Zendo Questions III

StrangerCoug · Post Post #175 (ISO) » Fri Jun 24, 2022 10:35 am

Do I weigh more than a lucky duck?

Farren · Post Post #176 (ISO) » Fri Jun 24, 2022 10:41 am

Do you like green eggs and ham? -
No.
Would you like them here or there? -
No.
Shall we play a game? -
No.
Do you like pizza? -
No.
Would you like them in a house? -
No.
Would you like them with a mouse? -
No.
Am I fat? -
No.
Do I look fat? -
No.
Does the quick brown fox jump over the lazy dog? -
No.
Is there a doctor present? -
Yes.
Are there kittens around? -
No.
Is there a reason why my computer is on fire? -
Yes.
Isn't he a doctor? -
Yes.
Is there pizza? -
No.
Do you know her? -
No.
Is there a teacher present? -
Yes.
Is there a pizza? -
Yes.
Is the angel smiling at me? -
No.
Is that car a Porsche? -
No.
Is there a Porsche? -
Yes.
Is there a? -
Yes.
Is there? -
No.
Isn't he a? -
Yes.
Am I one of the lucky ten thousand today? -
Yes.
Are there any of the lucky ten thousand today? -
Yes.
Isn't he one of the lucky ten thousand today? -
Yes.
Do you appreciate green eggs and ham? -
No.
Am I lucky? -
No.
Wasn't he one of the lucky ten thousand yesterday? -
Yes.
Am I one of the lucky ten million today? -
Yes.
Will I be one of the lucky ten thousand tomorrow? -
No.
Am I one of the lucky ten today? -
Yes.
When cats meow, can angels fly? -
No.
Am I one of them? -
Yes.
Am I one? -
Yes.
Am I? -
No.
Does an eagle weigh more than a duck? -
Yes.
Do I weigh more than a lucky duck? -
No.

Two mod strikes

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StrangerCoug · Post Post #177 (ISO) » Fri Jun 24, 2022 10:45 am

Do I weigh more than a duck?

Farren · Post Post #178 (ISO) » Fri Jun 24, 2022 10:49 am

Do you like green eggs and ham? -
No.
Would you like them here or there? -
No.
Shall we play a game? -
No.
Do you like pizza? -
No.
Would you like them in a house? -
No.
Would you like them with a mouse? -
No.
Am I fat? -
No.
Do I look fat? -
No.
Does the quick brown fox jump over the lazy dog? -
No.
Is there a doctor present? -
Yes.
Are there kittens around? -
No.
Is there a reason why my computer is on fire? -
Yes.
Isn't he a doctor? -
Yes.
Is there pizza? -
No.
Do you know her? -
No.
Is there a teacher present? -
Yes.
Is there a pizza? -
Yes.
Is the angel smiling at me? -
No.
Is that car a Porsche? -
No.
Is there a Porsche? -
Yes.
Is there a? -
Yes.
Is there? -
No.
Isn't he a? -
Yes.
Am I one of the lucky ten thousand today? -
Yes.
Are there any of the lucky ten thousand today? -
Yes.
Isn't he one of the lucky ten thousand today? -
Yes.
Do you appreciate green eggs and ham? -
No.
Am I lucky? -
No.
Wasn't he one of the lucky ten thousand yesterday? -
Yes.
Am I one of the lucky ten million today? -
Yes.
Will I be one of the lucky ten thousand tomorrow? -
No.
Am I one of the lucky ten today? -
Yes.
When cats meow, can angels fly? -
No.
Am I one of them? -
Yes.
Am I one? -
Yes.
Am I? -
No.
Does an eagle weigh more than a duck? -
Yes.
Do I weigh more than a lucky duck? -
No.
Do I weigh more than a duck? -
No.

Two mod strikes

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StrangerCoug · Post Post #179 (ISO) » Fri Jun 24, 2022 10:53 am

Am I one of the unlucky ones?

