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
- 11
- Outcome
- Solved
- Format errors
- No errors
- Duration
- 1m 55s
- Round cost
- $0.0210 All 12 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":"BKXG3AZI"}Valid replies are shown in the required format. Rejected replies are shown separately, without provider or call IDs.
5 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 asks
Is the figure from Greek mythology?
Recorded Guesser outputRequired JSON format
{"result":{"action":"ASK","description":null,"name":null,"question":"Is the figure from Greek mythology?"}}Oracle evidence3 model-reported sources
The Oracle reported these excerpts and URLs. They are not independently checked.
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 is a figure from Greek mythology and literature and star of the Trojan War.Open worldhistory.org (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
Q2
1 · Guesser asks
Is the figure a deity (god or goddess) rather than a mortal or hero?
Recorded Guesser outputRequired JSON format
{"result":{"action":"ASK","description":null,"name":null,"question":"Is the figure a deity (god or goddess) rather than a mortal or hero?"}}Oracle evidence2 model-reported sources
The Oracle reported these excerpts and URLs. They are not independently checked.
Source summary (model-reported)
The Greek hero Achilles is one of the most famous figures in Greek myth and a key character in the Trojan War. ... For the ancient Greeks he was an archetypal hero who embodied the human condition. Despite his greatness he was still mortal and fated to die. A hero cult for Achilles developed in several areas across Greece where he was venerated and worshipped like a god.
Open britishmuseum.org (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 No
Q3
1 · Guesser asks
Is the figure human or originally human (a mortal or hero), rather than a non-human creature or monster?
Recorded Guesser outputRequired JSON format
{"result":{"action":"ASK","description":null,"name":null,"question":"Is the figure human or originally human (a mortal or hero), rather than a non-human creature or monster?"}}Oracle evidence2 model-reported sources
The Oracle reported these excerpts and URLs. They are not independently checked.
For the ancient Greeks he was an archetypal hero who embodied the human condition. Despite his greatness he was still mortal and fated to die.Open britishmuseum.org (opens in a new tab)
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)
2 · Answer check returns Yes
Q4
1 · Guesser asks
Is the figure male?
Recorded Guesser outputRequired JSON format
{"result":{"action":"ASK","description":null,"name":null,"question":"Is the figure male?"}}Oracle evidence2 model-reported sources
The Oracle reported these excerpts and URLs. They are not independently checked.
Source summary (model-reported)
In the Greek epic tradition, a formidable warrior, the most fearless Greek fighter of the Trojan War and the hero of Homer's Iliad. ... Achilles was one of the most important warriors in Greek mythology. He had strength, bravery, military skills, pride, and honor—all 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
Q5
1 · Guesser asks
Is the figure best known for exploits in the Trojan War?
Recorded Guesser outputRequired JSON format
{"result":{"action":"ASK","description":null,"name":null,"question":"Is the figure best known for exploits in the Trojan War?"}}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 was the strongest warrior and hero in the Greek army during the Trojan War. ... 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 warrior Achilles is one of the great heroes of Greek mythology. ... 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) 2 · Answer check returns Yes
Q6
1 · Guesser asks
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.
Source summary (model-reported)
The Trojan War in which Achilles fought was a struggle between two different groups—the Greeks and the Trojans—over Helen. ... Achilles ... [was] the most fearless Greek fighter of the Trojan War.
Open encyclopedia.com (opens in a new tab)Source summary (model-reported)
In Greek mythology, Achilles ... was a hero of the Trojan War who was known as being the greatest of all the Greek warriors. The page's participant listings place Achilles among the Greeks and allies, and list Achaeans among the Greek-side forces.
Open en.wikipedia.org (opens in a new tab) 2 · Answer check returns Yes
Q7
1 · Guesser asks
Is the figure the protagonist of Homer's Odyssey?
Recorded Guesser outputRequired JSON format
{"result":{"action":"ASK","description":null,"name":null,"question":"Is the figure the protagonist of Homer's Odyssey?"}}Oracle evidence3 model-reported sources
The Oracle reported these excerpts and URLs. They are not independently checked.
