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[Galzria]

         ?

[Schneau]

Will you tell ROBZ888?

[Jorbles]

A? Yes. Correction: Actually, this is a mistake because I wasn't interpreting the rule strictly enough at this point. This should read: No. Everything else is correct, including "a? Yes."
AA? No.
AAA? No.
B? No.
BB? No.
BBB? No.
ABA? No.
BAB? No.
BA? No.
AB? No.
How new is it? No.
How new is the rule? Yes.
Is the rule new? Yes.
How new? Yes.
How were you handling Y? Yes.
Do you have a new rule? Yes.
Do I have a new rule? Yes.
Have you a new rule? Yes.
Have I a new rule? Yes.
Yes? No.
No?No.
Maybe?  No.
Always? No.
Never? No.
Sometimes? No.
Will you tell me? No.
Will you tell Robz888? Yes.
Once upon a time? No.
Long long ago? No.
In a galaxy far far away? No.
Does, punctuation; in: any. way! matter?  No.
CaPiTaLs? No.
Why do birds suddenly appear? No.
How many miles to the gallon? No.
Paper or plastic? No.
Cheese? No.
E? No.
I? No.
O? No.
U? No.
Y? No.
Will you tell Robz? No.
AAAA? No.
AAAAA? No.
AAAAAA? No.
AAAAAAA? No.
A A? No.
a? Yes.
A B? Yes.
B A? Yes.
A B A? Yes.
B A B? Yes.
B A B A? Yes.
Will you tell Robzzzz? No.
ABBA? No.
How long of a question can I type without you answering yes or no - is this one long enough? No.
Guess: There is no rule. You're just trolling us. Incorrect - All questions are answered following the rule. I can't think of a counter example, but PINL.
(I realise finding a counterexample to that might be hard... maybe don't answer it?) Yes.
A B A B? Yes.
A B B A? Yes.
B A A B? Yes.
E C? No.
Are you going somewhere with this? No.
Do you have enough data points yet? Yes.
I am going somewhere its just I don't have enough points to flesh out the guess I want to make Yes.
This is not a question for the game.  What does PINL stand for? It's not in urban dictionary. Yes.
And it doesn't Google. No.
It's in the f.DS mafia lingo dictionary though! No.
Promise I'm Not Lying. No.
Coined by Joth during a Bastard game of Mafia. No.
I have no idea No.
How about 56? No.
BTW, shouldn't we be trying to minimize the number of questions or something? Otherwise, this just becomes "type lots and lots of questions arbitrarily" instead of "try to intelligently explore options", which seems more in the spirit of the game. No.
ab? No.
a b? No.
WILL YOU TELL ME? No.
What the Jorbles is going on here; I have no clue!? No.
will you tell me? No.
888? No.
         ? No.
Will you tell ROBZ888? No.

[Insomniac]

FAKE GUESS: YES if you put a yes after the question no otherwise

[Jorbles]

It's not just me being arbitrary, there's a very strict rule. It has a quality that the other rules did not have, which I think is what's confusing everyone.

[Galzria]

How many guesses do we reach before Oracle wins?

[Schneau]

So, "AB?" is "no" and "A B?" is "yes". Does that mean that spaces are somehow important?

Am I correct in saying that the "yes" or "no" can only depend on the text of the question, and cannot depend on other things such as the user who asked the question, the time of the question, or what question was asked before it? For example, no matter how many times this is asked, it should always be "yes":

A B?
A B?
A B?
How now brown cow?
A B?

[Jorbles]

