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
- 15
- Outcome
- Solved
- Format errors
- No errors
- Duration
- 6m 51s
- Round cost
- $0.1903 All 16 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":"person","event":"BEGIN","variation_token":"BKXG3AZI"}Valid replies are shown in the required format. Rejected replies are shown separately, without provider or call IDs.
Is the person alive today?
Recorded Guesser outputRequired JSON format
{"result":{"action":"ASK","description":null,"name":null,"question":"Is the person alive today?"}}Oracle evidence1 model-reported source
The Oracle reported these excerpts and URLs. They are not independently checked.
On August 18, 1227, ... Genghis Khan died.Open history.com (opens in a new tab)
Is this person male?
Recorded Guesser outputRequired JSON format
{"result":{"action":"ASK","description":null,"name":null,"question":"Is this person male?"}}Oracle evidence1 model-reported source
The Oracle reported these excerpts and URLs. They are not independently checked.
Mongol conqueror Genghis Khan (1162 - 1227), the son of a Mongol chief.Open bbc.com (opens in a new tab)
Was this person born before 1900?
Recorded Guesser outputRequired JSON format
{"result":{"action":"ASK","description":null,"name":null,"question":"Was this person born before 1900?"}}Oracle evidence2 model-reported sources
The Oracle reported these excerpts and URLs. They are not independently checked.
Mongol leader Genghis Khan (1162-1227)Open history.com (opens in a new tab)
date of birth 31 May 1162Open wikidata.org (opens in a new tab)
Was this person a political leader (such as a king, president, or prime minister)?
Recorded Guesser outputRequired JSON format
{"result":{"action":"ASK","description":null,"name":null,"question":"Was this person a political leader (such as a king, president, or prime minister)?"}}Oracle evidence2 model-reported sources
The Oracle reported these excerpts and URLs. They are not independently checked.
Temüjin was proclaimed Genghis Khan: the title probably meant Universal Ruler.Open britannica.com (opens in a new tab)
1206 - 1227 Reign of Genghis Khan as the ruler of the Mongol Empire.Open worldhistory.org (opens in a new tab)
Was this person a monarch (such as a king or emperor)?
Recorded Guesser outputRequired JSON format
{"result":{"action":"ASK","description":null,"name":null,"question":"Was this person a monarch (such as a king or emperor)?"}}Oracle evidence2 model-reported sources
The Oracle reported these excerpts and URLs. They are not independently checked.
Genghis Khan was a warrior and ruler ... who brought all the nomadic tribes of Mongolia under the rule of himself and his family.Open britannica.com (opens in a new tab)
Genghis Khan ... was the founder of the Mongol Empire which he ruled from 1206 until his death in 1227.Open worldhistory.org (opens in a new tab)
Was this person a European monarch?
Recorded Guesser outputRequired JSON format
{"result":{"action":"ASK","description":null,"name":null,"question":"Was this person a European monarch?"}}Oracle evidence2 model-reported sources
The Oracle reported these excerpts and URLs. They are not independently checked.
Genghis Khan was the founder of the Mongol Empire which he ruled from 1206 until his death in 1227.Open worldhistory.org (opens in a new tab)
Genghis Khan founded the Mongol Empire, which covered much of Asia and parts of Europe.Open livescience.com (opens in a new tab)
Was this person a monarch of an Asian country?
Recorded Guesser outputRequired JSON format
{"result":{"action":"ASK","description":null,"name":null,"question":"Was this person a monarch of an Asian country?"}}Oracle evidence2 model-reported sources
The Oracle reported these excerpts and URLs. They are not independently checked.
Government: Elective monarchy; Khagan, 1206–1227: Genghis Khan (first).Open en.wikipedia.org (opens in a new tab)
Mongol people were a group of tribes from the grasslands of central Asia. In the early 1200s ... Genghis Khan united the tribes and built a mighty empire.Open kids.britannica.com (opens in a new tab)
Was this person a monarch of China?
Recorded Guesser outputRequired JSON format
{"result":{"action":"ASK","description":null,"name":null,"question":"Was this person a monarch of China?"}}Oracle evidence1 model-reported source
The Oracle reported these excerpts and URLs. They are not independently checked.