Homer's poetry ... The Iliad and Odyssey focus on the exploits of a single protagonist: the godlike warrior Achilles in the Iliad and the wily, cunning Odysseus in the Odyssey.Open www2.classics.upenn.edu (opens in a new tab)
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)
Odysseus ... [is the] hero of Homer's epic poem the Odyssey.Open kids.britannica.com (opens in a new tab)
2 · Answer check returns No
Q8
1 · Guesser asks
Was the figure a king or a commander of a contingent of ships in the Trojan War?
Recorded Guesser outputRequired JSON format
{"result":{"action":"ASK","description":null,"name":null,"question":"Was the figure a king or a commander of a contingent of ships in the Trojan War?"}}Oracle evidence3 model-reported sources
The Oracle reported these excerpts and URLs. They are not independently checked.
From Pelasgian Argos too they came... the Myrmidons were they... and Achilles commanded them and their fifty ships.Open poetryintranslation.com (opens in a new tab)
Of the fifty ships of these men was Achilles captain.Open perseus.tufts.edu (opens in a new tab)
Fifty ships had noble Achilles brought to Troy... Over these he set five captains whom he could trust, while he was himself commander over them all.Open classics.mit.edu (opens in a new tab)
2 · Answer check returns Yes
Q9
1 · Guesser asks
Did the figure die during the Trojan War (before the city fell)?
Recorded Guesser outputRequired JSON format
{"result":{"action":"ASK","description":null,"name":null,"question":"Did the figure die during the Trojan War (before the city fell)?"}}Oracle evidence2 model-reported sources
The Oracle reported these excerpts and URLs. They are not independently checked.
The deaths of Achilles and Paris: Both heroes predeceased the fall of Troy. Achilles died when an arrow shot by Paris and guided by Apollo struck him in his heel, the only vulnerable portion of his anatomy.Open britannica.com (opens in a new tab)
Achilles was killed by Paris, prince of Troy, with an arrow guided by the god Apollo. He was struck in the heel ... at the Scaean Gates of Troy, and died there before the city fell.Open greekmythology.com (opens in a new tab)
2 · Answer check returns Yes
Q10
1 · Guesser asks
Was the figure killed by Hector?
Recorded Guesser outputRequired JSON format
{"result":{"action":"ASK","description":null,"name":null,"question":"Was the figure killed by Hector?"}}Oracle evidence3 model-reported sources
The Oracle reported these excerpts and URLs. They are not independently checked.
Source summary (model-reported)
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. ... Hector ... slew Patroclus, and Achilles ... slew Hector.
Open britannica.com (opens in a new tab)Source summary (model-reported)
Patroclus’s death at the hand of the Trojan prince Hector in Homer’s Iliad serves a vital narrative function by inspiring Achilles to rejoin the battle. ... He kills Hector and drags the slain hero’s body behind his chariot.
Open britannica.com (opens in a new tab)Source summary (model-reported)
Achilles ... met Hector ... He then slew him ... Achilles himself fell in the battle at the Scaean gate ... others say that Apollo merely directed the weapon of Paris against Achilles, and thus caused his death.
Open perseus.tufts.edu (opens in a new tab) 2 · Answer check returns No
Q11
1 · Guesser asks
Did the figure kill Hector in single combat?
Recorded Guesser outputRequired JSON format
{"result":{"action":"ASK","description":null,"name":null,"question":"Did the figure kill Hector in single combat?"}}Oracle evidence2 model-reported sources
The Oracle reported these excerpts and URLs. They are not independently checked.
Source summary (model-reported)
Book 22 recounts the death of Hector at the hands of Achilles. Achilles chases Hector three times around the walls of Troy and kills him with the aid of Athena.
Open academic.oup.com (opens in a new tab)Source summary (model-reported)
Hector proposes that they meet Achilles “face to face” in “bloody combat,” and the text then describes Achilles pursuing and killing Hector. Athena is present and assists Achilles before the encounter.
Open poetryintranslation.com (opens in a new tab) 2 · Answer check returns Yes
G
1 · Guesser guessesNot counted
Achilles
Greek hero of the Trojan War, son of Peleus and Thetis, who killed Hector and died before Troy fell
Validator rationale The proposal identifies Achilles, the Greek mythological hero of the Trojan War, matching the specified entity.
Recorded Guesser outputRequired JSON format
{"result":{"action":"GUESS","description":"Greek hero of the Trojan War, son of Peleus and Thetis, who killed Hector and died before Troy fell","name":"Achilles","question":null}} 2 · Validator returns Yes