Found this thread way back in the early pages, and never heard of the game before but it looked like fun! Basically, this is a character guessing game, but with some twists (more on wikipedia) - so read the rules carefully!
Rules
- The host chooses a fictional character or famous person, and provides the first letter of their name (note that for the purposes of the game this means the name they're usually referred to or best known by - for a lot of fictional characters this is their first namenote , but if they're usually referred to by their last name, you'd say the first letter of their last name and not their first name. Same goes for someone best known by their nickname, ect.)
- For characters whose names start with a number or other non-letter symbol, use the first letter from said number/symbol written out (for example, 9-Volt would be an "N" character for "Nine"). However, if it's a symbol that's not spoken or pronounced, go with the first letter after said symbol.
- "Characters" can also include fictional species that aren't just one individual being (such as Pokemon) as long as they're made for a specific work/franchise (so no choosing "mermaid" or "vampire" ect. as your "character")
- The guessers then think of a character or person starting with that letter (though said character will only be revealed if the question gets stumped), and ask yes/no questions applying to said character, which can be answered in three ways:
- No, I am not _____: If you can think of a character starting with the letter in question (and also fulfilling any direct answers if any have been made) who is not the character you have in mind. This answer will be worded the same regardless of if the question applies to your character or not, so if your letter is M and your character is Mega Man, and someone guesses "Are you a video game character?" you could reply with (for example) "No, I am not Mario", another video game character starting with M, even if Mega Man is also a video game character, but you would also answer the same way if your character is not a video game character, for example Madoka Kaname.
- Yes, I am _____: When someone guesses something applying to your character AND you can't think of another character that said thing applies to. Then, it will be the guesser's turn, regardless of if this was actually the character they were thinking about or not.
- Stumped: When a player guesses something that does not apply to your character, and you can't think of any character this (and any past direct answers if applicable) applies to. The player in question will then reveal the character they were thinking of when asking, and can ask one direct question:
- For direct questions, the guesser asks a yes/no question, only this time the host must answer it directly. After this, they go back to the regular indirect guessing.
- If the character they were thinking of is, in fact, the character the host was thinking of, and their question is an accurate statement about the character, that also counts as a "yes" answer, and the guesser wins the round.
- In the case that the person who asked a stumped question was thinking of a character that does not fulfill the established facts (or did not have a character in mind, which is needed to ask a question), the stump is considered invalid and the asker does not get a direct question.
- In certain cases, some leniency can be given for the above, especially as the game goes on and the only characters left may be characters someone is aware of but don't know enough about to know if they fulfill less obvious/known traits or not - for example, one of the known facts is "has never owned a dog", and a player stumps the host with a character who has owned a dog - however, this was only for one episode and not something someone who hasn't watched said episode or much of said show could be expected to know.
- The host must keep track of any direct questions answered and any characters they have mentioned it not being. They must also repost said info whenever the round gets a new page.
- When answering, keep in mind that the questions and characters thought of can only account for the info known at the time of asking - if any new direct answers or stumps in an answer post contradict a character that would otherwise apply for indirect questions in the same post, these characters can still be used (for host's answers or players revealing stump characters). It's recommended to leave direct answers for last to prevent confusion.
- If it's been 24+ hours since the last answer or question, anyone can ask the host a direct question to prevent the game from dying or going too slow. The host may also give out free hints at any time if they feel the game is going slow.
- About asking for hints: Players are allowed to occasionally ask the host to give them a hint if they feel stuck (though preferably do this sparingly), however the host is not obligated to give these. Hint requests and answers do also not count towards the timer for the 24 hours mentioned above.
