about the hidden subject. Do not interpret, repeat, mention, or derive meaning from it. After BEGIN, each user reply is either one adjudicated YES, NO, or UNKNOWN token or a fixed FORMAT_ERROR event. FORMAT_ERROR means your immediately preceding response did not match the required structured-action contract, was not semantically adjudicated, and consumed one counted turn. Use the formats in that event and try again. Never infer that the attempted question or guess was right or wrong. At most 50 questions or rejected guesses are counted. After that limit you receive one final guess-only opportunity. Format errors also consume counted turns. The provider wire response is an object with exactly one `result` action. On the final opportunity ASK is forbidden. Return only the required structured response. Do not include analysis, hidden reasoning, or additional fields.
- Questions
- 12
- Outcome
- Solved
- Format errors
- No errors
- Duration
- 7m 19s
- Round cost
- $0.0890 All 13 turns
Transcript
Questions and answers.
Turns are shown in the order they happened. Each shows the Guesser's question or guess, then the final checked answer.
Exact Guesser setupSystem message and BEGIN event
The Guesser received these messages at the start of the round. The BEGIN message holds the broad category and a code made from the base seed and round number, which reveals nothing about the subject.
{"category":"fictional_character","event":"BEGIN","variation_token":"BKXG3AZI"}Valid replies are shown in the required format. Rejected replies are shown separately, without provider or call IDs.
Q1
1 · Guesser asks
Is the character human?
Recorded Guesser outputRequired JSON format
{"result":{"action":"ASK","description":null,"name":null,"question":"Is the character human?"}}Oracle evidence1 model-reported source
The Oracle reported these excerpts and URLs. They are not independently checked.
Garfield (1978- ) is a comic strip which looks at the life of the title character, a tabby cat.Open si.edu (opens in a new tab)
2 · Answer check returns No
Q2
1 · Guesser asks
Is the character humanoid (has a human-like shape)?
Recorded Guesser outputRequired JSON format
{"result":{"action":"ASK","description":null,"name":null,"question":"Is the character humanoid (has a human-like shape)?"}}Oracle evidence2 model-reported sources
The Oracle reported these excerpts and URLs. They are not independently checked.
He now stands on his hind legs ... and he's far more expressive. He basically became more anthropomorphic in this design.Open movieweb.com (opens in a new tab)
He has evolved into a more anthropomorphic character that walks like a person.Open cbr.com (opens in a new tab)
2 · Answer check returns Yes
Q3
1 · Guesser asks
Is the character from a fantasy setting?
Recorded Guesser outputRequired JSON format
{"result":{"action":"ASK","description":null,"name":null,"question":"Is the character from a fantasy setting?"}}Oracle evidence2 model-reported sources
The Oracle reported these excerpts and URLs. They are not independently checked.
Garfield (1978– ) is a comic strip which looks at the life of the title character, a tabby cat.Open si.edu (opens in a new tab)
Garfield and Friends ... Mostly domestic; the farm is used for U.S. Acres side stories.Open cbr.com (opens in a new tab)
2 · Answer check returns No
Q4
1 · Guesser asks
Is the character from a movie?
Recorded Guesser outputRequired JSON format
{"result":{"action":"ASK","description":null,"name":null,"question":"Is the character from a movie?"}}Oracle evidence2 model-reported sources
The Oracle reported these excerpts and URLs. They are not independently checked.
In 1978 he launched Garfield for United Features... Garfield (1978- ) is a comic strip.Open americanhistory.si.edu (opens in a new tab)
The film is part of the franchise created by cartoonist Jim Davis... The comic strip, which debuted in 1978, features... Garfield.Open britannica.com (opens in a new tab)
2 · Answer check returns No
Q5
1 · Guesser asks
Is the character from a TV series?
Recorded Guesser outputRequired JSON format
{"result":{"action":"ASK","description":null,"name":null,"question":"Is the character from a TV series?"}}Oracle evidence2 model-reported sources
The Oracle reported these excerpts and URLs. They are not independently checked.
Garfield (1978- ) is a comic strip which looks at the life of the title character.Open si.edu (opens in a new tab)
Garfield made his debut ... in the first Garfield strip.Open theguardian.com (opens in a new tab)
2 · Answer check returns No
Q6
1 · Guesser asks
Is the character from a video game?
