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
- 1m 47s
- Round cost
- $0.0907 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":"EAQCORIU"}Valid replies are shown in the required format. Rejected replies are shown separately, without provider or call IDs.
Is this figure part of Greek or Roman mythology?
Recorded Guesser outputRequired JSON format
{"result":{"action":"ASK","description":null,"name":null,"question":"Is this figure part of Greek or Roman mythology?"}}Oracle evidence2 model-reported sources
The Oracle reported these excerpts and URLs. They are not independently checked.
Achilles | Odyssey, Iliad, Patroclus, Myth, Significance ...Open britannica.com (opens in a new tab)
Culture: Greco–Roman ... Achilles, an important figure in the mythology and literature of ancient Greece.Open ebsco.com (opens in a new tab)
Is this figure considered a major or minor deity, as opposed to a mortal or monster?
Recorded Guesser outputRequired JSON format
{"result":{"action":"ASK","description":null,"name":null,"question":"Is this figure considered a major or minor deity, as opposed to a mortal or monster?"}}Oracle evidence2 model-reported sources
The Oracle reported these excerpts and URLs. They are not independently checked.
The universal Achilles is described as “a mortal man favored by the immortal gods”; although he possessed godlike traits, “he was mortal.”Open cornellcollege.edu (opens in a new tab)
Britannica states that Achilles was fathered by Peleus, a mortal, and describes him as “almost immortal,” rather than a god.Open britannica.com (opens in a new tab)
Is this figure considered a monster or mythological creature, rather than a human mortal?
Recorded Guesser outputRequired JSON format
{"result":{"action":"ASK","description":null,"name":null,"question":"Is this figure considered a monster or mythological creature, rather than a human mortal?"}}Oracle evidence2 model-reported sources
The Oracle reported these excerpts and URLs. They are not independently checked.
In Greek mythology, Achilles was the bravest, handsomest, and greatest warrior of Agamemnon’s army in the Trojan War; he was the son of the mortal Peleus and the sea nymph Thetis.Open britannica.com (opens in a new tab)
Thetis was extraordinarily concerned about her baby son’s mortality... Achilles was invulnerable everywhere but his heel.Open history.com (opens in a new tab)
Is this figure traditionally depicted as male?
Recorded Guesser outputRequired JSON format
{"result":{"action":"ASK","description":null,"name":null,"question":"Is this figure traditionally depicted as male?"}}Oracle evidence2 model-reported sources
The Oracle reported these excerpts and URLs. They are not independently checked.
ACHILLES ... The great hero of the Trojan War, a son of Peleus and the Nereid Thetis.Open theoi.com (opens in a new tab)
The warrior Achilles is one of the great heroes of Greek mythology.Open history.com (opens in a new tab)
Did this figure participate in or fight in the Trojan War?
Recorded Guesser outputRequired JSON format
{"result":{"action":"ASK","description":null,"name":null,"question":"Did this figure participate in or fight in the Trojan War?"}}Oracle evidence2 model-reported sources
The Oracle reported these excerpts and URLs. They are not independently checked.
Achilles is a mythical hero who fought in the Trojan War.Open thenational.academy (opens in a new tab)
Achilles, the greatest Greek warrior of the Trojan War.Open britannica.com (opens in a new tab)
Did this figure 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 figure fight on the Greek (Achaean) side in the Trojan War?"}}Oracle evidence1 model-reported source
The Oracle reported these excerpts and URLs. They are not independently checked.
Achilles was considered a hero because he was the most successful soldier in the Greek army during the Trojan War.Open britannica.com (opens in a new tab)
Did this figure survive the Trojan War?
Recorded Guesser outputRequired JSON format
{"result":{"action":"ASK","description":null,"name":null,"question":"Did this figure survive the Trojan War?"}}Oracle evidence1 model-reported source
The Oracle reported these excerpts and URLs. They are not independently checked.
According to legend, the Trojan prince Paris killed Achilles by shooting him in the heel with an arrow.Open britannica.com (opens in a new tab)
Was one of this figure's parents an immortal deity?
Recorded Guesser outputRequired JSON format
{"result":{"action":"ASK","description":null,"name":null,"question":"Was one of this figure's parents an immortal deity?"}}Oracle evidence1 model-reported source
The Oracle reported these excerpts and URLs. They are not independently checked.
His parents were Thetis, an immortal goddess, and Peleus, a mortal man.Open cornellcollege.edu (opens in a new tab)
Achilles
Greek mythological hero of the Trojan War and son of Peleus and Thetis
Validator rationale The proposed identity matches Achilles, the Greek mythological hero of the Trojan War.
Recorded Guesser outputRequired JSON format
{"result":{"action":"GUESS","description":"Greek mythological hero of the Trojan War and son of Peleus and Thetis","name":"Achilles","question":null}}