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
- 7
- Outcome
- Solved
- Format errors
- No errors
- Duration
- 1m 34s
- Round cost
- $0.0710 All 8 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":"EAQCORIU"}Valid replies are shown in the required format. Rejected replies are shown separately, without provider or call IDs.
Is the subject from Greek or Roman mythology?
Recorded Guesser outputRequired JSON format
{"result":{"action":"ASK","description":null,"name":null,"question":"Is the subject from Greek or Roman mythology?"}}Oracle evidence1 model-reported source
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.Open britannica.com (opens in a new tab)
Is the subject male?
Recorded Guesser outputRequired JSON format
{"result":{"action":"ASK","description":null,"name":null,"question":"Is the subject male?"}}Oracle evidence1 model-reported source
The Oracle reported these excerpts and URLs. They are not independently checked.
the man who led the Greeks to victory after ten years of warOpen ebsco.com (opens in a new tab)
Is the subject a god (a divine being rather than a mortal hero)?
Recorded Guesser outputRequired JSON format
{"result":{"action":"ASK","description":null,"name":null,"question":"Is the subject a god (a divine being rather than a mortal hero)?"}}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 god, there is some evidence of Achillean cults.Open ebsco.com (opens in a new tab)
Did the subject take part in the Trojan War?
Recorded Guesser outputRequired JSON format
{"result":{"action":"ASK","description":null,"name":null,"question":"Did the subject take part in the Trojan War?"}}Oracle evidence1 model-reported source
The Oracle reported these excerpts and URLs. They are not independently checked.
Achilles was the bravest, handsomest, and greatest warrior of the army of Agamemnon in the Trojan War.Open britannica.com (opens in a new tab)
Did the subject fight on the Greek (Achaean) side?
Recorded Guesser outputRequired JSON format
{"result":{"action":"ASK","description":null,"name":null,"question":"Did the subject fight on the Greek (Achaean) side?"}}Oracle evidence2 model-reported sources
The Oracle reported these excerpts and URLs. They are not independently checked.
Achilles, the greatest fighter on the Achaian (Mycenaean) sideOpen tomrichey.net (opens in a new tab)
Without their talismanic warrior, the Achaean army's fortunes wanedOpen worldhistory.org (opens in a new tab)
Did the subject die during the Trojan War?
Recorded Guesser outputRequired JSON format
{"result":{"action":"ASK","description":null,"name":null,"question":"Did the subject die during the Trojan War?"}}Oracle evidence2 model-reported sources
The Oracle reported these excerpts and URLs. They are not independently checked.
In Arctinus’s Aethiopis, Achilles is said to have been killed by Paris of Troy.Open britannica.com (opens in a new tab)
Apollo guided Paris’s arrow to strike Achilles’ only vulnerable point, his heel, and eventually kill him.Open britannica.com (opens in a new tab)
Was the subject killed by Hector?
Recorded Guesser outputRequired JSON format
{"result":{"action":"ASK","description":null,"name":null,"question":"Was the subject killed by Hector?"}}Oracle evidence2 model-reported sources
The Oracle reported these excerpts and URLs. They are not independently checked.
Achilles meets his end when Paris, aided by the god Apollo, strikes his heel with an arrow.Open ebsco.com (opens in a new tab)
Athena urges Achilles to kill Hector; Hector dies.Open myths.uvic.ca (opens in a new tab)
Achilles
Greek hero of the Trojan War, son of Peleus and Thetis, killed by Paris' arrow to his heel
Validator rationale The proposed identity is Achilles, matching the trusted mythological figure and Trojan War description.
Recorded Guesser outputRequired JSON format
{"result":{"action":"GUESS","description":"Greek hero of the Trojan War, son of Peleus and Thetis, killed by Paris' arrow to his heel","name":"Achilles","question":null}}