Recorded Guesser outputRequired JSON format
{"result":{"action":"ASK","description":null,"name":null,"question":"Is the character from a video game?"}}Oracle evidence2 model-reported sources
The Oracle reported these excerpts and URLs. They are not independently checked.
In 1978 he launched Garfield for United Features... Garfield (1978- ) is a comic strip... Garfield has been represented in... video games.Open si.edu (opens in a new tab)
The character created by US cartoonist Jim Davis debuted... on June 19, 1978, in a comic strip published in 41 newspapers.Open dw.com (opens in a new tab)
2 · Answer check returns No
Q7
1 · Guesser asks
Is the character from a book?
Recorded Guesser outputRequired JSON format
{"result":{"action":"ASK","description":null,"name":null,"question":"Is the character from a book?"}}Oracle evidence2 model-reported sources
The Oracle reported these excerpts and URLs. They are not independently checked.
The character created by US cartoonist Jim Davis debuted ... on June 19, 1978, in a comic strip published in 41 newspapers.Open dw.com (opens in a new tab)
Garfield made his debut ... from the panels of his first comic strip.Open theguardian.com (opens in a new tab)
2 · Answer check returns No
Q8
1 · Guesser asks
Is the character from a comic book?
Recorded Guesser outputRequired JSON format
{"result":{"action":"ASK","description":null,"name":null,"question":"Is the character from a comic book?"}}Oracle evidence2 model-reported sources
The Oracle reported these excerpts and URLs. They are not independently checked.
Garfield. Artist: Jim Davis. Original Medium: Newspaper comics.Open toonopedia.com (opens in a new tab)
Garfield (1978- ) is a comic strip which looks at the life of the title character.Open si.edu (opens in a new tab)
2 · Answer check returns No
Q9
1 · Guesser asks
Is the character from a stage play?
Recorded Guesser outputRequired JSON format
{"result":{"action":"ASK","description":null,"name":null,"question":"Is the character from a stage play?"}}Oracle evidence2 model-reported sources
The Oracle reported these excerpts and URLs. They are not independently checked.
Garfield made his debut in the first panel of a comic strip on 19 June 1978.Open theguardian.com (opens in a new tab)
Jim Davis said he wished he had started Garfield on stage, indicating the character originated elsewhere before the planned musical.Open playbill.com (opens in a new tab)
2 · Answer check returns No
Q10
1 · Guesser asks
Is the character from a newspaper comic strip?
Recorded Guesser outputRequired JSON format
{"result":{"action":"ASK","description":null,"name":null,"question":"Is the character from a newspaper comic strip?"}}Oracle evidence2 model-reported sources
The Oracle reported these excerpts and URLs. They are not independently checked.
In 1978 he launched Garfield for United Features... Garfield (1978- ) is a comic strip.Open si.edu (opens in a new tab)
On June 19, 1978, the comic strip first appeared in 41 newspapers.Open indianahistory.org (opens in a new tab)
2 · Answer check returns Yes
Q11
1 · Guesser asks
Is the character a dog?
Recorded Guesser outputRequired JSON format
{"result":{"action":"ASK","description":null,"name":null,"question":"Is the character a dog?"}}Oracle evidence2 model-reported sources
The Oracle reported these excerpts and URLs. They are not independently checked.
Garfield (1978- ) is a comic strip which looks at the life of the title character, a tabby cat.Open si.edu (opens in a new tab)
An orange tabby cat peered lugubriously at the world from the panels of his first comic strip.Open theguardian.com (opens in a new tab)
2 · Answer check returns No
Q12
1 · Guesser asks
Is the character a cat?
Recorded Guesser outputRequired JSON format
{"result":{"action":"ASK","description":null,"name":null,"question":"Is the character a cat?"}}Oracle evidence1 model-reported source
The Oracle reported these excerpts and URLs. They are not independently checked.
Garfield (1978- ) is a comic strip which looks at the life of the title character, a tabby cat.Open si.edu (opens in a new tab)
2 · Answer check returns Yes
G
1 · Guesser guessesNot counted
Garfield
An orange tabby cat and the titular character of the long-running newspaper comic strip Garfield by Jim Davis.
Validator rationale The proposed identity matches Garfield, the orange cat protagonist of Jim Davis’s comic strip.
Recorded Guesser outputRequired JSON format
{"result":{"action":"GUESS","description":"An orange tabby cat and the titular character of the long-running newspaper comic strip Garfield by Jim Davis.","name":"Garfield","question":null}} 2 · Validator returns Yes