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
- 2m 17s
- Round cost
- $0.1103 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":"video_game_character","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 character male?
Recorded Guesser outputRequired JSON format
{"result":{"action":"ASK","description":null,"name":null,"question":"Is the character male?"}}Oracle evidence1 model-reported source
The Oracle reported these excerpts and URLs. They are not independently checked.
Gender: Male. Mario is a famous video game character created by Nintendo.Open simpsonswiki.com (opens in a new tab)
Is the character human (as opposed to an animal, robot, monster, or other non-human species)?
Recorded Guesser outputRequired JSON format
{"result":{"action":"ASK","description":null,"name":null,"question":"Is the character human (as opposed to an animal, robot, monster, or other non-human species)?"}}Oracle evidence2 model-reported sources
The Oracle reported these excerpts and URLs. They are not independently checked.
Nintendo's Kenta Motokura confirms that Mario is human.Open vice.com (opens in a new tab)
Is Mario human? Mario is human.Open nintendosoup.com (opens in a new tab)
Did the character first appear in a game released before the year 2000?
Recorded Guesser outputRequired JSON format
{"result":{"action":"ASK","description":null,"name":null,"question":"Did the character first appear in a game released before the year 2000?"}}Oracle evidence2 model-reported sources
The Oracle reported these excerpts and URLs. They are not independently checked.
Before Mario was Mario, he was Jumpman... when Americans first encountered him in arcades on this day, June 2, in 1981.Open time.com (opens in a new tab)
Donkey Kong... Released | Arcade | Japan July 9, 1981Open ssbwiki.com (opens in a new tab)
Is the character the main playable protagonist of the series he appears in?
Recorded Guesser outputRequired JSON format
{"result":{"action":"ASK","description":null,"name":null,"question":"Is the character the main playable protagonist of the series he appears in?"}}Oracle evidence2 model-reported sources
The Oracle reported these excerpts and URLs. They are not independently checked.
Mario serves as the main playable protagonist in the mainline series.Open thegamer.com (opens in a new tab)
Mario is ... the starring protagonist of the Mario franchise.Open en.vikidia.org (opens in a new tab)
Was the character created by a Japanese game developer?
Recorded Guesser outputRequired JSON format
{"result":{"action":"ASK","description":null,"name":null,"question":"Was the character created by a Japanese game developer?"}}Oracle evidence2 model-reported sources
The Oracle reported these excerpts and URLs. They are not independently checked.
Legendary video game designer Shigeru Miyamoto actually first created the Mario character.Open cnbc.com (opens in a new tab)
Miyamoto Shigeru — Japanese electronic game developer.Open britannica.com (opens in a new tab)
Does the character primarily use a sword as his signature weapon?
Recorded Guesser outputRequired JSON format
{"result":{"action":"ASK","description":null,"name":null,"question":"Does the character primarily use a sword as his signature weapon?"}}Oracle evidence2 model-reported sources
The Oracle reported these excerpts and URLs. They are not independently checked.
He uses his masterful jumping ability and a variety of power-ups to take on his archrival, Bowser.Open nintendo.com (opens in a new tab)
Mario overwhelms opponents with magnificent jumping action. Mario's Standard Special Move is Fireball.Open smashbros.com (opens in a new tab)
Does the character primarily use firearms or guns?
Recorded Guesser outputRequired JSON format
{"result":{"action":"ASK","description":null,"name":null,"question":"Does the character primarily use firearms or guns?"}}Oracle evidence2 model-reported sources
The Oracle reported these excerpts and URLs. They are not independently checked.
While he’s more famously known for jumping on Goombas, smashing blocks, and tossing fireballs, there have been instances where Mario has used guns.Open cyberpost.co (opens in a new tab)
He overwhelms opponents with magnificent jumping action. Mario's Special Moves: Fireball, Cape, Super Jump Punch, F.L.U.D.D.Open smashbros.com (opens in a new tab)
Is the character a plumber or otherwise known for a working-class occupation?
Recorded Guesser outputRequired JSON format
{"result":{"action":"ASK","description":null,"name":null,"question":"Is the character a plumber or otherwise known for a working-class occupation?"}}Oracle evidence2 model-reported sources
The Oracle reported these excerpts and URLs. They are not independently checked.
His occupation is plumber.Open gamespot.com (opens in a new tab)
Mario ... is sort of representative of everyone. He's kind of a blue-collar hero.Open npr.org (opens in a new tab)
Mario
Nintendo's mustachioed Italian plumber protagonist
Validator rationale The proposed identity matches Mario, the Nintendo video-game character and protagonist of the Mario franchise.
Recorded Guesser outputRequired JSON format
{"result":{"action":"GUESS","description":"Nintendo's mustachioed Italian plumber protagonist","name":"Mario","question":null}}