A? Yes. Correction: Actually, this is a mistake because I wasn't interpreting the rule strictly enough at this point. This should read: No. Everything else is correct, including "a? Yes."
AA? No.
AAA? No.
B? No.
BB? No.
BBB? No.
ABA? No.
BAB? No.
BA? No.
AB? No.
How new is it? No.
How new is the rule? Yes.
Is the rule new? Yes.
How new? Yes.
How were you handling Y? Yes.
Do you have a new rule? Yes.
Do I have a new rule? Yes.
Have you a new rule? Yes.
Have I a new rule? Yes.
Yes? No.
No?No.
Maybe?  No.
Always? No.
Never? No.
Sometimes? No.
Will you tell me? No.
Will you tell Robz888? Yes.
Once upon a time? No.
Long long ago? No.
In a galaxy far far away? No.
Does, punctuation; in: any. way! matter?  No.
CaPiTaLs? No.
Why do birds suddenly appear? No.
How many miles to the gallon? No.
Paper or plastic? No.
Cheese? No.
E? No.
I? No.
O? No.
U? No.
Y? No.
Will you tell Robz? No.
AAAA? No.
AAAAA? No.
AAAAAA? No.
AAAAAAA? No.
A A? No.
a? Yes.
A B? Yes.
B A? Yes.
A B A? Yes.
B A B? Yes.
B A B A? Yes.
Will you tell Robzzzz? No.
ABBA? No.
How long of a question can I type without you answering yes or no - is this one long enough? No.
Guess: There is no rule. You're just trolling us. Incorrect - All questions are answered following the rule. I can't think of a counter example, but PINL.
(I realise finding a counterexample to that might be hard... maybe don't answer it?) Yes.
A B A B? Yes.
A B B A? Yes.
B A A B? Yes.
E C? No.
Are you going somewhere with this? No.
Do you have enough data points yet? Yes.
I am going somewhere its just I don't have enough points to flesh out the guess I want to make Yes.
This is not a question for the game.  What does PINL stand for? It's not in urban dictionary. Yes.
And it doesn't Google. No.
It's in the f.DS mafia lingo dictionary though! No.
Promise I'm Not Lying. No.
Coined by Joth during a Bastard game of Mafia. No.
I have no idea No.
How about 56? No.
BTW, shouldn't we be trying to minimize the number of questions or something? Otherwise, this just becomes "type lots and lots of questions arbitrarily" instead of "try to intelligently explore options", which seems more in the spirit of the game. No.
ab? No.
a b? No.
WILL YOU TELL ME? No.
What the Jorbles is going on here; I have no clue!? No.
will you tell me? No.
888? No.
         ? No.
Will you tell ROBZ888? No.
How many guesses do we reach before Oracle wins? No.
A B? No.
A B? Yes.
A B? Yes.
How now brown cow? No.
A B? No.

[Tables]

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".

Are you satisfying this?

Also, are you satisfying this?

[Jorbles]

A? Yes. Correction: Actually, this is a mistake because I wasn't interpreting the rule strictly enough at this point. This should read: No. Everything else is correct, including "a? Yes."
AA? No.
AAA? No.
B? No.
BB? No.
BBB? No.
ABA? No.
BAB? No.
BA? No.
AB? No.
How new is it? No.
How new is the rule? Yes.
Is the rule new? Yes.
How new? Yes.
How were you handling Y? Yes.
Do you have a new rule? Yes.
Do I have a new rule? Yes.
Have you a new rule? Yes.
Have I a new rule? Yes.
Yes? No.
No?No.
Maybe?  No.
Always? No.
Never? No.
Sometimes? No.
Will you tell me? No.
Will you tell Robz888? Yes.
Once upon a time? No.
Long long ago? No.
In a galaxy far far away? No.
Does, punctuation; in: any. way! matter?  No.
CaPiTaLs? No.
Why do birds suddenly appear? No.
How many miles to the gallon? No.
Paper or plastic? No.
Cheese? No.
E? No.
I? No.
O? No.
U? No.
Y? No.
Will you tell Robz? No.
AAAA? No.
AAAAA? No.
AAAAAA? No.
AAAAAAA? No.
A A? No.
a? Yes.
A B? Yes.
B A? Yes.
A B A? Yes.
B A B? Yes.
B A B A? Yes.
Will you tell Robzzzz? No.
ABBA? No.
How long of a question can I type without you answering yes or no - is this one long enough? No.
Guess: There is no rule. You're just trolling us. Incorrect - All questions are answered following the rule. I can't think of a counter example, but PINL.
(I realise finding a counterexample to that might be hard... maybe don't answer it?) Yes.
A B A B? Yes.
A B B A? Yes.
B A A B? Yes.
E C? No.
Are you going somewhere with this? No.
Do you have enough data points yet? Yes.
I am going somewhere its just I don't have enough points to flesh out the guess I want to make Yes.
This is not a question for the game.  What does PINL stand for? It's not in urban dictionary. Yes.
And it doesn't Google. No.
It's in the f.DS mafia lingo dictionary though! No.
Promise I'm Not Lying. No.
Coined by Joth during a Bastard game of Mafia. No.
I have no idea No.
How about 56? No.
BTW, shouldn't we be trying to minimize the number of questions or something? Otherwise, this just becomes "type lots and lots of questions arbitrarily" instead of "try to intelligently explore options", which seems more in the spirit of the game. No.
ab? No.
a b? No.
WILL YOU TELL ME? No.
What the Jorbles is going on here; I have no clue!? No.
will you tell me? No.
888? No.
         ? No.
Will you tell ROBZ888? No.
How many guesses do we reach before Oracle wins? No.
A B? No.
A B? Yes.
A B? Yes.
How now brown cow? No.
A B? No.
Also, are you satisfying this? No.

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".

