You are the Guesser in a Twenty Questions benchmark. Identify the hidden subject using as few counted turns as possible. BEGIN provides only its broad category. The variation_token has no clues; do not interpret, mention, or repeat it. The category in BEGIN has a broad meaning: - person: a real human, living or historical. - fictional_character: an invented character from a story, book, comic, film, television, game, or another fictional work. - mythological_figure: a figure from mythology or traditional legend. - video_game_character: a character known from video games. - thing: a broad category covering natural and human-made entities, living or nonliving, whole entities or parts of them. Possibilities include everyday objects, tools, machines, materials, food, animals, plants, body parts, natural structures, geographical features, celestial bodies, natural phenomena, and concepts. These possibilities are not exhaustive. The target may be a general kind or one particular instance. Use questions to narrow the supplied category. These definitions are not a list of targets. Use ASK for a factual question that distinguishes candidates. Never use ASK to confirm a specific identity. Use GUESS with a name and short identifying description to name a candidate. ASK has five possible replies: - YES or NO: the evidence establishes that answer to the exact question. - RATHER_YES or RATHER_NO: evidence leans that way, but is not strong enough for a firm answer. Treat this as a clue; keep candidates fitting the opposite answer possible. - UNKNOWN: no reliable direction. It supports neither answer. Ask clear questions about verifiable properties. "Can", "sometimes", "usually", "always", and "mainly" ask different things. Do not assume that one property proves another or rules out alternatives. Qualified replies express uncertainty about your question, not how often a property applies. Before narrowing heavily, check your key assumption with a different property. After rejected guesses, reconsider earlier assumptions as well as candidates. Answers can be mistaken; check another property when stuck. Do not ignore an answer merely because it conflicts with a preferred candidate. Each ASK, rejected GUESS, or format error before the limit costs one turn. A correct GUESS costs none. After 40 counted turns, make one final GUESS; ASK is then forbidden. Identity validation uses only YES, NO, or UNKNOWN. UNKNOWN on GUESS ends the game without success. FORMAT_ERROR means your output broke the contract, was not checked for correctness, and cost one turn. Retry using its displayed formats if a turn remains. Return only the required JSON object with exactly one result action. No explanations, reasoning, or extra fields.
- Questions
- 12
- Outcome
- Solved
- Format errors
- Errors found View one example
- Duration
- 2m 56s
- Round cost
- $0.0541 All 13 turns
Format warning
The model sent replies in the wrong format.
The Guesser sent 1 invalid reply. Each one before the question limit used up a counted turn. The model was only reminded of the required format; it was never told whether its question or guess was correct.
- Valid format
- 92.3%
- Format errors
- 1
- Turns used by format errors
- 1
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":"BKXG3AZI"}Valid replies are shown in the required format. Rejected replies are shown separately, without provider or call IDs.
3 of 11 answers in this round reuse an earlier, fully checked answer with its original evidence. No new search or check ran for those turns.
Q1
1 · Guesser reply rejectedTurn counted
Reply in the wrong format.
Invalid action · fixed format reminder sent
Why this reply was rejectedInvalid action · turn 1
The reply was JSON, but it matched neither the ASK nor the GUESS format.
- Recorded type
invalid_action- Turn
- 1
- Counted
- Yes · question 1
- Feedback
- FORMAT_ERROR
{"action":"ASK","question":"Is this figure from Greek mythology?"}{"result":{"action":"ASK","description":null,"name":null,"question":"<non-empty yes-or-no property question>"}}{"result":{"action":"GUESS","description":"<non-empty identifying description>","name":"<non-empty candidate name>","question":null}} A reply must match one of these formats exactly. Text fields in use must not be empty; unused fields must be JSON null.
2 · System responseFORMAT
Q2
1 · Guesser asks
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 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. He was the son of Peleus, king of the Myrmidons, and Thetis, a sea nymph.Open britannica.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)
2 · Answer check returns Yes
Q3
1 · Guesser asks
Is this figure a god (a major deity of Olympus or otherwise)?
Recorded Guesser outputRequired JSON format
{"result":{"action":"ASK","description":null,"name":null,"question":"Is this figure a god (a major deity of Olympus or otherwise)?"}}Oracle evidence3 model-reported sources
The Oracle reported these excerpts and URLs. They are not independently checked.
Source summary (model-reported)
In Greek mythology Achilles was the strongest warrior and hero in the Greek army during the Trojan War. He was the son of Peleus, king of the Myrmidons, and Thetis, a sea nymph.
