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blaise
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Classical Botticelli
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Apr 23 17:05 UTC 2001 |
This is "classical" Botticelli - it works as follows:
Person A picks a person and identifies them with a letter.
(Example - "I am A.")
Then, the other players ask a detailed question on whether or not it is
a specific person.
(Example - "Were you the first man on the moon?")
Person A must then answer the question, identifying who that person is.
(Example - "No, I am not Neil Armstrong.")
If Person A can't figure out who's being referred to, or gets it wrong,
then the person who asked the question gets to ask a yes/no question.
(Example - "Are you male?" "Yes.")
Then the next players guesses, and so on until someone asks the right
question.
(Example - "Are you a superhero who can talk to fishes?" "Yes, I am
Aquaman.")
Note that if the question isn't specific enough, other correct answers
can be given instead.
(Example - "Are you a superhero?" "No, I'm not Atom Man." "Hey, I
didn't mean Atom Man, I meant Aquaman!"
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blaise
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response 1 of 170:
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Apr 23 17:05 UTC 2001 |
Since I initiated this, I'll start:
I am C.
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aruba
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response 2 of 170:
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Apr 26 02:36 UTC 2001 |
Are you the founder of Detroit?
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blaise
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response 3 of 170:
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Apr 26 04:06 UTC 2001 |
Nice question! I don't know any specific names of founders of
Detroit, only that it was founded by French settlers.
You get a free yes/no informational question.
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aruba
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response 4 of 170:
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Apr 27 03:50 UTC 2001 |
(The founder of Detroit was named Cadillac.)
Are you fictional?
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blaise
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response 5 of 170:
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Apr 27 04:34 UTC 2001 |
No, aruba, I am not fictional.
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blaise
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response 6 of 170:
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Apr 27 21:09 UTC 2001 |
One additional rule, which I would like to propose as standard for
the conference: You may not try again until either another player
has tried or 48 hours has passed since your attempt was answered.
(If your attempt got a free question, then it's 48 hours since
your free question was answered.)
This is open to negotiation if people feel it's unreasonable in
either direction, but it's an attempt to keep the game moving if
not enough folks are guessing.
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aruba
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response 7 of 170:
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Apr 27 21:26 UTC 2001 |
Sounds reasonable to me.
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aruba
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response 8 of 170:
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Apr 27 21:27 UTC 2001 |
That is, in this item and the other Botticelli item, since they are so low
traffic. We haven't needed a 48-hour rule in the 6- and 7-letter word
games.
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aruba
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response 9 of 170:
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Apr 29 13:59 UTC 2001 |
Are you a famous mathematician who invented the "game of life" (not the
Milton Bradley version, the computer simulation which models something akin
to bacteria colonies, using a deterministic algorithm)?
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blaise
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response 10 of 170:
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Apr 29 20:57 UTC 2001 |
No, I am not the inventer of Life, whose name I cannot for the Life of me
remember.
Free question.
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aruba
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response 11 of 170:
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Apr 30 13:25 UTC 2001 |
(His name is John Conway.) Are you human?
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blaise
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response 12 of 170:
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Apr 30 14:51 UTC 2001 |
Yes, aruba, I am human.
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aruba
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response 13 of 170:
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May 3 13:55 UTC 2001 |
When I've played Botticelli with people in person, the rule was that not
only did a question have to stump the person who was "it", but someone else
in the room had to be able to answer it. That kept the questions from
becoming too obscure.
However, since there seem to be only two of us here...
Did you escape from a South African prisoner of war camp and later take up
painting?
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blaise
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response 14 of 170:
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May 3 14:16 UTC 2001 |
That rule would make sense if there were at least four participants...
I've been tempted to "cheat" by looking certain things up -- only stuff
that I think I *should* know, like John Conway. This one is a field of
study that I've never taken part in, so I wouldn't even if I were allowed
to research questions in fields I am knowledgeable in.
I am not a former POW held in South Africa who took up painting. Free
question.
(I don't have a feel for whether this is too obscure or not. As I say, it's
a field I haven't studied.)
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aruba
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response 15 of 170:
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May 3 23:48 UTC 2001 |
Winston Churchill was the person I was asking about. Not an obscure person,
but bits about his life that most people don't know, so I don't know if it's
too obscure or not.
Are you living?
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blaise
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response 16 of 170:
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May 4 13:58 UTC 2001 |
Yes, I am living.
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aruba
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response 17 of 170:
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May 7 17:46 UTC 2001 |
Are you Doctor Dolittle's pet chimp? (Is it fair to ask about a character
who is not human, but is sentient?)
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blaise
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response 18 of 170:
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May 7 18:51 UTC 2001 |
I don't know Dr. Doolittle's chimp's name. As far as I know, there is no rule
against asking about an individual which has been eliminated by a previous
yes/no question. (Not only am I human, I'm not fictional.)
If you want to let the question stand, take your free question.
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aruba
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response 19 of 170:
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May 8 02:24 UTC 2001 |
Dr. Dolittle's chimp's name is Chee-Chee. Are you male?
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blaise
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response 20 of 170:
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May 8 03:03 UTC 2001 |
Yes, I am male.
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aruba
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response 21 of 170:
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May 10 16:11 UTC 2001 |
Are you the founder of America Online?
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blaise
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response 22 of 170:
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May 10 16:43 UTC 2001 |
No, I am not Steve Case.
(Finally, a question I could answer! ;-> )
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aruba
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response 23 of 170:
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May 13 01:03 UTC 2001 |
Are you a physicist who pioneered theoretical studies of white dwarfs?
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blaise
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response 24 of 170:
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May 14 15:12 UTC 2001 |
Blast, I should know this... No, I'm not. Free question.
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