Are you satisfying this?

I believe that I am. It is mechanical and is solely based on the exact wording of the questions asked. If there was a FAQ for this game it would probably answer whether or not I am for sure, but I can't be more specific than that. Suffice it to say I believe I am following the rules.

[Schneau]

Guess: Answer yes if previous question shares any words with current question; no otherwise.

[Schneau]

Which, if I'm correct, does not seem in the spirit of the game. But, oh well, at least I'd be correct.

[Jorbles]

Guess: Answer yes if previous question shares any words with current question; no otherwise.

Correct!

Which, if I'm correct, does not seem in the spirit of the game. But, oh well, at least I'd be correct.

I thought it did. There's nothing saying that the questions can't refer to previous questions, and the rule itself is very simple. It's a mechanical rule that relies only on the questions. Just because it made people think a little differently to get the answer doesn't mean it's a wrong rule. Anyhow if I get to be the Oracle again I will definitely consider making rules in a similar vein again. I actually kept expecting someone to do something like this and was surprised when I was the first. Anyhow congrats you are now the Oracle.

[Schneau]

I have a rule.

[Tables]

I'm fine with this, although... the issue I see is people pushing the boundary. I can't say for certain though.

What's the rule, Scheau?
Did you like Jorbles rule?
Do I like Jorbles rule?

[Jorbles]

Is it as sweet as my rule was?
Is it an omelette?

Are you a lawyer?
Yore away rule?

123456789101112?

[Jorbles]

reywal a uoy erA?

[Insomniac]

A?
B?
AA?
BB?
ABA?
BAB?

[Schneau]

What's the rule, Scheau? Yes. (you spelled my name wrong BTW)
Did you like Jorbles rule? Yes.
Do I like Jorbles rule? No.
Is it as sweet as my rule was? No.
Is it an omelette? No.
Are you a lawyer? No.
Yore away rule? No.
123456789101112? Yes.

[Schneau]

What's the rule, Scheau? Yes. (you spelled my name wrong BTW)
Did you like Jorbles rule? Yes.
Do I like Jorbles rule? No.
Is it as sweet as my rule was? No.
Is it an omelette? No.
Are you a lawyer? No.
Yore away rule? No.
123456789101112? Yes.
reywal a uoy erA? No.
A? No.
B? No.
AA? No.
BB? No.
ABA? No.
BAB? No.

[Squidd]

In the original Zendo, rules may only refer to the pieces of the koan under consideration and the surface of the table, which is assumed to be infinite and featureless. This is "the Spock rule," since we should be able to build a koan here and beam it up to the Enterprise without in any way affecting its legality.

Anyway, question:

Captain, is that logical?

[Schneau]

What's the rule, Scheau? Yes. (you spelled my name wrong BTW)
Did you like Jorbles rule? Yes.
Do I like Jorbles rule? No.
Is it as sweet as my rule was? No.
Is it an omelette? No.
Are you a lawyer? No.
Yore away rule? No.
123456789101112? Yes.
reywal a uoy erA? No.
A? No.
B? No.
AA? No.
BB? No.
ABA? No.
BAB? No.
Captain, is that logical? Yes.

[Insomniac]

Guess: Must be 15 or more characters (including ?)

[Jorbles]

I'm fine with this, although... the issue I see is people pushing the boundary. I can't say for certain though.

I think the most important rule is that the rules be simple. If people do that then the boundaries probably won't be pushed too hard. Anyone who makes a rule that's too hard should be mercilessly mocked and shunned as the rules state. That'll be a deterrent for anyone who gets too imaginative.

PPE:

In the original Zendo, rules may only refer to the pieces of the koan under consideration and the surface of the table, which is assumed to be infinite and featureless. This is "the Spock rule," since we should be able to build a koan here and beam it up to the Enterprise without in any way affecting its legality.

I wasn't aware of that rule. It wasn't stated and I'd never encountered this game before. I did read the relevant section of the rules before crafting the rule, and thought it fell well within the bounds. If Axxle needs to clarify the rules he should include that there, though I (obviously) think the expanded playing field I was working with is more interesting.

Logical, is that captain?

[Schneau]

What's the rule, Scheau? Yes. (you spelled my name wrong BTW)
Did you like Jorbles rule? Yes.
Do I like Jorbles rule? No.
Is it as sweet as my rule was? No.
Is it an omelette? No.
Are you a lawyer? No.
Yore away rule? No.
123456789101112? Yes.
reywal a uoy erA? No.
A? No.
B? No.
AA? No.
BB? No.
ABA? No.
BAB? No.
Captain, is that logical? Yes.
Guess: Must be 15 or more characters (including ?) Already invalidated