Open britannica.com (opens in a new tab)Source summary (model-reported)
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)Source summary (model-reported)
The article notes scholarly disagreement over whether Achilles’ cult was divine or hero-cult, stating that some cases later increased in status to divine cult.
Open cambridge.org (opens in a new tab) 2 · Answer check returns No
Q4
1 · Guesser asks
Is this figure a human (or partly human, such as a hero or demigod)?
Recorded Guesser outputRequired JSON format
{"result":{"action":"ASK","description":null,"name":null,"question":"Is this figure a human (or partly human, such as a hero or demigod)?"}}Oracle evidence2 model-reported sources
The Oracle reported these excerpts and URLs. They are not independently checked.
Source summary (model-reported)
In Greek mythology Achilles is described as the son of Peleus, a mortal king, and Thetis, a Nereid or sea nymph; Britannica also identifies him as the Greek army’s greatest warrior and a Trojan hero.
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)
2 · Answer check returns Yes
Q5
1 · Guesser asks
Is this figure male?
Recorded Guesser outputRequired JSON format
{"result":{"action":"ASK","description":null,"name":null,"question":"Is this figure male?"}}Oracle evidence2 model-reported sources
The Oracle reported these excerpts and URLs. They are not independently checked.
Source summary (model-reported)
Achilles ... was one of the most important warriors in Greek mythology ... His parents were Peleus ... and a sea nymph named Thetis. ... his behavior was also shaped by ... qualities that the ancient Greeks prized as manly virtues.
Open encyclopedia.com (opens in a new tab)Source summary (model-reported)
Achilles, in Greek mythology, son of the mortal Peleus, king of the Myrmidons, and the Nereid, or sea nymph, Thetis. Achilles was the bravest, handsomest, and greatest warrior of the army of Agamemnon in the Trojan War.
Open britannica.com (opens in a new tab) 2 · Answer check returns Yes
Q6
1 · Guesser asks
Is this figure famous for slaying a monster or completing heroic labors?
Recorded Guesser outputRequired JSON format
{"result":{"action":"ASK","description":null,"name":null,"question":"Is this figure famous for slaying a monster or completing heroic labors?"}}Oracle evidence3 model-reported sources
The Oracle reported these excerpts and URLs. They are not independently checked.
Source summary (model-reported)
Achilles was considered a hero because he was the most successful soldier in the Greek army during the Trojan War... Homer’s Iliad centers on Achilles’ quarrel with Agamemnon toward the end of the war and subsequent events, ending with the death of the Trojan hero Hector.
Open britannica.com (opens in a new tab)Source summary (model-reported)
Achilles is a central figure in Greek mythology, renowned as the greatest warrior of the Greek army during the Trojan War... his pivotal role in the war, culminating in his slaying of the Trojan hero Hector.
Open britannica.com (opens in a new tab)Source summary (model-reported)
Heracles was commanded by the Delphic Oracle to perform twelve labors for King Eurystheus of Mycenae. The first labors included the Nemean Lion and Lernaean Hydra.
Open theoi.com (opens in a new tab) 2 · Answer check returns No
Q7
1 · Guesser asks
Is this figure associated with the Trojan War?
Recorded Guesser outputRequired JSON format
{"result":{"action":"ASK","description":null,"name":null,"question":"Is this figure associated with 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. ... Homer’s Iliad centers on Achilles’ quarrel with Agamemnon toward the end of the war and subsequent events.Open britannica.com (opens in a new tab)
Source summary (model-reported)
The Iliad is set during the final weeks of the ten-year Trojan War and follows the devastating anger of Achilles, the greatest Greek warrior.
Open gutenberg.org (opens in a new tab) 2 · Answer check returns Yes
Q8
1 · Guesser asks
Is this figure on the Greek (Achaean) side of the Trojan War?
Recorded Guesser outputRequired JSON format
{"result":{"action":"ASK","description":null,"name":null,"question":"Is this figure on the Greek (Achaean) side of the Trojan War?"}}Oracle evidence2 model-reported sources
The Oracle reported these excerpts and URLs. They are not independently checked.
As an adult, Achilles became part of the Achaean (Greek) forces during the ten long years of the Trojan War.Open thoughtco.com (opens in a new tab)
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)
2 · Answer check returns Yes
Q9
1 · Guesser asks
Is this figure a central character in Homer's Odyssey (beyond just being mentioned)?
Recorded Guesser outputRequired JSON format
{"result":{"action":"ASK","description":null,"name":null,"question":"Is this figure a central character in Homer's Odyssey (beyond just being mentioned)?"}}Oracle evidence3 model-reported sources
The Oracle reported these excerpts and URLs. They are not independently checked.
