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Myrtle Daturtle · **Joined:** Wed Dec 14, 2005 6:18 AM **Posts:** 304

http://us.akinator.com/

rugen · **Posted:** Fri Jul 23, 2010 9:49 PM

I was actually really impressed with how well it narrowed down less than "standard" characters from novels and movies.

Finlainea · **Joined:** Sat Dec 10, 2005 1:36 AM **Posts:** 1023

I'm smarter than the Internet. I was thinking of Scorpia (from She-Ra) and it declared himself defeated after 32 questions!

Garborg · **Joined:** Tue Aug 01, 2006 4:35 PM **Posts:** 373

I stumped him with Dain Frostreaver IV.

But guess that is impossible to do now since he knows of the character.

Bovinity Divinity · **Joined:** Thu Sep 14, 2006 6:07 PM **Posts:** 2421

Emperor Ssraeshza > Akinator!!!

Muhahahaahh!!

I tried something a little less obscure (Han Solo) and he guessed it in like 7 questions. Not bad. Tried Alexander the Great, and he got that one in no time as well.

Neesha the Necro · **Posted:** Sat Jul 24, 2010 11:12 AM

It got Simon Snowlocke (Seomen) in 38 questions. Not bad, considering some of the questions were a bit too vague to answer.

Fribur · **Joined:** Tue Jul 05, 2005 3:39 PM **Posts:** 4664

I used Rod Blagoavich (however you spell it) and he got it after about 10 questions. What was interesting to me is that the questions didn't ever get specific enough for me to think it had narrowed it to him.

Bovinity Divinity · **Joined:** Thu Sep 14, 2006 6:07 PM **Posts:** 2421

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What was interesting to me is that the questions didn't ever get specific enough for me to think it had narrowed it to him.

Yeah, that's pretty impressive.

I tried a bunch of different characters from the Illiad/Odyssey, especially ones with similiar positions and such thinking it might have a near-miss (Odysseus/Agamemnon both being kings, both being in a war, etc) and it still narrowed it down really quickly before I had thought it was even close.

Sieggo · **Posted:** Sat Jul 24, 2010 5:58 PM

Tried a couple of characters from Thieves World and it was clueless. It may be due to the fact that many of the characters are good and evil at the same time.

Argrax · **Joined:** Sun Dec 03, 2006 4:32 PM **Posts:** 938

Had no problem guessing Mariusz Pudzianowski (5 time world's strongest man) and Steve Harris (bassist of Iron Maiden). Very impressed.

WorthyIam · **Joined:** Tue Sep 13, 2005 3:29 PM **Posts:** 934

Damn, John Wayne in 20 Questions.

Quote:

Question Answer given Answer expected
Does your character really exist? Yes Yes
Is your character an adult man? Yes Yes
Is your character American ? Yes Yes
Is your character a singer, or does he work with a singer (as a songwriter, producer, musician...)? No No
Is your character an actor? Yes Yes
Is your character currently more than 50 years old? No Yes
Does your character mostly play in comedies? No No
Does your character have children? Don't know Yes
Is your character famous thanks to cinema? Yes Yes
Is your character heavily muscled? No No
Has your character played in 'Pirate of the Caribbean'? No No
Is your character found in a cinematic trilogy? No No
Has your character played with Brad Pitt? No No
Has your character ever been nominated to the Oscar's? Don't know Yes
Is your character from a TV series? No No
Is your character still working? No No
Did your character die young? No No
Does your character belong to the western genre? Yes Yes
Does your character have a peculiar way of speaking? Yes Yes
Is your character good with a rifle? Probably Yes

Nananea · **Joined:** Tue Dec 13, 2005 12:52 AM **Posts:** 677

John Cusak, he guessed George Clooney.

Bovinity Divinity · **Joined:** Thu Sep 14, 2006 6:07 PM **Posts:** 2421

Worthy: He probably would have guessed it a lot sooner if you didn't miss little details like "Is he over 50"

WorthyIam · **Joined:** Tue Sep 13, 2005 3:29 PM **Posts:** 934

Yea, I messed up on that, with him being dead I was not sure if that qualified.

