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
- 8
- Outcome
- Solved
- Format errors
- No errors
- Duration
- 3m 19s
- Round cost
- $0.0437 All 9 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":"mythological_figure","event":"BEGIN","variation_token":"AMZAISLM"}Valid replies are shown in the required format. Rejected replies are shown separately, without provider or call IDs.
Is the mythological figure male?
Recorded Guesser outputRequired JSON format
{"result":{"action":"ASK","description":null,"name":null,"question":"Is the mythological figure male?"}}Oracle evidence1 model-reported source
The Oracle reported these excerpts and URLs. They are not independently checked.
Achilles was a mortal hero rather than a god...Open ebsco.com (opens in a new tab)
Is the mythological figure a god (deity)?
Recorded Guesser outputRequired JSON format
{"result":{"action":"ASK","description":null,"name":null,"question":"Is the mythological figure a god (deity)?"}}Oracle evidence1 model-reported source
The Oracle reported these excerpts and URLs. They are not independently checked.
Though Achilles was a mortal hero rather than a godOpen ebsco.com (opens in a new tab)
Is the figure primarily a hero (a legendary human or demigod)?
Recorded Guesser outputRequired JSON format
{"result":{"action":"ASK","description":null,"name":null,"question":"Is the figure primarily a hero (a legendary human or demigod)?"}}Oracle evidence2 model-reported sources
The Oracle reported these excerpts and URLs. They are not independently checked.
In Greek mythology, Achilles was the greatest warrior of the Greek army in the Trojan War. Born to the mortal king Peleus and the sea nymph Thetis.Open britannica.com (opens in a new tab)
Achilles was a demigod Greek hero, most well known from the legend of the Trojan War.Open podiapaedia.org (opens in a new tab)
Is the figure associated with Greek mythology?
Recorded Guesser outputRequired JSON format
{"result":{"action":"ASK","description":null,"name":null,"question":"Is the figure associated with Greek mythology?"}}Oracle evidence1 model-reported source
The Oracle reported these excerpts and URLs. They are not independently checked.
Achilles is a central figure in Greek mythology.Open britannica.com (opens in a new tab)
Atalanta
A famed mortal huntress heroine in Greek mythology.
Validator rationale The trusted subject is Achilles, while the proposal identifies Atalanta, a different Greek mythological figure.
Recorded Guesser outputRequired JSON format
{"result":{"action":"GUESS","description":"A famed mortal huntress heroine in Greek mythology.","name":"Atalanta","question":null}}Is the hero a son of Zeus?
Recorded Guesser outputRequired JSON format
{"result":{"action":"ASK","description":null,"name":null,"question":"Is the hero a son of Zeus?"}}Oracle evidence2 model-reported sources
The Oracle reported these excerpts and URLs. They are not independently checked.
He was the son of the mortal king Peleus and the sea nymph Thetis.Open britannica.com (opens in a new tab)
When Thetis had a baby [Achilles] by Peleus...Open theoi.com (opens in a new tab)
Is the hero known for a long voyage home after the Trojan War?
Recorded Guesser outputRequired JSON format
{"result":{"action":"ASK","description":null,"name":null,"question":"Is the hero known for a long voyage home after the Trojan War?"}}Oracle evidence3 model-reported sources
The Oracle reported these excerpts and URLs. They are not independently checked.
Achilles was ... the greatest warrior of the army of Agamemnon in the Trojan War.Open britannica.com (opens in a new tab)
The Odyssey and the Long Trip HomeOpen kids.britannica.com (opens in a new tab)
Achilles ... is said to have been killed by Paris of Troy.Open britannica.com (opens in a new tab)
Is the hero associated with the city of Athens?
Recorded Guesser outputRequired JSON format
{"result":{"action":"ASK","description":null,"name":null,"question":"Is the hero associated with the city of Athens?"}}Oracle evidence1 model-reported source
The Oracle reported these excerpts and URLs. They are not independently checked.
Although Achilles never became identified with Athens, he was used as a tool for propaganda.Open bmcr.brynmawr.edu (opens in a new tab)
Achilles
A legendary Greek hero of the Trojan War, son of Peleus and Thetis, famed for near-invulnerability and the fatal heel.
Validator rationale The proposed identity matches Achilles, the Greek mythological hero of the Trojan War.
Recorded Guesser outputRequired JSON format
{"result":{"action":"GUESS","description":"A legendary Greek hero of the Trojan War, son of Peleus and Thetis, famed for near-invulnerability and the fatal heel.","name":"Achilles","question":null}}