Re: TWENTY QUESTIONS - ROUND XXXVIII
Posted: Wed Jul 27, 2022 12:33 am
Further, what gave me the idea was non nobility, but with de. I remembered that guy who survived.
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The point of the game isn't for the question master to "win." It's for everyone to have fun. It's no fun investing a bunch of time thinking about the riddle, only to find out at the end that it's someone you've never heard of, and you'd have to do a bunch of google research to figure it out. At the very least, tell us at the start that you're changing the "dart" rule for your round.Also, 3) This is a silly rule that has resulted in (so far as I can tell) zero wins for the question master in this game.
Like I said, never heard of the guy. But then, I did not go through the American school system. And I think there are quite a few non- Americans here. We would have to do a poll to see if we're the majority. It's a matter of perspective.Tolstoy wrote: ↑Tue Jul 26, 2022 10:03 pmÁlvar Núñez Cabeza de Vaca
As for the 50% question, I would point out that 1) Cabeza de Vaca's story is told to just about every child going through the K-12 education system in America at least once, and 2) his name returns more google search results than Cortes and Pizarro combined. Also, 3) This is a silly rule that has resulted in (so far as I can tell) zero wins for the question master in this game.
It's quite hard to give misleading answers to "yes or no" questions without lying.Octavious wrote: ↑Wed Jul 27, 2022 8:20 amThe dart rule is a great rule as it can be interpreted any way you like. There's no way you could ever break it, so anything goes, but it does hint at the spirit of how the game might be played. More rules should be like this.
The game could be a little more varied in style, I guess. If I was doing another round, for example, I would choose someone extremely well known and obvious, but make my answers as misleading as possible. Could be a fun variant... or possibly an awful one :)
It all depends where the window is doesn't it.Hamish wrote: ↑Wed Jul 27, 2022 5:10 amLike I said, never heard of the guy. But then, I did not go through the American school system. And I think there are quite a few non- Americans here. We would have to do a poll to see if we're the majority. It's a matter of perspective.Tolstoy wrote: ↑Tue Jul 26, 2022 10:03 pmÁlvar Núñez Cabeza de Vaca
As for the 50% question, I would point out that 1) Cabeza de Vaca's story is told to just about every child going through the K-12 education system in America at least once, and 2) his name returns more google search results than Cortes and Pizarro combined. Also, 3) This is a silly rule that has resulted in (so far as I can tell) zero wins for the question master in this game.
No it isn't.Jamiet99uk wrote: ↑Wed Jul 27, 2022 8:23 amIt's quite hard to give misleading answers to "yes or no" questions without lying.Octavious wrote: ↑Wed Jul 27, 2022 8:20 amThe dart rule is a great rule as it can be interpreted any way you like. There's no way you could ever break it, so anything goes, but it does hint at the spirit of how the game might be played. More rules should be like this.
The game could be a little more varied in style, I guess. If I was doing another round, for example, I would choose someone extremely well known and obvious, but make my answers as misleading as possible. Could be a fun variant... or possibly an awful one :)