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
- 9
- Outcome
- Solved
- Format errors
- No errors
- Duration
- 1m 35s
- Round cost
- $0.0269 All 10 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":"AMZAISLM"}Valid replies are shown in the required format. Rejected replies are shown separately, without provider or call IDs.
3 of 9 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 primarily from Greek mythology?
Recorded Guesser outputRequired JSON format
{"result":{"action":"ASK","description":null,"name":null,"question":"Is the figure primarily 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.Open britannica.com (opens in a new tab)
Achilles ... is one of the most important warriors in Greek mythology.Open encyclopedia.com (opens in a new tab)
2 · Answer check returns Yes
Q2
1 · Guesser asks
Is the figure one of the Twelve Olympians?
Recorded Guesser outputRequired JSON format
{"result":{"action":"ASK","description":null,"name":null,"question":"Is the figure one of the Twelve Olympians?"}}Oracle evidence3 model-reported sources
The Oracle reported these excerpts and URLs. They are not independently checked.
Source summary (model-reported)
Britannica describes Achilles as the son of the mortal Peleus and the sea nymph Thetis, and as a central Greek mythological figure in the Trojan War. It also states that Achilles appears in the Odyssey among the spirits encountered in the underworld.
Open britannica.com (opens in a new tab)Source summary (model-reported)
The twelve Olympians are described as the major deities of the Greek pantheon, commonly considered to be Zeus, Poseidon, Hera, Demeter, Aphrodite, Athena, Artemis, Apollo, Ares, Hephaestus, Hermes, and either Hestia or Dionysus.
Open en.wikipedia.org (opens in a new tab)Source summary (model-reported)
Theoi lists the Twelve Olympians as Aphrodite, Apollo, Ares, Artemis, Athena, Demeter, Dionysus, Hephaestus, Hera, Hermes, Poseidon, and Zeus, with Hestia sometimes included.
Open theoi.com (opens in a new tab) 2 · Answer check returns No
Q3
1 · Guesser asks
Is the figure a deity (god or goddess)?
Recorded Guesser outputRequired JSON format
{"result":{"action":"ASK","description":null,"name":null,"question":"Is the figure a deity (god or goddess)?"}}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)
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 No
Q4
1 · Guesser asks
Is the figure a mortal human (rather than a monster, nymph, or other nonhuman being)?
Recorded Guesser outputRequired JSON format
{"result":{"action":"ASK","description":null,"name":null,"question":"Is the figure a mortal human (rather than a monster, nymph, or other nonhuman being)?"}}Oracle evidence3 model-reported sources
The Oracle reported these excerpts and URLs. They are not independently checked.
Source summary (model-reported)
Britannica describes Achilles as a Greek mythological hero, son of the mortal Peleus and the Nereid (sea nymph) Thetis. It also discusses versions in which he was made invulnerable except at his heel.
Open britannica.com (opens in a new tab)Source summary (model-reported)
The Encyclopaedia Britannica article describes Achilles as a Greek hero, son of the mortal Peleus and the Nereid Thetis, and states that Achilles died from an arrow wound to his heel.
Open britannica.com (opens in a new tab)Source summary (model-reported)
History.com identifies Achilles as a great hero of Greek mythology, says his father was Peleus, the mortal king of the Myrmidons, and describes myths in which Thetis tried to make him immortal because of concern about his mortality.
Open history.com (opens in a new tab) 2 · Answer check returns Yes
Q5
1 · Guesser asks
Is the figure associated with the Trojan War?
Recorded Guesser outputRequired JSON format
{"result":{"action":"ASK","description":null,"name":null,"question":"Is the figure associated with the Trojan War?"}}Oracle evidence1 model-reported source
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)
2 · Answer check returns Yes
Q6
1 · Guesser asks
Is the figure a Greek (Achaean) warrior rather than a Trojan?
Recorded Guesser outputRequired JSON format
{"result":{"action":"ASK","description":null,"name":null,"question":"Is the figure a Greek (Achaean) warrior rather than a Trojan?"}}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)
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)
The Trojan War began ... between the Greeks (Homer calls them the Achaeans) and the Trojans. ... Achilles ... joined the Greek army.Open history.com (opens in a new tab)
2 · Answer check returns Yes
Q7
1 · Guesser asks
Does the figure survive the Trojan War (i.e., is not killed during the conflict itself)?
Recorded Guesser outputRequired JSON format
{"result":{"action":"ASK","description":null,"name":null,"question":"Does the figure survive the Trojan War (i.e., is not killed during the conflict itself)?"}}Oracle evidence2 model-reported sources
The Oracle reported these excerpts and URLs. They are not independently checked.
Source summary (model-reported)
The death of Achilles, the greatest Greek warrior of the Trojan War, is not described in Homeric works. In Arctinus’s Aethiopis, Achilles is said to have been killed by Paris of Troy. Both heroes predeceased the fall of Troy.
Open britannica.com (opens in a new tab)Source summary (model-reported)
According to legend, the Trojan prince Paris killed Achilles by shooting him in the heel with an arrow. 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) 2 · Answer check returns No
Q8
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
Q9
1 · Guesser asks
Was the figure killed by Paris (possibly with Apollo's aid)?
Recorded Guesser outputRequired JSON format
{"result":{"action":"ASK","description":null,"name":null,"question":"Was the figure killed by Paris (possibly with Apollo's aid)?"}}Oracle evidence2 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. ... Though the death of Achilles is not described in the Iliad ... Apollo ... later avenged his son by playing a part in Achilles’ death.
Open britannica.com (opens in a new tab)Source summary (model-reported)
The death of Achilles ... will be caused by a god and a man ... Paris and Apollo will kill him before the Scaean Gates. ... he is shot by Alexander and Apollo in the ankle.
Open brill.com (opens in a new tab) 2 · Answer check returns Yes
G
1 · Guesser guessesNot counted
Achilles
Greek hero of the Trojan War, killed by Paris (with Apollo's help)
Validator rationale The proposal identifies Achilles, the specified Greek mythological hero of the Trojan War; the added death detail is consistent and does not change the identity.
Recorded Guesser outputRequired JSON format
{"result":{"action":"GUESS","description":"Greek hero of the Trojan War, killed by Paris (with Apollo's help)","name":"Achilles","question":null}} 2 · Validator returns Yes