Fribur · **Joined:** Tue Jul 05, 2005 3:39 PM **Posts:** 4664

Even with very few "I don't know" answers, he failed to get Isaac Asimov, which disappoints me.

Vanamar · **Posted:** Mon Jul 26, 2010 11:49 AM

WorthyIam wrote:

Yea, I messed up on that, with him being dead I was not sure if that qualified.

he was 72 when he died, so yes, he would have been "over 50"

krby71 · **Posted:** Mon Jul 26, 2010 1:31 PM

I stumped it with Kelly Johnson, former head of Lockheed who was responsible for planes from the U-2, to the SR71 Blackbird up to the F117A

Vanamar · **Posted:** Mon Jul 26, 2010 1:34 PM

Uh, I haven't even heard that name and I'm a huge plane nerd.

krby71 · **Posted:** Mon Jul 26, 2010 1:35 PM

Go read the book Skunk Works by Ben Rich and Leo Janos

Edit: Amazon link: http://www.amazon.com/Skunk-Works-Perso ... =1-1-spell

Drajeck · **Joined:** Fri Jun 17, 2005 5:46 AM **Posts:** 1324

That's a cool website. It got Einstein in only 16 yes or no questions. Pretty freaking amazing.

Bovinity Divinity · **Joined:** Thu Sep 14, 2006 6:07 PM **Posts:** 2421

Of course, you'll stump it 100% of the time if you pick someone that it hasn't heard of yet.

My wife picked a bunch of obscure cartoon characters from way way back and it didn't get any of them, but then she "taught" it about them and bam, it was getting it quickly from then on.

traxzilla · **Joined:** Fri Dec 08, 2006 1:37 AM **Posts:** 10

He got R. Daneel Olivaw and Nathan Brazil, took a few tries though.

Vanamar · **Posted:** Tue Jul 27, 2010 7:09 AM

Took him 43 questions to get "Tom Cullen" from the Stand.

Larreth · **Joined:** Thu Jul 14, 2005 8:19 PM **Posts:** 1152

Neesha the Necro wrote:

It got Simon Snowlocke (Seomen) in 38 questions. Not bad, considering some of the questions were a bit too vague to answer.

Hehe I see someone else read that series.

Larreth · **Joined:** Thu Jul 14, 2005 8:19 PM **Posts:** 1152

I stumped him with "Applecore" from Tad Williams' War of the Flowers. I was impressed, however, when I saw the name "Leetah" from the Elfquest series I read back in like 2nd grade lol.

WorthyIam · **Joined:** Tue Sep 13, 2005 3:29 PM **Posts:** 934

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character to find : Killer Tomato

Question Answer given Answer expected
Is your character real? No No
Is your character an adult man? No No
Is your character a male? No No
Is your character from a TV series? No No
Is your character from a video game? No No
Is your character a human being? No No
Is your character a female? No No
Is your character made out of metal? No No
Does your character stand on two legs? No No
Can your character move? Yes Yes
Does your character have legs? No No
Can your character fly? Probably not No
Is your character bad? Yes Yes
Does your character live in water? No No
Has your character been into space? No No
Is your character a ghost? No ?
Is your character black? No No
Does your character use magic? No No
Is your character famous thanks to cinema? Yes Yes
Does the name of your character appear in the title of a movie? Yes Yes
Is your character linked with food? Yes Yes
Is your character linked with cooking? Yes Yes
Does your character have a mouth? Probably not Yes
Is your character small? Yes No
Is your character green? No No
Does your character appear in the 'Mario' games? No No
Does your character appear in an American TV show? No Yes
Does your character have an animal shape? No No
Does your character plan to take over the world? Probably Yes
Is your character big? No Yes
Has your character killed humans? Yes Yes
Does your character have a tail? No No
Is your character linked with the color red? Yes Yes
Does your character come from the Internet? No No
Does your character often appears without a shirt? Yes Yes
Does your character have any alternate forms? No No
Is your character blue? No No
Is your character brown? No No
Is your character found in a cinematic trilogy? No No
Has your character really existed? No No

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