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
- 7m 39s
- Round cost
- $0.1336 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":"BYOMPCJW"}Valid replies are shown in the required format. Rejected replies are shown separately, without provider or call IDs.
Is the character human?
Recorded Guesser outputRequired JSON format
{"result":{"action":"ASK","description":null,"name":null,"question":"Is the character human?"}}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.
Meet Mario, the mustached hero of the Mushroom Kingdom. You may know him as a famous plumber, but he’s also a kaOpen mario.nintendo.com (opens in a new tab)
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Recorded Guesser outputRequired JSON format
{"result":{"action":"ASK","description":null,"name":null,"question":":,"}}Is the character from a game published by Nintendo?
Recorded Guesser outputRequired JSON format
{"result":{"action":"ASK","description":null,"name":null,"question":"Is the character from a game published by Nintendo?"}}Oracle evidence1 model-reported source
The Oracle reported these excerpts and URLs. They are not independently checked.
Super Mario World ... published by Nintendo ... is the fifth main game in the Super Mario series.Open giantbomb.com (opens in a new tab)
Is the character an anthropomorphic animal or creature rather than humanoid?
Recorded Guesser outputRequired JSON format
{"result":{"action":"ASK","description":null,"name":null,"question":"Is the character an anthropomorphic animal or creature rather than humanoid?"}}Oracle evidence1 model-reported source
The Oracle reported these excerpts and URLs. They are not independently checked.
Is Mario human? Mario is human.Open nintendosoup.com (opens in a new tab)
Does the character appear in the Super Mario series?
Recorded Guesser outputRequired JSON format
{"result":{"action":"ASK","description":null,"name":null,"question":"Does the character appear in the Super Mario series?"}}Oracle evidence2 model-reported sources
The Oracle reported these excerpts and URLs. They are not independently checked.
Mario [is] the fictional character Mario from Nintendo's Super Mario Bros. video game franchise.Open britannica.com (opens in a new tab)
The official Nintendo Mario Portal identifies Mario in the Super Mario Bros. history page, including forms such as Small Mario and Super Mario.Open nintendo.com (opens in a new tab)
Is the character a playable protagonist in the series (as opposed to an antagonist or supporting character)?
Recorded Guesser outputRequired JSON format
{"result":{"action":"ASK","description":null,"name":null,"question":"Is the character a playable protagonist in the series (as opposed to an antagonist or supporting character)?"}}Oracle evidence2 model-reported sources
The Oracle reported these excerpts and URLs. They are not independently checked.
Mario is the titular protagonist of the Mario franchise... Mario is often the main and only playable protagonist in the earlier games.Open mario.fandom.com (opens in a new tab)
Mario serves as the main playable protagonist.Open thegamer.com (opens in a new tab)
Does the character primarily wear green clothing?
Recorded Guesser outputRequired JSON format
{"result":{"action":"ASK","description":null,"name":null,"question":"Does the character primarily wear green clothing?"}}Oracle evidence1 model-reported source
The Oracle reported these excerpts and URLs. They are not independently checked.
Mario wears a red long-sleeve shirt, blue overalls, and brown shoes.Open mario64.fandom.com (opens in a new tab)
Mario
The red-capped Italian plumber protagonist of Nintendo's Super Mario series
Validator rationale The proposal identifies Mario, matching the trusted video-game character and its identifying description.
Recorded Guesser outputRequired JSON format
{"result":{"action":"GUESS","description":"The red-capped Italian plumber protagonist of Nintendo's Super Mario series","name":"Mario","question":null}}