I’m hesitant to say that the current word is a bad choice, but it feels far too specific to me. I’m curious what questions one could ask after finding out that it’s a type of f___ that would lead to the exact type of f___ that it is.
Again, I’m hesitant to criticize the decision, because it’s entirely possible that I’m just dumb and gave up too soon
I feel the same way to be honest, with the current question I did it all the way through and I was at odds end of what I could ask it aside from just straight out asking if it’s a specific type, third question in was the exact one that you spoilered out and yet I wasn’t even able to get a general ballpark of what it was in the next 17 questions.
Agreed. I narrowed it down to a small species of ocean fish that was featured in Finding Nemo, but couldn’t figure out how to pin down a specific species.
Yeah I don’t think anyone realized that everyone got the same word. Can’t blame em for babbling about it, but it’s a major bummer because now I’m obviously not going to play.
It’s a really cool concept! Not much to improve regarding the UI. One small thing is, I found the thumbs up or down a bit less intuitive than seeing the answer spelled out
It is definitely capable of responding with 🤷♂️, but neglects to do so in some expected areas.
“does it use a microprocessor?” 👍
“was it invented before 1970?” 👍
These are somewhat contradictory. No microwave in 1946-1971 could have had a microprocessor. If the answer is “sometimes yes, sometimes no” then 🤷♂️ is probably best.
So if the answer is yes and no (conditional versus a universal property of the thing), you always answer yes? I would consider that strange, but as long as it is applied consistently then I suppose it is fine.
Same with me! I was binary searching cladistically and it spoiler >!it was a jawed animal and did not have hard bones!<. My search among the >!cartilaginous fish!< was all negative. Damn
Is it an oven? 👍
Is it a microwave oven? 👍
Is it a countertop microwave oven? 👍
Can it grill food? 👍
Is it a grill microwave oven? - exceeded the question limit, big reveal, answer was “microwave”.
Interesting but I wasted a lot of questions trying to determine what kind of microwave it was because “microwave oven” was not accepted.
Even saying “oven” as correct threw me off. Ive never called a microwave an oven or a microwave oven. I was like starting to think maybe it wanted a specific brand of oven, or a synonym like stove
I had already narrowed the size down to a smallish (I forgot what I used for comparison) electronic cooking appliance so a full oven was already out. “Toaster oven” was negative, so I tried microwave oven route instead.
But sexist stereotypes did exist before the internet (at a much higher rate than today). Using the logic of the past doesn’t mean it’s being sexist of today.
Edit. Responded to the main post instead of a comment. Whoops
Is it an object?
👍
is it something found in a house?
👍
is it an appliance?
👍
Is it a kitchen appliance?
👍
is it a toaster?
👎
Does it heat food?
👍
is it a microwave?
I thought I was done when I guessed oven, but there was no clear feedback saying I won. Went to the comments for the actual answer.
So my feedback: fun game! If possible, perhaps add something like “very close” if you guess something that’s almost the answer but not quite. Or oven could have just been wrong, since that wasn’t the actual answer.
Thanks for finding this issue. Our “cheater buster” was a bit overzealous about the first question, but it’s a legitimate non-cheating question so we’ve made an exception. It should work in the future. The second question was “no” probably because the word itself isn’t in the plural form. The question “is there more than one of them in the world?” is functionally equivalent and works around this quirk.
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I’m hesitant to say that the current word is a bad choice, but it feels far too specific to me. I’m curious what questions one could ask after finding out that it’s a type of f___ that would lead to the exact type of f___ that it is.
Again, I’m hesitant to criticize the decision, because it’s entirely possible that I’m just dumb and gave up too soon
I feel the same way to be honest, with the current question I did it all the way through and I was at odds end of what I could ask it aside from just straight out asking if it’s a specific type, third question in was the exact one that you spoilered out and yet I wasn’t even able to get a general ballpark of what it was in the next 17 questions.
Agreed. I narrowed it down to a small species of ocean fish that was featured in Finding Nemo, but couldn’t figure out how to pin down a specific species.
I’d rate this one “black diamond” level for sure.