Genghis Khan, or Yuan Taizu, was the first emperor of the Yuan Dynasty (1271-1368).Open en.chinaculture.org (opens in a new tab)
Was this person a monarch from the Qing Dynasty?
Recorded Guesser outputRequired JSON format
{"result":{"action":"ASK","description":null,"name":null,"question":"Was this person a monarch from the Qing Dynasty?"}}Oracle evidence2 model-reported sources
The Oracle reported these excerpts and URLs. They are not independently checked.
Genghis Khan (1160 to 1227) founded the Mongol Empire.Open livescience.com (opens in a new tab)
Qing dynasty ... (1644–1911/12) Last of the imperial dynasties in China.Open britannica.com (opens in a new tab)
Was this person a monarch of the Ming Dynasty?
Recorded Guesser outputRequired JSON format
{"result":{"action":"ASK","description":null,"name":null,"question":"Was this person a monarch of the Ming Dynasty?"}}Oracle evidence2 model-reported sources
The Oracle reported these excerpts and URLs. They are not independently checked.
Ming dynasty, (1368–1644) Chinese dynastyOpen britannica.com (opens in a new tab)
Genghis Khan ... (born 1162 ...—died Aug. 18, 1227), Mongolian warrior-rulerOpen britannica.com (opens in a new tab)
Was this person a monarch of the Yuan Dynasty?
Recorded Guesser outputRequired JSON format
{"result":{"action":"ASK","description":null,"name":null,"question":"Was this person a monarch of the Yuan Dynasty?"}}Oracle evidence1 model-reported source
The Oracle reported these excerpts and URLs. They are not independently checked.
Genghis Khan, or Yuan Taizu, was the first emperor of the Yuan Dynasty (1271-1368).Open en.chinaculture.org (opens in a new tab)
Kublai Khan
Emperor and founder of the Yuan Dynasty of China
Validator rationale Kublai Khan was a different historical figure from Genghis Khan.
Recorded Guesser outputRequired JSON format
{"result":{"action":"GUESS","description":"Emperor and founder of the Yuan Dynasty of China","name":"Kublai Khan","question":null}}Was this person the last emperor of the Yuan Dynasty?
Recorded Guesser outputRequired JSON format
{"result":{"action":"ASK","description":null,"name":null,"question":"Was this person the last emperor of the Yuan Dynasty?"}}Oracle evidence2 model-reported sources
The Oracle reported these excerpts and URLs. They are not independently checked.
Togon-temür ... was the last emperor ... of the Yuan (Mongol) dynasty.Open kids.britannica.com (opens in a new tab)
Last monarch | Toghon TemürOpen en.wikipedia.org (opens in a new tab)
Was this person the immediate successor to Kublai Khan?
Recorded Guesser outputRequired JSON format
{"result":{"action":"ASK","description":null,"name":null,"question":"Was this person the immediate successor to Kublai Khan?"}}Oracle evidence2 model-reported sources
The Oracle reported these excerpts and URLs. They are not independently checked.
Succeeded by Temür Khan; Early Khagans: Genghis Khan, Tolui Khan (as Regent), Ögedei Khan, Töregene Khatun (as Regent), Güyük Khan, Oghul Qaimish (as Regent), Möngke Khan, Kublai Khan.Open en.wikipedia.org (opens in a new tab)
Kublai Khan was ... the grandson and greatest successor of Genghis Khan.Open britannica.com (opens in a new tab)
Did this person reign after the year 1300?
Recorded Guesser outputRequired JSON format
{"result":{"action":"ASK","description":null,"name":null,"question":"Did this person reign after the year 1300?"}}Oracle evidence1 model-reported source
The Oracle reported these excerpts and URLs. They are not independently checked.
1206 - 1227 Reign of Genghis Khan as the ruler of the Mongol Empire.Open worldhistory.org (opens in a new tab)
Genghis Khan
Founder and first Great Khan of the Mongol Empire
Validator rationale The proposed identity names Genghis Khan, exactly matching the trusted subject; the description is consistent.
Recorded Guesser outputRequired JSON format
{"result":{"action":"GUESS","description":"Founder and first Great Khan of the Mongol Empire","name":"Genghis Khan","question":null}}