Topic: Zendo Questions (Read 100156 times)

Axxle · « **on:** December 12, 2012, 02:38:25 am »

Pretty sure this game will be somewhat of a hit here.

This post is mostly copied from mafiascum: http://forum.mafiascum.net/viewtopic.php?f=10&t=23946

Those of you familiar with both Twenty Questions and Zendo already know the rules. For everyone else, let me break it down.

Each round, there is one Oracle and a flock of Petitioners.
At the beginning of the round, the Oracle invents a secret rule, completely mechanical, based on - and solely on - the exact wording of the questions asked. This rule will, given the exact wording of a question, tell the Oracle to reply either "Yes" or "No". You must be able to answer the same question the same way, regardless of the context of the question. Examples include:
- Any question with an even number of words, reply "Yes"; otherwise, reply "No".
- Any question beginning with a consonant, reply "Yes"; otherwise, reply "No".
Bear in mind that, first, any overly-complicated rule (e.g. "Any question whose SHA-1 hash ends with an even number, say 'No'; otherwise, say 'Yes'") will get you mocked and shunned; second, every rule is more complicated than it initially appears; and third, if you screw up three times, you must concede (and thereby become an object of pity and lose 1d6 points of respect).
During the round, any Petitioner (i.e. anyone other than the Oracle) may either ask questions, or attempt to guess the rule. Each question asked shall be answered in order by the Oracle, according to the rule. Guesses the Oracle shall deal with in one of exactly two ways:
- By conceding, and revealing the rule that had been used.
- By replying with a question whose answer is different under the actual rule than according to the guess.
- For example: if the rule is "beginning with a consonant = yes" and someone guesses "beginning with a W = yes", the Oracle might say, "Had it the ability, would a woodchuck chuck wood?"
The Oracle shall include in each post answering questions and responding to guesses a list of all prior questions, answers, guesses, and responses.
If the Oracle takes longer than 72 hours to answer a question, the Oracle shall forfeit. If no Petitioners have submitted questions or guesses for 96 hours, then any Petitioner may ask the Oracle to reveal the rule and step down.
The Petitioner who first guesses correctly shall become the next Oracle. If there is no such petitioner (such as after an Oracle is forced to forfeit) [edit: or if said petitioner does not choose a rule within a reasonable timespan], the first poster to so choose may become the next Oracle.

Start!

Rules used so far:

The question contains a doubled character.

The question contains a comma.

The question contains a word that starts with "m"

The question contains a capital vowel

The words in the question are arranged alphabetically

The question contains all of the letters in "a rule"

The question has a prime number of characters

Both first and last letters of the question are both consonants or both vowels

The previous question shares any words with current question (later ruled an invalid question)

The average word length of the question is greater than 4 characters.

Third letter of the question is a vowel

Axxle · « **Reply #1 on:** December 12, 2012, 02:38:37 am »

I have a rule

cayvie · « **Reply #2 on:** December 12, 2012, 02:44:55 am »

i wrote up a thread for this last week then decided against posting it!

cayvie · « **Reply #3 on:** December 12, 2012, 02:45:16 am »

what are your starting koans

Grujah · « **Reply #4 on:** December 12, 2012, 02:50:05 am »

Oracle, do you smell?

Axxle · « **Reply #5 on:** December 12, 2012, 03:00:21 am »

what are your starting koans No

Oracle, do you smell? Yes

cayvie · « **Reply #6 on:** December 12, 2012, 03:06:06 am »

are you cheating

Grujah · « **Reply #7 on:** December 12, 2012, 03:06:57 am »

Do you love me?
Does Robz888 suck?