Farren · Post Post #180 (ISO) » Fri Jun 24, 2022 11:00 am

Do you like green eggs and ham? -
No.
Would you like them here or there? -
No.
Shall we play a game? -
No.
Do you like pizza? -
No.
Would you like them in a house? -
No.
Would you like them with a mouse? -
No.
Am I fat? -
No.
Do I look fat? -
No.
Does the quick brown fox jump over the lazy dog? -
No.
Is there a doctor present? -
Yes.
Are there kittens around? -
No.
Is there a reason why my computer is on fire? -
Yes.
Isn't he a doctor? -
Yes.
Is there pizza? -
No.
Do you know her? -
No.
Is there a teacher present? -
Yes.
Is there a pizza? -
Yes.
Is the angel smiling at me? -
No.
Is that car a Porsche? -
No.
Is there a Porsche? -
Yes.
Is there a? -
Yes.
Is there? -
No.
Isn't he a? -
Yes.
Am I one of the lucky ten thousand today? -
Yes.
Are there any of the lucky ten thousand today? -
Yes.
Isn't he one of the lucky ten thousand today? -
Yes.
Do you appreciate green eggs and ham? -
No.
Am I lucky? -
No.
Wasn't he one of the lucky ten thousand yesterday? -
Yes.
Am I one of the lucky ten million today? -
Yes.
Will I be one of the lucky ten thousand tomorrow? -
No.
Am I one of the lucky ten today? -
Yes.
When cats meow, can angels fly? -
No.
Am I one of them? -
Yes.
Am I one? -
Yes.
Am I? -
No.
Does an eagle weigh more than a duck? -
Yes.
Do I weigh more than a lucky duck? -
No.
Do I weigh more than a duck? -
No.
Am I one of the unlucky ones? -
Yes.

Two mod strikes

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StrangerCoug · Post Post #181 (ISO) » Fri Jun 24, 2022 11:04 am

Should I just ask a question that's completely unlike anything we've asked so far so that maybe we get some new info?

ISO · Post Post #182 (ISO) » Fri Jun 24, 2022 11:07 am

Does an apple weigh more than a duck?

Farren · Post Post #183 (ISO) » Fri Jun 24, 2022 11:08 am

Do you like green eggs and ham? -
No.
Would you like them here or there? -
No.
Shall we play a game? -
No.
Do you like pizza? -
No.
Would you like them in a house? -
No.
Would you like them with a mouse? -
No.
Am I fat? -
No.
Do I look fat? -
No.
Does the quick brown fox jump over the lazy dog? -
No.
Is there a doctor present? -
Yes.
Are there kittens around? -
No.
Is there a reason why my computer is on fire? -
Yes.
Isn't he a doctor? -
Yes.
Is there pizza? -
No.
Do you know her? -
No.
Is there a teacher present? -
Yes.
Is there a pizza? -
Yes.
Is the angel smiling at me? -
No.
Is that car a Porsche? -
No.
Is there a Porsche? -
Yes.
Is there a? -
Yes.
Is there? -
No.
Isn't he a? -
Yes.
Am I one of the lucky ten thousand today? -
Yes.
Are there any of the lucky ten thousand today? -
Yes.
Isn't he one of the lucky ten thousand today? -
Yes.
Do you appreciate green eggs and ham? -
No.
Am I lucky? -
No.
Wasn't he one of the lucky ten thousand yesterday? -
Yes.
Am I one of the lucky ten million today? -
Yes.
Will I be one of the lucky ten thousand tomorrow? -
No.
Am I one of the lucky ten today? -
Yes.
When cats meow, can angels fly? -
No.
Am I one of them? -
Yes.
Am I one? -
Yes.
Am I? -
No.
Does an eagle weigh more than a duck? -
Yes.
Do I weigh more than a lucky duck? -
No.
Do I weigh more than a duck? -
No.
Am I one of the unlucky ones? -
Yes.
Should I just ask a question that's completely unlike anything we've asked so far so that maybe we get some new info? -
No.
Does an apple weigh more than a duck? -
No.

Two mod strikes

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ISO · Post Post #184 (ISO) » Fri Jun 24, 2022 11:12 am

In post 181, StrangerCoug wrote:Should I just ask a question that's completely unlike anything we've asked so far so that maybe we get some new info?

The issue with this is that the first nine questions showed that asking questions willy-nilly is unlikely to result in a Yes.

It looks to me that the third word is important; I believe that no two questions with the same first three words have been answered differently. I've noticed that all of the Yes questions have a third word that begins and ends with a vowel, but it can't quite be that because of #27 (and #42, now), so I definitely think that riffing on previous questions to find what exactly causes the answer to change is the right way to go.

ISO · Post Post #185 (ISO) » Fri Jun 24, 2022 11:13 am

Is the eagle smiling at me?

StrangerCoug · Post Post #186 (ISO) » Fri Jun 24, 2022 11:14 am

In post 184, Something_Smart wrote:
In post 181, StrangerCoug wrote:Should I just ask a question that's completely unlike anything we've asked so far so that maybe we get some new info?
The issue with this is that the first nine questions showed that asking questions willy-nilly is unlikely to result in a Yes.

It looks to me that the third word is important; I believe that no two questions with the same first three words have been answered differently. I've noticed that all of the Yes questions have a third word that begins and ends with a vowel, but it can't quite be that because of #27 (and #42, now), so I definitely think that riffing on previous questions to find what exactly causes the answer to change is the right way to go.

