Evening game of 20 Questions - Page 13

lastchance · #**121** 06-14-2007, 10:06 PM

I'm going to go a-f? Any objections?

Neil S · #**122** 06-14-2007, 10:06 PM

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We only have A-K! What's wrong with trying A-F first?

[/ QUOTE ]Does that cut the list in half?

DustinG · #**123** 06-14-2007, 10:07 PM

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east of mississippi would probably be bad

We need a trait that cuts it in half, and do that more than once

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We only have A-K! What's wrong with trying A-F first?

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we can do that, but the names aren't distributed evenly throughout the alphabet- there actually arent that many possibilities atm

lastchance · #**124** 06-14-2007, 10:08 PM

Dustin, that's the problem. 3 questions isn't enough considering it has to be yes-no. Binary search is exponential.

lastchance · #**125** 06-14-2007, 10:08 PM

17. A-F?

Madtown · #**126** 06-14-2007, 10:08 PM

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rule clarification: does the game keep going even if we go past 20 questions?

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it goes until someone gets the answer

HAHAHA someone should have asked that earlier

Madtown · #**127** 06-14-2007, 10:09 PM

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17. A-F?

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yes

Quadstriker · #**128** 06-14-2007, 10:09 PM

Well if we wanna do it right someone can compile a complete list of all the potentials from our A-K list and then ask if it's on the top half of the list or bottom half, repeat.

DustinG · #**129** 06-14-2007, 10:09 PM

well, I think we can do it in 20 anyways

lastchance · #**130** 06-14-2007, 10:10 PM

18. C-F?