My Questions
is it alive? 👍
is it an animal? 👍
is it a land animal? 👎
is it a salt water fish? 👍
is it a tropical fish? 👍
is it commonly consumed in America? 👎
is it a common fish in home aquariums? 👎
is it a common fish in public aquariums? 👍
does it have a distinct color? 🤷♂️
is it larger than a bread box? 👎
is it a keystone species? 🤷♂️
is it a character in the movie Finding Nemo? 👍
Is it larger than one foot in length? 👎
does it have unique characteristics that differentiate it from other fish? 👍
is it a clown fish? 👎
is it an angler fish? 👎
is it a deep sea fish? 👎
is it a seahorse? ⭐
i made the mistake of checking the comments before playing so…
Yeah I don’t think anyone realized that everyone got the same word. Can’t blame em for babbling about it, but it’s a major bummer because now I’m obviously not going to play.
try it today! quite fun.
It’s a really cool concept! Not much to improve regarding the UI. One small thing is, I found the thumbs up or down a bit less intuitive than seeing the answer spelled out
The word for me was seahorse, but when I asked it if it had scales the game answered yes. Seahorses do not have scales.
FWIW - I had just asked the same and it said no!
Spoilers! :) I checked this one and it seems to have corrected itself. You’re absolutely correct, though!
It is interesting, but with weird quirks.
It is definitely capable of responding with 🤷♂️, but neglects to do so in some expected areas.
“does it use a microprocessor?” 👍 “was it invented before 1970?” 👍
These are somewhat contradictory. No microwave in 1946-1971 could have had a microprocessor. If the answer is “sometimes yes, sometimes no” then 🤷♂️ is probably best.
Well, both are true though for microwaves as we know them right now.
So if the answer is yes and no (conditional versus a universal property of the thing), you always answer yes? I would consider that strange, but as long as it is applied consistently then I suppose it is fine.
I got a no for can you hold it so I was sure it was a normal oven. You can definitely hold a microwave they’re not that big 🤣
I got a yes for can you carry it…
The AI seemed to struggle with scientific names for #19.
The question
spoiler
“Is it in the Actinopterygii class?”
was answered as no, though the correct answer should have been yes.
Same with me! I was binary searching cladistically and it spoiler >!it was a jawed animal and did not have hard bones!<. My search among the >!cartilaginous fish!< was all negative. Damn
Does its prevalence cause existential dread due to consumerism in the western hemisphere? 👎 Does it make chicken rubbery? 👍
Is it an oven? 👍 Is it a microwave oven? 👍 Is it a countertop microwave oven? 👍 Can it grill food? 👍 Is it a grill microwave oven? - exceeded the question limit, big reveal, answer was “microwave”. Interesting but I wasted a lot of questions trying to determine what kind of microwave it was because “microwave oven” was not accepted.
I asked if it was larger than a microwave on my second question and it gave it to me…
Edit: There was an update to make it more lenient. Too lenient imo.
Even saying “oven” as correct threw me off. Ive never called a microwave an oven or a microwave oven. I was like starting to think maybe it wanted a specific brand of oven, or a synonym like stove
I had already narrowed the size down to a smallish (I forgot what I used for comparison) electronic cooking appliance so a full oven was already out. “Toaster oven” was negative, so I tried microwave oven route instead.
Well actually…
An oven is something you put food in to cook by heating the air inside of it.
A range is the burner portion.
A stove is a combination of the two.
Yes this is pedantic and I agree that they’re often used interchangeably
That’s weird, it accepted “microwave oven” from me just now. My last two questions were:
Is it some kind of oven? 👍
Is it a microwave oven? Yep you got it!
Edit: looks like they implemented a fix for this
But sexist stereotypes did exist before the internet (at a much higher rate than today). Using the logic of the past doesn’t mean it’s being sexist of today.
Edit. Responded to the main post instead of a comment. Whoops
Eyy got it in 7
Is it an object? 👍 is it something found in a house? 👍 is it an appliance? 👍 Is it a kitchen appliance? 👍 is it a toaster? 👎 Does it heat food? 👍 is it a microwave?
I thought I was done when I guessed oven, but there was no clear feedback saying I won. Went to the comments for the actual answer.
So my feedback: fun game! If possible, perhaps add something like “very close” if you guess something that’s almost the answer but not quite. Or oven could have just been wrong, since that wasn’t the actual answer.
Why we have to wait 24 hours for new word?
It’s proprietary so we have no control
“is it a proper noun”: 🤷♂️
“are there multiple of this”: 👎
Thanks for finding this issue. Our “cheater buster” was a bit overzealous about the first question, but it’s a legitimate non-cheating question so we’ve made an exception. It should work in the future. The second question was “no” probably because the word itself isn’t in the plural form. The question “is there more than one of them in the world?” is functionally equivalent and works around this quirk.
20 hours until I can play again?! C’mon…