- 1. Kirby (Zanreo)
- 2. Qiqi (YourEternalTroper)
- 3. Donkey Kong (Snicka)
- 4. Agent 47 (JackCossack)
- 5. Professor Layton (LucasdaKool)
- 6. Big Smoke (JackCossack)
- 7. Tsunderplane (TroperNo9001)
- 8. Frasier Crane (specialsam110)
- 9. Shiver (Zanreo)
- 10. MC Zom-B (LucasdaKool)
- 11. Jill Fizzart (FollowTheMap)
- 12. Fluttershy (TroperNo9001)
- 13. Nabnab (LucasdaKool)
- 14. Tsukasa Hiiragi (Zanreo)
- 15. Ralsei (TroperNo9001)
- 16. Penn Jillette (JackCossack)
- 17. Mickey the Dick (Pogakure)
- 18. Detective Grimoire (LucasdaKool)
- 19. Edna Mode (FollowTheMap)
- 20. Christine (JackCossack)
- 21. Orbulon (Zanreo)
- 22. Zorc Necrophades (FollowTheMap)
- 23. Shosanna Dreyfus (freygrilledcheese)
- 24. Thúy Kiều (LucasdaKool)
- 25. Luisa Madrigal (TroperNo9001)
- 26. Heather (FollowTheMap)
- 27. Gladys Hotchkiss (specialsam110)
- 28. Marie-Thérèse Charlotte (Cutegirl920fire)
- 29. Sample (TroperNo9001)
- 30. Katze (Zanreo)
- 31. Robert Taylor (LucasdaKool)
- 32. Camellia (Zanreo)
- 33. Vile (FollowTheMap)
- 34. Bluey Heeler (specialsam110)
- 35. Caroline(Cutegirl920fire)
- 36. Fawful (Zanreo)
- 37. Yuri Kagarin (FollowTheMap)
- 38. The Whore of Babylon (Cutegirl920fire)
- 39. Beverly Hofstadter (Pogakure)
- 40. Hoppycat (TroperNo9001)
- 41. Issun (FollowTheMap)
- 42. Blip (LucasdaKool)
- 43. Ilsa (freygrilledcheese)
- 44. Roku (Zanreo)
- 45. Professor Utonium (FollowTheMap)
- 46. Ginevra King (Cutegirl920fire)
- 47. Lucrezia Borgia (freygrilledcheese)
- 48. Xion (FollowTheMap)
- 49. Vasilisa the Beautiful (Cutegirl920fire)
- 50. Lyra Belacqua (Vilui)
- 51. Lin Daiyu (Cutegirl920fire)
- 52. Polly (LucasdaKool)
- 53. Ratio Tile (Zanreo)
- 54. Kiki (FollowTheMap)
- 55. Lizzie Hearts (Cutegirl920fire)
- 56. Snorri Thorfinnsson (freygrilledcheese)
- 57. Baobhan Sith (Cutegirl920fire)
- 58. Focalors (MummyGaGa)
- 59. Xōchiquetzal (Cutegirl920fire)
- 60. Georgia Warr (TroperNo9001)
- 61. John T. Unger (Cutegirl920fire)
- 62. Snoo (LucasdaKool)
- 63. Robert Stephenson (JackCossack)
- 64. Uzume Tennouboshi (Zanreo)
- 65. Amy Young (FollowTheMap)
- 66. Meng Po (LucasdaKool)
- 67. Falco Grice (GeekyGirl13098021)
- 68. Akira (Zanreo)
- 69. Naomi Kimishima (FollowTheMap)
- 70. Shin Amon (Zanreo)
- 71. Cans (FollowTheMap)
- 72. Erysichthon of Thessaly (LucasdaKool)
- 73. Pentarou (Zanreo)
- 74. Lotus (FollowTheMap)
- 75. Dr. Barry Mayfield (JackCossack)
- 76. Noivern (LucasdaKool)
- 77. Razor (JackCossack)
- 78. Trueman Bradley (Pogakure)
- 79. Mera Salamin (FollowTheMap)
- 80. Mat Sella (TroperNo9001)
- 81. Shizuha Aki (Vilui)
- 82. Apollo Justice (Zanreo)
- 83. Sojiro Sakura (FollowTheMap)
- 84. Gilmore (JackCossack)
- 85. Blackberry (TroperNo9001)
- 86. Georgia Lass (freygrilledcheese)
- 87. Feng (Cutegirl920fire)
- 88. Getafix (uncertanSearcher)
- 89. David Münnich (LucasdaKool)
- 90. Tamora (Cutegirl920fire)
- 91. Ladislaus the Posthumous (freygrilledcheese)
- 92. Shiho Hinomori (Billy5545)
- 93. Kanade Otonokoji (iReekOfLemons)
- 94. Cipto Mangunkusumo (Billy5545)
- 95. Raggedy Princess (freygrilledcheese)
- 96. Zhen (TroperNo9001)
- 97. James Sunderland (FollowTheMap)
- 98. Agent Oona (Pbskidsfan)
- 99. Paper (iReekOfLemons)
Round 1:
My name begins with K.
Edited by Zanreo on Apr 16th 2024 at 10:51:20 AM
Are you a war-loving bald cyborg?
Big ol' Nintendo and mistery genre nerd. / Just call me Map for short. / Avatar made by me.Are you a Victorian honor guard?
"Rarity, are you okay? We gotta get you and your friends outta here soon!"Are you named after one of five tastes?
