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
- 8
- Outcome
- Solved
- Format errors
- No errors
- Duration
- 1m 37s
- Round cost
- $0.0791 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.
1 of 8 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 asks
Is this figure primarily from Greek mythology?
Recorded Guesser outputRequired JSON format
{"result":{"action":"ASK","description":null,"name":null,"question":"Is this figure primarily from Greek mythology?"}}Oracle evidence2 model-reported sources
The Oracle reported these excerpts and URLs. They are not independently checked.
Source summary (model-reported)
Britannica describes Achilles as "a central figure in Greek mythology" and as the greatest warrior of the Greek army during the Trojan War.
Open britannica.com (opens in a new tab)Source summary (model-reported)
The article identifies Achilles as a hero of the Trojan War "in Greek mythology" and notes that he was regarded as the greatest of the Greek warriors.
Open en.wikipedia.org (opens in a new tab) 2 · Answer check returns Yes
Q2
1 · Guesser asks
Is this figure a god or goddess (a deity) rather than a mortal hero or creature?
Recorded Guesser outputRequired JSON format
{"result":{"action":"ASK","description":null,"name":null,"question":"Is this figure a god or goddess (a deity) rather than a mortal hero or creature?"}}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 is a central figure in Greek mythology, renowned as the greatest warrior of the Greek army during the Trojan War. He was the son of the mortal king Peleus and the sea nymph Thetis.
Open britannica.com (opens in a new tab)Achilles was not just venerated with a localized hero cult at the site of his tumulus, but also worshipped as a god at many other sites in the Greek world.Open cambridge.org (opens in a new tab)
2 · Answer check returns No
Q3
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
Q4
1 · Guesser asks
Is this figure a mortal human hero?
Recorded Guesser outputRequired JSON format
{"result":{"action":"ASK","description":null,"name":null,"question":"Is this figure a mortal human hero?"}}Oracle evidence2 model-reported sources
The Oracle reported these excerpts and URLs. They are not independently checked.
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. He was the son of the mortal king Peleus and the sea nymph Thetis. Legends describe him as physically invulnerable, except for his heel.
Open britannica.com (opens in a new tab)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. Another non-Homeric episode relates that Achilles became invulnerable except at his heel.
Open britannica.com (opens in a new tab) 2 · Answer check returns Yes
Q5
1 · Guesser asks
Did this hero fight in the Trojan War?
Recorded Guesser outputRequired JSON format
{"result":{"action":"ASK","description":null,"name":null,"question":"Did this hero fight in the Trojan War?"}}Oracle evidence3 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)
Source summary (model-reported)
Achilles ... was a hero of the Trojan War who was known as being the greatest of all the Greek warriors. ... Achilles ... decided to take part in the Trojan War.
Open en.wikipedia.org (opens in a new tab)Achilles is a central figure in Greek mythology, renowned as the greatest warrior of the Greek army during the Trojan War.Open britannica.com (opens in a new tab)
2 · Answer check returns Yes
Q6
1 · Guesser asks
Was this hero on the Greek (Achaean) side in the Trojan War, rather than the Trojan side?
Recorded Guesser outputRequired JSON format
{"result":{"action":"ASK","description":null,"name":null,"question":"Was this hero on the Greek (Achaean) side in the Trojan War, rather than the Trojan side?"}}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)
Achilles arrives at Troy with 50 ships. He is the leader of the army known as the Myrmidons and is the best fighter on the side of the Greeks.Open britishmuseum.org (opens in a new tab)
2 · Answer check returns Yes
Q7
1 · Guesser asks
Did this hero survive the Trojan War and return home afterward?
Recorded Guesser outputRequired JSON format
{"result":{"action":"ASK","description":null,"name":null,"question":"Did this hero survive the Trojan War and return home afterward?"}}Oracle evidence2 model-reported sources
The Oracle reported these excerpts and URLs. They are not independently checked.
The hero chose the latter, and took part in the Trojan war, from which he knew that he was not to return. ... Achilles himself fell in the battle at the Scaean gate, before Troy was taken.Open perseus.tufts.edu (opens in a new tab)
Source summary (model-reported)
Achilles ... was the bravest, handsomest, and greatest warrior of the army of Agamemnon in the Trojan War. ... Though the manner of his death was not mentioned, it was revealed that after Achilles died, Odysseus and Ajax the Greater competed for his armor.
Open britannica.com (opens in a new tab) 2 · Answer check returns No
Q8
1 · Guesser asks
Was he regarded as the greatest warrior among the Greeks at Troy?
Recorded Guesser outputRequired JSON format
{"result":{"action":"ASK","description":null,"name":null,"question":"Was he regarded as the greatest warrior among the Greeks at Troy?"}}Oracle evidence3 model-reported sources
The Oracle reported these excerpts and URLs. They are not independently checked.
Source summary (model-reported)
Britannica states that Achilles was “the strongest warrior and hero in the Greek army during the Trojan War” and “the bravest, handsomest, and greatest warrior of the army of Agamemnon in the Trojan War.”
Open britannica.com (opens in a new tab)Source summary (model-reported)
The article describes Achilles as a hero of the Trojan War who was known as “the greatest of all the Greek warriors,” and says Homer portrays his strength as unmatched among the Greek warriors.
Open en.wikipedia.org (opens in a new tab)Source summary (model-reported)
Britannica describes Achilles as renowned as “the greatest warrior of the Greek army during the Trojan War.”
Open britannica.com (opens in a new tab) 2 · Answer check returns Yes
G
1 · Guesser guessesNot counted
Achilles
Greek hero of the Trojan War, greatest Achaean warrior, killed by Paris
Validator rationale The proposal identifies Achilles, the Greek mythological hero of the Trojan War, matching the specified figure.
Recorded Guesser outputRequired JSON format
{"result":{"action":"GUESS","description":"Greek hero of the Trojan War, greatest Achaean warrior, killed by Paris","name":"Achilles","question":null}} 2 · Validator returns Yes