Source summary (model-reported)
The Odyssey presents a more introspective, softer take on Achilles... Achilles is first mentioned in Book 8... Odysseus’s tears over the fallen Achilles foreshadow their brief reunion in Book 11, when Achilles’s spirit... tells Odysseus that he would rather be a lowly slave on earth than a glorious king in the underworld.
Open sparknotes.com (opens in a new tab)Source summary (model-reported)
Homer’s Iliad centers on Achilles’ quarrel with Agamemnon... Achilles’ spirit appears in the Odyssey, in which he discusses his death.
Open britannica.com (opens in a new tab)Source summary (model-reported)
The Iliad focuses on the Trojan War, with the warrior Achilles at its center... The Odyssey recounts the arduous journey of Odysseus... as he strives to return home after the Trojan War.
Open britannica.com (opens in a new tab) 2 · Answer check returns No
Q10
1 · Guesser asks
Is this figure one of the leaders of the Greek forces (a king or commander)?
Recorded Guesser outputRequired JSON format
{"result":{"action":"ASK","description":null,"name":null,"question":"Is this figure one of the leaders of the Greek forces (a king or commander)?"}}Oracle evidence2 model-reported sources
The Oracle reported these excerpts and URLs. They are not independently checked.
Source summary (model-reported)
Achilles, in Greek mythology, son of the mortal Peleus, king of the Myrmidons, and the Nereid, or sea nymph, Thetis. Achilles was the bravest, handsomest, and greatest warrior of the army of Agamemnon in the Trojan War.
Open britannica.com (opens in a new tab)In the Iliad, he is presented as the commander of the mythical tribe of the Myrmidons.Open en.wikipedia.org (opens in a new tab)
2 · Answer check returns Yes
Q11
1 · Guesser asks
Did this figure die during (or as a result of) the Trojan War?
Recorded Guesser outputRequired JSON format
{"result":{"action":"ASK","description":null,"name":null,"question":"Did this figure die during (or as a result of) the Trojan War?"}}Oracle evidence3 model-reported sources
The Oracle reported these excerpts and URLs. They are not independently checked.
Although the death of Achilles is not presented in the Iliad, other sources concur that he was killed near the end of the Trojan War by Paris, who shot him with an arrow.Open en.wikipedia.org (opens in a new tab)
According to legend, the Trojan prince Paris killed Achilles by shooting him in the heel with an arrow. Paris was avenging his brother, Hector, whom Achilles had slain. Though the death of Achilles is not described in the Iliad, his funeral is mentioned in Homer's Odyssey.Open britannica.com (opens in a new tab)
In some tellings, it’s prophesied that Achilles will die fighting in the Trojan War; in others, the Greek god Apollo guides the arrow of the prince Paris to the weak spot at Achilles’ heel, killing him.Open britannica.com (opens in a new tab)
2 · Answer check returns Yes
Q12
1 · Guesser asks
Was this figure killed by Paris (possibly with Apollo's help)?
Recorded Guesser outputRequired JSON format
{"result":{"action":"ASK","description":null,"name":null,"question":"Was this figure killed by Paris (possibly with Apollo's help)?"}}Oracle evidence3 model-reported sources
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. Paris was avenging his brother, Hector, whom Achilles had slain. Though the death of Achilles is not described in the Iliad, his funeral is mentioned in Homer’s Odyssey.Open britannica.com (opens in a new tab)
Although the death of Achilles is not presented in the Iliad, other sources concur that he was killed near the end of the Trojan War by Paris, who shot him with an arrow.Open en.wikipedia.org (opens in a new tab)
Sophocles 3.34 tells that Apollo killed Achilles without enlisting the aide of a mortal. Euripides 3.82 gives Achilles the least credit, relating that pretty-boy Paris killed Achilles without any help from the immortals. These myths profile the life of Achilles from birth to death with many variations.Open cornellcollege.edu (opens in a new tab)
2 · Answer check returns Yes
G
1 · Guesser guessesNot counted
Achilles
Greatest Greek warrior of the Trojan War, killed by Paris with Apollo's aid
Validator rationale The proposal identifies Achilles, the specified Greek mythological hero of the Trojan War; the added death detail is compatible with the target.
Recorded Guesser outputRequired JSON format
{"result":{"action":"GUESS","description":"Greatest Greek warrior of the Trojan War, killed by Paris with Apollo's aid","name":"Achilles","question":null}} 2 · Validator returns Yes