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 46s
- Round cost
- $0.1069 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 this figure from Greek mythology?
Recorded Guesser outputRequired JSON format
{"result":{"action":"ASK","description":null,"name":null,"question":"Is this figure from Greek 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 this figure a god or goddess (a deity)?
Recorded Guesser outputRequired JSON format
{"result":{"action":"ASK","description":null,"name":null,"question":"Is this figure a god or goddess (a deity)?"}}Oracle evidence1 model-reported source
The Oracle reported these excerpts and URLs. They are not independently checked.
Achilles ... was a mortal man favored by the immortal gods.Open cornellcollege.edu (opens in a new tab)
Is this figure a mortal hero or human?
Recorded Guesser outputRequired JSON format
{"result":{"action":"ASK","description":null,"name":null,"question":"Is this figure a mortal hero or human?"}}Oracle evidence1 model-reported source
The Oracle reported these excerpts and URLs. They are not independently checked.
Achilles ... a hero for all times, a mortal man favored by the immortal gods.Open cornellcollege.edu (opens in a new tab)
Is this figure male?
Recorded Guesser outputRequired JSON format
{"result":{"action":"ASK","description":null,"name":null,"question":"Is this figure male?"}}Oracle evidence1 model-reported source
The Oracle reported these excerpts and URLs. They are not independently checked.
Achilles was a mortal hero ... and the man who led the Greeks to victory after ten years of war.Open ebsco.com (opens in a new tab)
Does this hero appear in Homer's Iliad or Odyssey (the Trojan War epics)?
Recorded Guesser outputRequired JSON format
{"result":{"action":"ASK","description":null,"name":null,"question":"Does this hero appear in Homer's Iliad or Odyssey (the Trojan War epics)?"}}Oracle evidence1 model-reported source
The Oracle reported these excerpts and URLs. They are not independently checked.
The Iliad focuses on the wrath of the Greek warrior Achilles.Open britannica.com (opens in a new tab)
Did this hero fight on the Greek (Achaean) side in the Trojan War?
Recorded Guesser outputRequired JSON format
{"result":{"action":"ASK","description":null,"name":null,"question":"Did this hero fight on the Greek (Achaean) side in the Trojan War?"}}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.Open britannica.com (opens in a new tab)
Achilles and his army of Myrmidons joined the Greek fleet sailing to Troy.Open britannica.com (opens in a new tab)
Did this hero die before the end of the Trojan War (at Troy)?
Recorded Guesser outputRequired JSON format
{"result":{"action":"ASK","description":null,"name":null,"question":"Did this hero die before the end of the Trojan War (at Troy)?"}}Oracle evidence2 model-reported sources
The Oracle reported these excerpts and URLs. They are not independently checked.
In his final battle, at the very gates of Troy, Paris ... launched the arrow that fatally struck Achilles.Open pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov (opens in a new tab)
Achilles’ triumph over Hector prefigure[s] the fall of Troy.Open jstor.org (opens in a new tab)
Was this hero's mother a goddess?
Recorded Guesser outputRequired JSON format
{"result":{"action":"ASK","description":null,"name":null,"question":"Was this hero's mother a goddess?"}}Oracle evidence1 model-reported source
The Oracle reported these excerpts and URLs. They are not independently checked.
His mother was the goddess Thetis, a Nereid (sea nymph).Open kids.britannica.com (opens in a new tab)
Achilles
Greek hero of the Trojan War, son of the sea goddess Thetis, greatest warrior of the Achaeans, killed at Troy by an arrow to his heel.
Validator rationale The proposal identifies Achilles, matching the trusted mythological figure and its defining Trojan War details.
Recorded Guesser outputRequired JSON format
{"result":{"action":"GUESS","description":"Greek hero of the Trojan War, son of the sea goddess Thetis, greatest warrior of the Achaeans, killed at Troy by an arrow to his heel.","name":"Achilles","question":null}}