Possibly.

Is she one of the random ten thousand today?

Farren · Post Post #187 (ISO) » Fri Jun 24, 2022 11:16 am

Do you like green eggs and ham? -
No.
Would you like them here or there? -
No.
Shall we play a game? -
No.
Do you like pizza? -
No.
Would you like them in a house? -
No.
Would you like them with a mouse? -
No.
Am I fat? -
No.
Do I look fat? -
No.
Does the quick brown fox jump over the lazy dog? -
No.
Is there a doctor present? -
Yes.
Are there kittens around? -
No.
Is there a reason why my computer is on fire? -
Yes.
Isn't he a doctor? -
Yes.
Is there pizza? -
No.
Do you know her? -
No.
Is there a teacher present? -
Yes.
Is there a pizza? -
Yes.
Is the angel smiling at me? -
No.
Is that car a Porsche? -
No.
Is there a Porsche? -
Yes.
Is there a? -
Yes.
Is there? -
No.
Isn't he a? -
Yes.
Am I one of the lucky ten thousand today? -
Yes.
Are there any of the lucky ten thousand today? -
Yes.
Isn't he one of the lucky ten thousand today? -
Yes.
Do you appreciate green eggs and ham? -
No.
Am I lucky? -
No.
Wasn't he one of the lucky ten thousand yesterday? -
Yes.
Am I one of the lucky ten million today? -
Yes.
Will I be one of the lucky ten thousand tomorrow? -
No.
Am I one of the lucky ten today? -
Yes.
When cats meow, can angels fly? -
No.
Am I one of them? -
Yes.
Am I one? -
Yes.
Am I? -
No.
Does an eagle weigh more than a duck? -
Yes.
Do I weigh more than a lucky duck? -
No.
Do I weigh more than a duck? -
No.
Am I one of the unlucky ones? -
Yes.
Should I just ask a question that's completely unlike anything we've asked so far so that maybe we get some new info? -
No.
Does an apple weigh more than a duck? -
No.
Is the eagle smiling at me? -
Yes.
Is she one of the random ten thousand today? -
Yes.

Two mod strikes

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StrangerCoug · Post Post #188 (ISO) » Fri Jun 24, 2022 11:18 am

Is she there?

ISO · Post Post #189 (ISO) » Fri Jun 24, 2022 11:18 am

Should I eagle ask a question that's completely unlike anything we've asked so far so that maybe we get some new info?

Farren · Post Post #190 (ISO) » Fri Jun 24, 2022 11:20 am

Do you like green eggs and ham? -
No.
Would you like them here or there? -
No.
Shall we play a game? -
No.
Do you like pizza? -
No.
Would you like them in a house? -
No.
Would you like them with a mouse? -
No.
Am I fat? -
No.
Do I look fat? -
No.
Does the quick brown fox jump over the lazy dog? -
No.
Is there a doctor present? -
Yes.
Are there kittens around? -
No.
Is there a reason why my computer is on fire? -
Yes.
Isn't he a doctor? -
Yes.
Is there pizza? -
No.
Do you know her? -
No.
Is there a teacher present? -
Yes.
Is there a pizza? -
Yes.
Is the angel smiling at me? -
No.
Is that car a Porsche? -
No.
Is there a Porsche? -
Yes.
Is there a? -
Yes.
Is there? -
No.
Isn't he a? -
Yes.
Am I one of the lucky ten thousand today? -
Yes.
Are there any of the lucky ten thousand today? -
Yes.
Isn't he one of the lucky ten thousand today? -
Yes.
Do you appreciate green eggs and ham? -
No.
Am I lucky? -
No.
Wasn't he one of the lucky ten thousand yesterday? -
Yes.
Am I one of the lucky ten million today? -
Yes.
Will I be one of the lucky ten thousand tomorrow? -
No.
Am I one of the lucky ten today? -
Yes.
When cats meow, can angels fly? -
No.
Am I one of them? -
Yes.
Am I one? -
Yes.
Am I? -
No.
Does an eagle weigh more than a duck? -
Yes.
Do I weigh more than a lucky duck? -
No.
Do I weigh more than a duck? -
No.
Am I one of the unlucky ones? -
Yes.
Should I just ask a question that's completely unlike anything we've asked so far so that maybe we get some new info? -
No.
Does an apple weigh more than a duck? -
No.
Is the eagle smiling at me? -
Yes.
Is she one of the random ten thousand today? -
Yes.
Is she there? -
No.
Should I eagle ask a question that's completely unlike anything we've asked so far so that maybe we get some new info? -
Yes.