Axxle · « **Reply #8 on:** December 12, 2012, 03:14:21 am »

what are your starting koans No
Oracle, do you smell? Yes
are you cheating No
Do you love me? No
Does Robz888 suck? Yes

cayvie · « **Reply #9 on:** December 12, 2012, 03:18:34 am »

did robz come between you and grujah

Grujah · « **Reply #10 on:** December 12, 2012, 03:20:14 am »

Starting with vowel, if odd number of words, answer is yes, otherwise, no. Reverse is true if question is starting with consonant.

cayvie · « **Reply #11 on:** December 12, 2012, 03:27:26 am »

Quote from: Grujah on December 12, 2012, 03:20:14 am

Starting with vowel, if odd number of words, answer is yes, otherwise, no. Reverse is true if question is starting with consonant.

you just don't want the whole story to come out

Axxle · « **Reply #12 on:** December 12, 2012, 03:39:39 am »

what are your starting koans No
Oracle, do you smell? Yes
are you cheating No
Do you love me? No
Does Robz888 suck? Yes
did robz come between you and grujah Yes

Starting with vowel, if odd number of words, answer is yes, otherwise, no. Reverse is true if question is starting with consonant. Wrong: "Can we keep our love secret for much longer?" Yes

cayvie · « **Reply #13 on:** December 12, 2012, 03:41:46 am »

what did grujah say when robz proposed?

cayvie · « **Reply #14 on:** December 12, 2012, 03:42:01 am »

(i should probably start actually trying to solve the rule)

Axxle · « **Reply #15 on:** December 12, 2012, 03:43:41 am »

what are your starting koans No
Oracle, do you smell? Yes
are you cheating No
Do you love me? No
Does Robz888 suck? Yes
did robz come between you and grujah Yes

Starting with vowel, if odd number of words, answer is yes, otherwise, no. Reverse is true if question is starting with consonant. Wrong: "Can we keep our love secret for much longer?" Yes

what did grujah say when robz proposed? No

cayvie · « **Reply #16 on:** December 12, 2012, 03:44:07 am »

Axxle · « **Reply #17 on:** December 12, 2012, 03:45:46 am »

My rule is: Yes if a yes will make readers more heartbroken /notreally

cayvie · « **Reply #18 on:** December 12, 2012, 03:48:28 am »

well the answer to my last question ruled out "second word has three letters"

cayvie · « **Reply #19 on:** December 12, 2012, 03:49:04 am »

oh wait no it didn't

my guess is

if the second word has three letters, the answer is no

cayvie · « **Reply #20 on:** December 12, 2012, 03:50:16 am »

(i'm betting you wouldn't start with a rule that awkward, but maybe!)

Axxle · « **Reply #21 on:** December 12, 2012, 04:14:17 am »

what are your starting koans No
Oracle, do you smell? Yes
are you cheating No
Do you love me? No
Does Robz888 suck? Yes
did robz come between you and grujah Yes

Starting with vowel, if odd number of words, answer is yes, otherwise, no. Reverse is true if question is starting with consonant. Wrong: "Can we keep our love secret for much longer?" Yes

what did grujah say when robz proposed? No

if the second word has three letters, the answer is no Wrong: "If the second word has three letters, is the answer no?" Yes

cayvie · « **Reply #22 on:** December 12, 2012, 04:21:39 am »

if the longest word's length is a multiple of four letters, the answer is no

ashersky · « **Reply #23 on:** December 12, 2012, 04:24:22 am »

Can I play?

Axxle · « **Reply #24 on:** December 12, 2012, 04:28:11 am »

what are your starting koans No
Oracle, do you smell? Yes
are you cheating No
Do you love me? No
Does Robz888 suck? Yes
did robz come between you and grujah Yes

Starting with vowel, if odd number of words, answer is yes, otherwise, no. Reverse is true if question is starting with consonant. Wrong: "Can we keep our love secret for much longer?" Yes

what did grujah say when robz proposed? No

if the second word has three letters, the answer is no Wrong: "If the second word has three letters, is the answer no?" Yes

if the longest word's length is a multiple of four letters, the answer is no Wrong: "Is everyone stopping to read new threads?" Yes

Can I play? No

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