Everything that lives is designed to end...Stump
Not Sundowner
Not Saileach
Not Sale
Round 92
My name begins with S
Hints
- I am fictional
- I am a human
- I am from a work mentioned in Billy 5545's troper page
- My work is released in 2000 or later
- My work is a video game
- My work is in the "Main" section of my troper's mentioned favorite works
- I don't come from any of the Touhou works or Honkai: Star Rail
- I don't write a book whose title is a question that answers itself
- I don't have an alternate identity as an engineering student
- I don't wear hair extensions
- I'm not a fantasy creature that took part in the extermination of most of my own species
- I don't kill my father by accident
- I am not a parallel to a penguin despite not being a penguin myself
- I am not followed by a disembodied British voice who's also trying to beg me not to kill myself after I find inner peace
- I am not an antagonist
- I don't sell the protagonists what is purported to be a pipe, but isn't actually one
I Am Not
- Spongebob Squarepants
- Miss Simian
- Squidward Tentacles
- Serval Landau
- Sakuya Izayoi
- Raymond Smullyan
- Sandy Cheeks
- Sheik
- Shuichi Akai
- Seraphina
- Siegfried Schtauffen
- Seath the Scaleless
- Stonjourner
- Saaya Yamabuki
- Sanae Kochiya
- Stanley
- Saki Tenma
- Saga
- Shinjiro Aragaki
- Sae Nijima
- Sesa
- Sannyo Komakusa
- Jetstream Sam
- Sundowner
- Saileach
- Sale
- Scavenger
- Shizuku Hinomori
Edit: Will answer the latest question later because I got 'd
Edit 2: Answered said question
Edited by Billy5545 on Mar 26th 2024 at 9:32:05 PM
Just an eagle. (Feel free to PM me if you want to talk to me).Were you banished from your tribe because of your infection?
"Rarity, are you okay? We gotta get you and your friends outta here soon!"sorry for not answering but, my question was 2 pages ago and you (here) and you stumped it. i was thinking of stanley. but i think he was guessed and stumped already by a different troper
should i play a direct question or
Edited by inkuiry on Mar 26th 2024 at 10:04:32 AM
from here on out, it's all bee puns and 16th century humor without historical contextRemember when we both guessed Asgore in a previous round and they were both stumpers? Both of us qualified for directs IIRC.
"Rarity, are you okay? We gotta get you and your friends outta here soon!"Do you have trust issues?
OBJECTION!Not Scavenger
and Yeah, you can ask me a direct question Inkuiry
And speaking of same guesses, I'm taking it that you were thinking of Scavenger too since both your question and the one 9k1 gave seem to specifically describe her. However, if the host has to think of a different character, then stump for this one
Just an eagle. (Feel free to PM me if you want to talk to me).Are you a teenage idol with an adult-like appearance?
~ When life gives you lemons, trope awayNot Shizuku Hinomori
Just an eagle. (Feel free to PM me if you want to talk to me).oh ok
direct: are you from Honkai: Star Rail?
Edited by inkuiry on Mar 26th 2024 at 7:27:55 AM
from here on out, it's all bee puns and 16th century humor without historical contextNo, I don't come from that game
Just an eagle. (Feel free to PM me if you want to talk to me).Do you play the drums for your band?
Edited by YourEternalTroper on Mar 28th 2024 at 2:55:54 AM
Everything that lives is designed to end...If you're referring to Saaya Yamabuki, she's already guessed before. If you're referring to someone else, then stump
Just an eagle. (Feel free to PM me if you want to talk to me).Yes, I was thinking of Saaya Yamabuki.
Everything that lives is designed to end...x8 While it's preferred that each indirect question should be replied with a different "no, I'm not X" character, you can respond with the same one to both if you think they both specifically refer to them.
And I think guessing a character that was already ruled out disqualifies you from asking a direct if it gets stumped, but let's see what Zanreo thinks.
Are you a leader of a gang from a Scottish city?
Edited by TroperNo9001 on Mar 27th 2024 at 5:05:11 PM
"Rarity, are you okay? We gotta get you and your friends outta here soon!"If a character was already mentioned as an "I'm not" character, and your question about them gets stumped, then that character will not have been a valid guess (due to already being ruled out) and will not give you a direct question
Edited by Zanreo on Mar 27th 2024 at 11:30:39 AM
"Leftover items still have value!"Not Siege, which I assume is what you're thinking. On the other hand, if it has to be taken literally, then I'm not sure because in-universe, Glasgow is simply the name of the gang/faction itself, taken from the RL city
Just an eagle. (Feel free to PM me if you want to talk to me).Are you named after a Norse goddess?
Big ol' Nintendo and mistery genre nerd. / Just call me Map for short. / Avatar made by me.Yeah, I was thinking of her, and you're free to rule her out.
Are you a ninja bodyguard?
"Rarity, are you okay? We gotta get you and your friends outta here soon!"Were you born on the 1st of July?
Big ol' Nintendo and mistery genre nerd. / Just call me Map for short. / Avatar made by me.Are you a former security guard of a mining company?
"Rarity, are you okay? We gotta get you and your friends outta here soon!"
Are you a troubled, former member of a group of heroes?
For a guy nicknamed Blondie, he is not the tiniest bit blond!