Two mod strikes

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StrangerCoug · Post Post #191 (ISO) » Fri Jun 24, 2022 11:23 am

Should the eagle ask a question that's completely unlike anything we've asked so far so that maybe we get some new info?

ISO · Post Post #192 (ISO) » Fri Jun 24, 2022 11:26 am

Does an abode weigh more than a duck?

Farren · Post Post #193 (ISO) » Fri Jun 24, 2022 11:27 am

Do you like green eggs and ham? -
No.
Would you like them here or there? -
No.
Shall we play a game? -
No.
Do you like pizza? -
No.
Would you like them in a house? -
No.
Would you like them with a mouse? -
No.
Am I fat? -
No.
Do I look fat? -
No.
Does the quick brown fox jump over the lazy dog? -
No.
Is there a doctor present? -
Yes.
Are there kittens around? -
No.
Is there a reason why my computer is on fire? -
Yes.
Isn't he a doctor? -
Yes.
Is there pizza? -
No.
Do you know her? -
No.
Is there a teacher present? -
Yes.
Is there a pizza? -
Yes.
Is the angel smiling at me? -
No.
Is that car a Porsche? -
No.
Is there a Porsche? -
Yes.
Is there a? -
Yes.
Is there? -
No.
Isn't he a? -
Yes.
Am I one of the lucky ten thousand today? -
Yes.
Are there any of the lucky ten thousand today? -
Yes.
Isn't he one of the lucky ten thousand today? -
Yes.
Do you appreciate green eggs and ham? -
No.
Am I lucky? -
No.
Wasn't he one of the lucky ten thousand yesterday? -
Yes.
Am I one of the lucky ten million today? -
Yes.
Will I be one of the lucky ten thousand tomorrow? -
No.
Am I one of the lucky ten today? -
Yes.
When cats meow, can angels fly? -
No.
Am I one of them? -
Yes.
Am I one? -
Yes.
Am I? -
No.
Does an eagle weigh more than a duck? -
Yes.
Do I weigh more than a lucky duck? -
No.
Do I weigh more than a duck? -
No.
Am I one of the unlucky ones? -
Yes.
Should I just ask a question that's completely unlike anything we've asked so far so that maybe we get some new info? -
No.
Does an apple weigh more than a duck? -
No.
Is the eagle smiling at me? -
Yes.
Is she one of the random ten thousand today? -
Yes.
Is she there? -
No.
Should I eagle ask a question that's completely unlike anything we've asked so far so that maybe we get some new info? -
Yes.
Should the eagle ask a question that's completely unlike anything we've asked so far so that maybe we get some new info? -
Yes.
Does an abode weigh more than a duck? -
Yes.

Two mod strikes

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ISO · Post Post #194 (ISO) » Fri Jun 24, 2022 11:28 am

Guess: the third word contains more vowels than consonants = Yes; otherwise = No

Farren · Post Post #195 (ISO) » Fri Jun 24, 2022 11:30 am

In post 194, Something_Smart wrote:
Guess: the third word contains more vowels than consonants = Yes; otherwise = No

Correct!

Well done!

Farren · Post Post #196 (ISO) » Fri Jun 24, 2022 11:34 am

Minor details: A/E/I/O/U/Y counted as vowels for purposes of this rule; all other letters as consonants. And no third word = there is no third word that has more vowels than consonants, ergo automatically a no.

ISO · Post Post #197 (ISO) » Fri Jun 24, 2022 11:34 am

Awesome. I liked the level of difficulty of this rule, though I can imagine it might have been too much for some people. I'll think up a rule tonight and in the meantime it might be good for some more people to weigh in on whether they thought this round was too long/too hard.

Farren · Post Post #198 (ISO) » Fri Jun 24, 2022 11:37 am

In post 168, StrangerCoug wrote:(Proposal, not a question meant to be part of the game: Should I change the rules to allow hints after the 25th, 40th, and 50th questions and then make people guess after the hint after the 50th question?)

I'm okay with the way things are now. If the game starts dragging, maybe consider some changes ... but I definitely didn't think this one dragged at all.

StrangerCoug · Post Post #199 (ISO) » Fri Jun 24, 2022 11:40 am

In post 197, Something_Smart wrote:Awesome. I liked the level of difficulty of this rule, though I can imagine it might have been too much for some people. I'll think up a rule tonight and in the meantime it might be good for some more people to weigh in on whether they thought this round was too long/too hard.

The first time I was the oracle in the first game, my rule turned out to be much harder to guess than I thought—one of the hardest up to that point, if I'm not mistaken. For some rules, you have to analyze the questions very carefully, like with Farren's.