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
- $0.1668 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":"BYOMPCJW"}Valid replies are shown in the required format. Rejected replies are shown separately, without provider or call IDs.
Is the figure from Greek or Roman mythology?
Recorded Guesser outputRequired JSON format
{"result":{"action":"ASK","description":null,"name":null,"question":"Is the figure from Greek or Roman mythology?"}}Oracle evidence2 model-reported sources
The Oracle reported these excerpts and URLs. They are not independently checked.
AchillesOpen britannica.com (opens in a new tab)
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 the figure female?
Recorded Guesser outputRequired JSON format
{"result":{"action":"ASK","description":null,"name":null,"question":"Is the figure female?"}}Oracle evidence1 model-reported source
The Oracle reported these excerpts and URLs. They are not independently checked.
Gender | MaleOpen greekmythology.com (opens in a new tab)
Is the figure one of the twelve Olympian gods?
Recorded Guesser outputRequired JSON format
{"result":{"action":"ASK","description":null,"name":null,"question":"Is the figure one of the twelve Olympian gods?"}}Oracle evidence2 model-reported sources
The Oracle reported these excerpts and URLs. They are not independently checked.
The Twelve great gods of the Greeks were known as the Olympians. The listed Olympians are Aphrodite, Apollo, Ares, Artemis, Athena, Demeter, Dionysus, Hephaestus, Hera, Hermes, Poseidon, and Zeus; Achilles is not included.Open theoi.com (opens in a new tab)
The Greek hero Achilles bandaging his friend Patroclus in a scene from Homer's Iliad.Open britannica.com (opens in a new tab)
Is the figure a mortal hero or demigod (rather than a god or a monster)?
Recorded Guesser outputRequired JSON format
{"result":{"action":"ASK","description":null,"name":null,"question":"Is the figure a mortal hero or demigod (rather than a god or a monster)?"}}Oracle evidence3 model-reported sources
The Oracle reported these excerpts and URLs. They are not independently checked.
Achilles was brought up by his mother... Either way, Achilles was fathered by Peleus.Open britannica.com (opens in a new tab)
In Greek mythology, Achilles or Achilleus was a hero of the Trojan War who was known as being the greatest of all the Greek warriors.Open en.wikipedia.org (opens in a new tab)
Achilles was a demigod, not a god. His mother Thetis was an immortal sea-goddess and his father Peleus was a mortal king.Open greekmythology.com (opens in a new tab)
Is the figure a son of Zeus?
Recorded Guesser outputRequired JSON format
{"result":{"action":"ASK","description":null,"name":null,"question":"Is the figure a son of Zeus?"}}Oracle evidence1 model-reported source
The Oracle reported these excerpts and URLs. They are not independently checked.
Either way, Achilles was fathered by Peleus.Open britannica.com (opens in a new tab)
Did the figure participate in the Trojan War?
Recorded Guesser outputRequired JSON format
{"result":{"action":"ASK","description":null,"name":null,"question":"Did the figure participate 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 strongest warrior and hero in the Greek army during the Trojan War.Open britannica.com (opens in a new tab)
Homer’s epic poem the Iliad tells the story of his adventures during the last year of the Trojan War.Open history.com (opens in a new tab)
Did the 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 the figure 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.
Achilles was the most successful soldier in the Greek army during the Trojan War.Open britannica.com (opens in a new tab)
The Iliad focuses on the wrath of the Greek warrior Achilles ... and the consequences for the Greek and Trojan forces.Open britannica.com (opens in a new tab)
Is one of the figure's parents a god or goddess?
Recorded Guesser outputRequired JSON format
{"result":{"action":"ASK","description":null,"name":null,"question":"Is one of the figure's parents a god or goddess?"}}Oracle evidence1 model-reported source
The Oracle reported these excerpts and URLs. They are not independently checked.
Plato describes Achilles as “the son of a goddess [Thetis] and of Peleus.”Open theoi.com (opens in a new tab)
Achilles
Greek hero of the Trojan War, son of the sea nymph Thetis and Peleus, greatest warrior of the Achaeans in the Iliad
Validator rationale The proposed identity matches Achilles, the Greek mythological hero and foremost Greek warrior of the Trojan War.
Recorded Guesser outputRequired JSON format
{"result":{"action":"GUESS","description":"Greek hero of the Trojan War, son of the sea nymph Thetis and Peleus, greatest warrior of the Achaeans in the Iliad","name":"Achilles","question":null}}